   Visual Studio .Net 2005 Pro
  Hey guys, I'd like to get Visual Studio .Net 2005 Pro, however, I have a few problems. I tried express beta to make sure I liked it, and it seems nice, it's easier to read the code and stuff (it's like visual assist integrated). I'm just afraid it wont compile some libraries? I mean, if something compiled in 2003 .Net (for example if I use SDL pre-compiled libraries), should there be a reason why it wouldn't work on Visual Studio .Net 2005? (not beta, pro). I first got this doubt when I downloaded FLTK to build it, and it wouldn't work. I tried it in Visual Studio 2003 and it's the same thing, doesn't work. So I'm guessing it's nothing specific. However, I was hearing people say that some things might not work in 2005, I mean, of course this is possible, but my main question is; if something works in .Net, it's most probable that it should work on 2005 as well right? Thanks guys, just want your opinion, if not, then I'd stick with 2003.   
  Say hello to banland :)   ;Quote:Original post by MaegaSay hello to banland :)Did I miss something? I don't see any bannable offense here.   ;Quote:Original post by sanguineravenQuote:Original post by MaegaSay hello to banland :)Did I miss something? I don't see any bannable offense here.He edited his post.The original post said"I 'downloaded' it..."   ;  The part in question has been changed. Very wise.   ;  There's a list of breaking changes. The main problems with the Express versions, however, is a missing or incomplete platform SDK install.Even though, I'm puzzled how even beginners seem to fail to read the hint on the download site [smile]. Anyway, apart from a few more warnings due to changes in the CRT implementation (e.g. "safe" C runtime functions), there should be no major issues if the code compiles fine under .NET 2003 (VC++ 7.1).So basically, check whether the platform SDK is installed and setup correctly when trying to build platform dependent code like the FLTK libs (Express versions only, IIRC the platform SDK ships with the Pro versions and is installed and setup automatically).   ;  Okay, thanks, I just wanted to make sure before I made such a large investment. Thanks again.By the way, does the platform SDK really matter, oh, nevermind, I'm stupid, for a second I thought that was the MSDN documentation. Okay, I see what you mean now. But this problem should be fixed in professional release right? Thanks.   ;Quote:Original post by blankdevOkay, thanks, I just wanted to make sure before I made such a large investment. Thanks again.By the way, does the platform SDK really matter, oh, nevermind, I'm stupid, for a second I thought that was the MSDN documentation. Okay, I see what you mean now. But this problem should be fixed in professional release right? Thanks.it's not a "problem", it's just not included by default. you can still download and install it. The point is that the majority of the market for the express editions are not going to need the platform sdk, so there is no need to include it and just muck up the download. Now, you'll probably be fine without it, but if you do need it it's a free download and will work perfectly fine with vs2k5 express.as for your stuff no building, I could almost guarantee it's user error. You probably just don't know how to configure the settings properley.   ;Quote:Original post by DrewGreenThe part in question has been changed. Very wise.mods can still see whatever was there.   ;  Thanks. To clear up any confusion, when I meant download it, I meant I downloaded the express edition (beta), but I took it off and changed it to a more clear way to avoid anymore confusion.   