Visual Studio 2008 Released!
Early holiday gifts from Microsoft! Today we announced the release of Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5! Come and get it:
Also check out the new redesigned Visual Basic Developer Center with more updated and dynamic content.
- Visual Basic 2008 Learning Plans (VB Team learning content all in one place!)
- LINQ How-Do-I Videos
Also, we'll be updating the Dev Center with more videos this week so stay tuned!
Happy Holidays!
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Anonymous
November 19, 2007
HoorayAnonymous
November 19, 2007
Hi Beth, Do you know when the products will be available in other language? Cheers, -TTAnonymous
November 20, 2007
Hi Thierry, Visual Basic, C# and C++ languages are all included in the release of Visual Studio 2008. Cheers, -BAnonymous
November 20, 2007
I just downloaded the the RTM, but the installation still says Beta 2. Shoudl I be worried?Anonymous
November 20, 2007
Hi John, Did you download it from here? This is the 2008 version: http://www.microsoft.com/express/vb/ If you want to install the trials then they are here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/products/aa700831.aspx Otherwise if you are an MSDN subscriber you can download VS 2008 from your subscriber downloads page. HTH, -BAnonymous
November 20, 2007
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November 20, 2007
Never mind, I thought I had already gotten rid of the beta 2 image.Anonymous
November 20, 2007
I still can't get the SQL Express to install. It stops and says to look at the summary.txt, but that file is empty. I had the same problem with the VB Express 2005, but I was able to install the Beta of 2008 and this release also installed fine. Is there any chance of a SQL Expresss 08? Also, how do you use the SQL Compact? Thanks, FredAnonymous
November 20, 2007
LOL @Thierry. Sorry I misunderstood. I'm not exactly sure when the localized versions of VS will be released. I'll ask around. :-)Anonymous
November 20, 2007
Hi Fred, SQL 2008 hasn't been released yet. The launch event is scheduled for end of February. I'm not sure what is wrong with your install, you may want to ask on the forums. SQL Compact Edition is a local database you can use for single-user apps. Just right-click on your 2008 project, select Add New Item and select the "local database" template. You can then design the database in VS with the Server/Database Explorer and create datasets like normal. I have an article that uses it here: http://blogs.msdn.com/bethmassi/archive/2007/10/30/quickly-import-and-export-excel-data-with-linq-to-xml.aspx HTH, -BAnonymous
November 20, 2007
That's all I am going to do anyway, just one PC with a program running on it. I will try the Compact Edition. Thanks, FredAnonymous
November 21, 2007
I am having problems with the install logs telling me I need the net framework 2.0a. It may be nice to add a link to this article telling people about this and providing a link to the download for it and 3.0a. The only reason I bring this up is that I could not find the download on the msdn downloads untill I found another blog with a link.Anonymous
November 21, 2007
I recently purchased VS2005 Pro. Is there a free upgrade window for recent purchases?Anonymous
November 24, 2007
Must I uninstall Beta 2 before installing 2008?Anonymous
November 29, 2007
Hi Hal, Yes, you'll need to uninstall the Beta before installing RTM. Check out the download page for more info. -BAnonymous
September 16, 2008
I'm looking at getting my hands on VS 2008, but for now I'm using 2005 still... who's the guy who decided that shipping SQL Server Express withOUT a GUI was a good idea?Anonymous
September 17, 2008
Hi Logan, You can use Visual Studio to create databases, define tables, stroed procs, etc. However you can download the "SQL Express with Tools" package that includes the GUI. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7522A683-4CB2-454E-B908-E805E9BD4E28&displaylang=en HTH, -B