Visual Studio 2003 & 2005 Side-By-Side

[Guest]

Hi,

Can someone tell me if I could use Visual Studio 2005 (RTM) alongside Visual
Studio .NET 2003? Also, can VS 2005 generate output targeting 1.1?

I have code written for .NET 1.1 and therefore need to either A, have VS
2005 target 1.1 as well as 2.0, or B, keep 2003 for 1.1 and use 2005 for
newer applications using .NET 2.0.

Thank you in advance.

Michael

 

[Guest]

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Can someone tell me if I could use Visual Studio 2005 (RTM) alongside Visual
Studio .NET 2003?

I have been doing what you suggest since beta 2 without problem. Both the
product (Visual Studio) and the Framework install in separate directories.

Also, can VS 2005 generate output targeting 1.1?

No. But, as long as you do not use new features, you can add existing
file(s) in 1.1 and compile there or use the 1.1 command line compiler. There
is a risk you will unknowingly use a new feature, so this has a risk factor.

I have code written for .NET 1.1 and therefore need to either A, have VS
2005 target 1.1 as well as 2.0, or B, keep 2003 for 1.1 and use 2005 for
newer applications using .NET 2.0.

I would keep both for now.

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

No. But, as long as you do not use new features, you can add existing
file(s) in 1.1 and compile there or use the 1.1 command line compiler. There
is a risk you will unknowingly use a new feature, so this has a risk factor.

Actually, I've been investigating this, and numerous people have been
looking at ways to get this working, with a fair degree of success by
the looks of it. I'm hoping to be able to use it at work...

See
http://weblogs.asp.net/rmclaws/archive/2004/10/03/MSBuildToolkit.aspx
(which I'm assuming will be updated when VS 2005 actually ships).