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  • Brian
    #1

    VS2008 and using a different Framework

    Stupid question: I have an existing application that is using the 2.0
    Framework. I can see that 2.0 is checked in the Prerequisites.
    Are there any advantages to using the latest Framework, and if so, how
    do I change that in the project settings?
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    • Cor Ligthert[MVP]
      #2
      Re: VS2008 and using a different Framework

      Brian,

      Later frameworks offer you more possibilities like Linq.

      However as long as you are not using those possibilities, then there will be
      no advantage at all.

      You can change them by right clicking on the solution in the Solution
      Explorer and then set the framework.

      Cor

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        • kimiraikkonen
          #3
          Re: VS2008 and using a different Framework

          On Jun 12, 4:28 am, Brian <wrote:
          Stupid question: I have an existing application that is using the 2.0
          Framework. I can see that 2.0 is checked in the Prerequisites.
          Are there any advantages to using the latest Framework, and if so, how
          do I change that in the project settings?
          Latest frameworks provide more libraries and features, however, for
          instance, if your application is build upon .NET 2.0 and doesn't have
          to use a library or feature of a framework that's later than 2.0,
          there's no need to request the latest framework to install that is
          newer than 2.0.

          Thanks,

          Onur Güzel

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            • rowe_newsgroups
              #4
              Re: VS2008 and using a different Framework

              On Jun 11, 9:28 pm, Brian <wrote:
              Stupid question: I have an existing application that is using the 2.0
              Framework. I can see that 2.0 is checked in the Prerequisites.
              Are there any advantages to using the latest Framework, and if so, how
              do I change that in the project settings?
              Don't take this one the wrong way, but if you can't name the new
              features in .NET 3.0 / 3.5 then you won't have any advantages to
              changing the framework (since you won't know to use the new features).
              However by upgrading you can limit your deployment options, as .NET
              3.5 can't go on all the OS's that .NET 2.0 could, namely Window's
              Server 2000 if you're in the Web world.

              Thanks,

              Seth Rowe [MVP]

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