Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: What Version to buy?

  1. Jul 20th, 2009, 06:29 AM #1
    artstar
    artstar is offline

    Thread Starter
    Lively Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2004
    Location
    carmi,IL.
    Posts
    105

    What Version to buy?

    Not for sure where to ask this?
    I have VB.Net(2008) Express. This is the FREE version from Microsoft, but I want to get the Professional Version. Where and how do I purchase this or do I have to purchase the whole suite.

    Thanks
    David M. Camp
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. Jul 20th, 2009, 07:01 AM #2
    RhinoBull
    RhinoBull is offline
    PowerPoster RhinoBull's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    New Amsterdam
    Posts
    24,132

    Re: What Version to buy?

    I think it only comes as a package (Visual Studio) - you can buy it directly from MS but there plenty of other retailers.
    I would get VS 2008 Pro with MSDN but what you select depends on your budget.
    Last edited by RhinoBull; Jul 20th, 2009 at 07:14 AM.
    Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic 2006-2013

    Why VB clears the clipboard on startup and how to avoid it? . Filtering Arrays . Save File To Database . Extract File From Database .
    Extract picture from database without using hard drive . Change Menu BackColor . How to use MS Flexgrid . Make Frame Transparent .
    The Easiest Way to Create an NT Service With VB6 . How to comment blocks of code in VB5 and VB6 . How to find and replace missing members of control array
    Visual Basic 6.0 On-Line Documentation . Connection Strings
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. Jul 20th, 2009, 03:34 PM #3
    NickThissen
    NickThissen is offline
    PowerPoster
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    The Netherlands
    Posts
    5,070

    Re: What Version to buy?

    I doubt you will even consider buying the professional edition yourself, it is just way to expensive for any freelance developer / enthusiast. If you're not a freelance developer / enthusiast, then you are probably working for some company, and it seems really weird to me if you had to buy your own software to do your job...

    If you are a student on the other hand, you may be able to get it completely free, like me, using Dreamspark.
    Last edited by NickThissen; Jul 20th, 2009 at 03:40 PM.
    Controls:
    *NEW* OptionsView control with rich design-time support - MonthPicker - Validators for Winforms - Double TrackBar - Editable ListBox - Outlook Navigation Bar - ColorListBox with images - Advanced ToolStripContainer - RadioButtonGroup Control - Expandable Groupbox - Wizard Template Usercontrol (full Design-time support!) ... Now with Aero Glass support! - 3D Separator - ListView Options Screen - TabControl with tab-specific ContextMenuStrips and Tab-Dragging

    Menustrip and Toolstrip Renderers:
    Visual Studio 2010 - Customizable Menu/ToolStrip (incl Office 2007 + all Office 2003 styles) - Office 2007 - Visual Studio 2008 - [WIP]Vista Toolstrip

    Misc:
    *NEW* Thread safe property setting extension - Cup(Of T) - Snapping windows - *UPDATED* Advanced Shape Editor like Visual Studio - ByVal vs ByRef and value types vs reference types - Game Of Life - OOP Tic Tac Toe game example - Moving and Resizing a Control or a Borderless Form, using SendMessage (smooth) - Manual 'MDI Window List' menu - Tabbed MDI Text Editor - Very Extensive MDI text editor - Real Synchronized RichTextBox scrolling - Notepad-like New/Open/Save/SaveAs/Exit behaviour
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. Jul 20th, 2009, 07:09 PM #4
    RhinoBull
    RhinoBull is offline
    PowerPoster RhinoBull's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    New Amsterdam
    Posts
    24,132

    Re: What Version to buy?

    Interesting opinion...
    Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic 2006-2013

    Why VB clears the clipboard on startup and how to avoid it? . Filtering Arrays . Save File To Database . Extract File From Database .
    Extract picture from database without using hard drive . Change Menu BackColor . How to use MS Flexgrid . Make Frame Transparent .
    The Easiest Way to Create an NT Service With VB6 . How to comment blocks of code in VB5 and VB6 . How to find and replace missing members of control array
    Visual Basic 6.0 On-Line Documentation . Connection Strings
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. Jul 23rd, 2009, 07:33 AM #5
    dkerry
    dkerry is offline
    New Member dkerry's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    United States of America
    Posts
    6

    Re: What Version to buy?

    Quote Originally Posted by NickThissen View Post
    If you are a student on the other hand, you may be able to get it completely free, like me, using Dreamspark.
    This is a great option. I am already a member of DreamSpark, and I am enjoying Microsoft development tools from this resource for several months already.

    Another option you may consider is MSDN-AA. If you attend a college/university, you may check with the IT department or the administration office if the college/university has an agreement with Microsoft to provide some Microsoft software products at no cost for students at that specific educational center.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules


Click Here to Expand Forum to Full Width