RE: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-16 Thread Katherine Moss
The comparable edition to vproj in VS 2012 is Install Shield LE. And for dialog design, if you wanted a point/click interface, you can use SharpSetup, though I have not figured out how to make that program produce straight MSI files instead only producing standard .exe files. And then you

Re: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-16 Thread William Luu
My last reason for using VS 2010 whilst still having VS 2012 installed was due to lack of Crystal Reports support in the new IDE. Thankfully, they've finally released an update that supports 2012 in the last couple of days. So now I no longer have a reason to use VS 2010. On 17 January 2013

RE: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-16 Thread Katherine Moss
Wasn't that free with the IDE? I take it then that it's probably not free now, right? From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of William Luu Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:32 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: vs 2010 and 2012 My last reason

Re: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-16 Thread Michael Minutillo
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 7:38 AM, mike smith meski...@gmail.com wrote: wix isn't bad, but why in h*ll did they have to write it in xml? Too lazy to write a text parser, you think? I've just started looking at http://www.csscript.net/wixsharp.html in the hopes that I never have to look at

RE: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-16 Thread Katherine Moss
, and others, so WixSharp could have a lot of catching up to do. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Michael Minutillo Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:20 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: vs 2010 and 2012 On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 7:38 AM, mike smith

Re: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-15 Thread David Loo
triple yes! On 15/01/13 12:28, ifum...@gmail.com wrote: Can you install vs 2012 in parallel with vs 2010? -- David Loo MCPD, MCP, MCTS http://www.davidloo.com

RE: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-15 Thread Katherine Moss
: vs 2010 and 2012 triple yes! On 15/01/13 12:28, ifum...@gmail.commailto:ifum...@gmail.com wrote: Can you install vs 2012 in parallel with vs 2010? -- David Loo MCPD, MCP, MCTS http://www.davidloo.com

RE: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-15 Thread alg
-tripping.aspx Original Message Subject: RE: vs 2010 and 2012 From: Katherine Moss katherine.m...@gordon.edu Date: Tue, January 15, 2013 10:45 am To: ozDotNet ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com I’m rather curious as to why somebody would want to do that though if the 2012 version supersedes

RE: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-15 Thread Katherine Moss
Vproj? Eew, use Wix instead! From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of a...@nomscon.com Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 11:15 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: vs 2010 and 2012 One example is that VS 2012 doesn't support MSI setup (.vdproj) projects

Re: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-15 Thread Wallace Turner
! *From:*ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *a...@nomscon.com *Sent:* Tuesday, January 15, 2013 11:15 AM *To:* ozDotNet *Subject:* RE: vs 2010 and 2012 One example is that VS 2012 doesn't support MSI setup (.vdproj) projects. See the following blogs

RE: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-15 Thread Greg Low (GregLow.com)
[mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of a...@nomscon.com Sent: Wednesday, 16 January 2013 3:15 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: vs 2010 and 2012 One example is that VS 2012 doesn't support MSI setup (.vdproj) projects. See the following blogs for additional differences: http

Re: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-15 Thread Craig van Nieuwkerk
I think the problem is they were not working for too many people so vbproj was killed. On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Wallace Turner wallacetur...@gmail.comwrote: We've got our installers as vdproj. Is there a fancy converter ? :) Interestingly no one has been that interested in the

Re: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-15 Thread Preet Sangha
:* RE: vs 2010 and 2012 ** ** One example is that VS 2012 doesn't support MSI setup (.vdproj) projects.* *** ** ** See the following blogs for additional differences: ** ** http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/hh266747.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/zainnab/archive

RE: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-15 Thread Greg Low (GregLow.com)
To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: vs 2010 and 2012 It's annoying how the BI team isn't keeping up with the SQL team. We have the BI stuff stuff at VS2010, SQL Server at VS2012 (and VS2010), and to top it all to support existing software the BI stuff VS2008. I'd love to upgrade the Bi stuff to a better

Re: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-15 Thread Greg Keogh
Wallace, Craig et al You may recall a few months ago I was stung by this subtle and easily missed change. As a migration test I opened all of my solutions in VS2012 and ran a bulk bouild and I was surprised when it hiccuped on dozens of vdproj files! It's a serious impediment to quickly flipping

Re: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-15 Thread mike smith
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: Wallace, Craig et al You may recall a few months ago I was stung by this subtle and easily missed change. As a migration test I opened all of my solutions in VS2012 and ran a bulk bouild and I was surprised when it hiccuped on

Re: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-14 Thread Craig van Nieuwkerk
Yes. On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:28 PM, ifum...@gmail.com wrote: Can you install vs 2012 in parallel with vs 2010? ** ** ** **

Re: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-14 Thread Michael Minutillo
I've been running both in parallel for about 6 months and haven't run into any issues with either. Michael M. Minutillo Indiscriminate Information Sponge http://codermike.com On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Craig van Nieuwkerk crai...@gmail.comwrote: Yes. On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:28 PM,

RE: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-14 Thread Tony Wright
Yes, and it's even designed so that when you upgrade projects to 2012, hey can (mostly) still be reopened in VS2010. Only a few projects fail this - LINQ to SQL, and some reporting. T. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of

RE: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-14 Thread Greg Low (GregLow.com)
Minutillo Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 3:34 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: vs 2010 and 2012 I've been running both in parallel for about 6 months and haven't run into any issues with either. Michael M. Minutillo Indiscriminate Information Sponge http://codermike.com On Tue, Jan 15, 2013

RE: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-14 Thread David Kean
14, 2013 8:32 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: vs 2010 and 2012 Yes, and it's even designed so that when you upgrade projects to 2012, hey can (mostly) still be reopened in VS2010. Only a few projects fail this - LINQ to SQL, and some reporting. T. From: ozdotnet-boun

RE: vs 2010 and 2012

2013-01-14 Thread ifumust
Thanks guys..yes it is! From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Kean Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 4:35 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: vs 2010 and 2012 Most definitely yes. Be aware, however, that VS 2012 will install 4.5 over the top