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Hi ,

I am working for 3M as a system ayalyist, previously i worked with vs2003 and infragistics netadvantage 2005 vol 1. one week back I updated  vs 2003 to vs 2005. and i updated my existing application with ut take any backup. all are working fine.But infragistic countrols are updated.

I need clarifications very urgently.whether netadvantage 2005 vol 1 controls are not useful in vs2005.

I am using ultra tab control , ultra datagrid and ultra datechooser controls for my project...all controls are giving errors...

How can i proceed to execute my project.

Regards,

jitendra

NetAdvantage 2005 Volume 1 is not supported for use with Visual Studio 2005.  The problems occur primarily at design-time; if you can get past that, the assemblies will probably work, though not in all cases.  I definitely suggest against using this combination.

You'll want to upgrade to more recent versions of the NetAdvantage for .NET toolset, which are made for use with Visual Studio 2005.  The most recent versions, starting with NetAdvantage for .NET 2008 Volume 1, are also compatible with Visual Studio 2008.

Hi,

What about NetAdvantage 2005 volume 2 - is it supported for use with Visual Studio 2005?

Regards,

Per

NetAdvantage 2005 Volume 2 was likewise not supported with Visual Studio 2005.

The oldest version of the toolset we released for use with Visual Studio 2005 was "NetAdvantage 2005 Volume 3 for CLR 2.0".  Older versions of the toolset were supported only for use with Visual Studio 2002 and Visual Studio 2003.

Thanks Vince.

If I choose to buy one of the newer versions lets say "NetAdvantage for .NET 2008", would it then be possible for me to upgade my current Netadvantage 2005 v2 controls?

Regards,

Per

It should be relatively easy to upgrade an application that uses NetAdvantage 2005 Volume 2 controls to a later version, such as our most recent release, NetAdvantage for .NET 2008 Volume 2.

Remember, of course, that you're not only upgrading through three years' worth of Infragistics development, but also to a new version of the .NET Framework.  Either of these may have some impact on your code, and may require some code change to address.

To help with this process, I suggest the following:

• Back up your project in its current state!  This should go without saying, but I've seen too many people put themselves in a bad situation by not having a backup right before they make a major change to their application.
• Read through the "Breaking Changes" documentation for the version of NetAdvantage for .NET you're upgrading to.  This will give you some idea of specific things you may need to change further down the line, and being forewarned is a big plus.
• Since you're moving to a later version of the .NET Framework, use Visual Studio to upgrade your project to the new framework version first.  Save these changes before you close Visual Studio.
• Use our Project Upgrade Utility to update your NetAdvantage for .NET references from your current version to the new version.
• Test your application thoroughly to make sure everything works as it should.  Make changes as needed when functionality is altered, whether from our toolset or from the framework.
• If you get stuck with getting something working, try creating an isolated application.  You may find you were missing something simple, which is very easy to do when there's a lot happening in a full-fledged application.  Instead, you may end up with a sample project that you can submit in a support request to Infragistics Developer Support for assistance.