Making 1.1 Framework applications in 2005  
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JavaGuy147





PostPosted: Visual Basic Express Edition, Making 1.1 Framework applications in 2005 Top

I was just wondering, cuz im sure there is a way, to make .NET Framework 1.1 compatible applications with VB 2005. I mean like make a program that would run on any computer that a program made from VB 6.0 would- u kno with the older looking buttons and all. Id appreciate nebody who knos :)


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ahmedilyas





PostPosted: Visual Basic Express Edition, Making 1.1 Framework applications in 2005 Top

you can convert .NET 1.1 apps to .NET 2.0 but not the other way around, simply load the .NET 1.1 app into VS2005 and a conversion wizard should pop up and follow it :-)

any computer that needs to run the .NET application MUST have the appropriate .NET framework installed, otherwise it will not run - it needs the framework



 
 
JavaGuy147





PostPosted: Visual Basic Express Edition, Making 1.1 Framework applications in 2005 Top

No i dnt mean converting it to a older project I mean can I make projects in VB 2005 thatll run on computers w/o the 2.0 framework. like can i make a program that doesnt use the 2.0 framework and uses all the system controls thatll run on older systems like it would if it was made in 6.0

 
 
ahmedilyas





PostPosted: Visual Basic Express Edition, Making 1.1 Framework applications in 2005 Top

as suggested in my last sentence, no im afraid not, you NEED to have the framework, without it - it won't run your .NET Developed application. :-)

 
 
spotty





PostPosted: Visual Basic Express Edition, Making 1.1 Framework applications in 2005 Top

To all intents and purposes this answer is correct - however you can write applications for the 1.1 framework using nothing more than notepad and the .NET framework 1.1 installed. You can compile these using the VBC.EXE compiler which ships with the .NET 1.1 framework.

That said - you could use VB Express to create the souce files, which you would have to ensure didnt use any .NET 2.0 framework functionality which didnt exists in the 1.1 framework and then - ultimately when you have you source code ready compile using the command line compiler.

That said - it would be problematic and a bad development environment experience and you are much better to either use VB 2005 to target 2.0 framework or VB 2003 to target 1.1 framework for a good design time development experience.