I hope someone can help; I would like to implement reporting in a project I am writing in Visual Studio Express Web Edition 2010 (MVC2 SQL Server Express backend). After Googling I came across this Microsoft site:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/is/Vsexpressvcs/thread/60c328ec-e34c-4937-be3b-e6fc41d35711
The link above describes that Reporting is supported in Visual Studio Express Web Edition via the ReportViewer 2010 redistributable (reports are written via Business Intelligence Studio [there is an add on for SQL Express]) and the control is added to the toolbox.
I have installed the redistributable but cannot find the control to add to my toolbox – all I seem to have is the Crystal Reports viewer?
What am I doing wrong? What is the name of the control? Where does it get installed to? Or have I misunderstood, if so what are my options for getting some very simple reports published to the web (fixed layout forms)?
Thank you in advance for any assistance!
if you have been struggling with the same situation described above and fall into one of the following categories small business (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/noahc/archive/2009/11/12/way-to-get-visual-studio-professional-for-free.aspx
Basically if you are trying to start your own company register for WebSiteSpark – very quick and easy all you need is a Microsoft passport and then you get access to MSDN editions of Visual Studio Professional and a few OS's.
If you are already a small business and need Microsoft development tools you can get MSDN editions by registering for BizSpark and receive three licence free years.
And finally if you are student register for the DreamSpark.
I hope this helps you all, I wont get into how bizarre it is that Microsoft has removed features but it is nice to know there is (in my opinion) a very awesome solution!
Cheers
David
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Can I create ASP.NET-5 projects in Visual Studio 2013 somehow?
Also share please links with documentation, examples or anything that could help to create project using mvc6 that used to be on web api.
The simple answer is not. I'm pretty sure, vNext is such big change in Microsoft technologies that they will not put any effort in adding that vs2013, you can get vs2015 community edition is very complete free version of visual studio.
this link is very good starting point.
I need to ensure that the version of VS2013 I get allows me to do Office development. I understand that Premium allows me to do that, but can't seem to work out if Professional also allows me to do that?
Does anyone know where I can get this info?
http://www.visualstudio.com/products/compare-visual-studio-products-vs this link makes no mention of office type development.
The chart of Visual Studio features does indicate that VS Professional supports Office 365, Office and SharePoint development. You can see this bullet point under section named 'Development Platform Support'.
If you are not convinced by the chart you can always download the 90 day trial of VS 2013 Professional to see that it supports Office development. I think it is one of the options to select during install.
For past express editions, I've been able to find a "compare editions" page that shows what features are available in express, professional, ultimate, etc. Something like this.
However, every comparison table I've seen so far omits the express editions. Surely Microsoft must have a list of things you get by upgrading to Visual Studio Professional from an Express Edition--after all, it's a free product, and they would like you to upgrade to a paid product! So, where have they hidden this feature comparison table, or "reasons to upgrade to Professional" list?
As far as I know there is no single table with a summary.
It depends on which version of express your talking about. Express is split up into a lot of different SKUs based on the type of product you're building; Web, Phone etc. Which is probably why there isn't an entry on this table for Express. 2013 was a point release to 2012 and there is a comparison of Express Web 2012 to Pro on MSDN.
The biggest single difference is that you cannot run plugins in Express. This means no Resharper, Test Driven .NET etc. This also applies to some plugins that you might consider to be written my Microsoft because they were not part of the official Microsoft release, for example plugins written my various other groups. This is a long-standing gripe for users of Express and looks like it is still the case for 2013, How to install Nunit plugin in Visual Studio 2013 Express?.
I was very surprised when I downloaded Visual Studio 2013 Express Edition for web development on my new Windows 8.1 machine, and it was starkly different from what I believe is the identical product that I have been using for a while on a Windows 7 machine.
For example, when creating a very small demo app using Web API (from the asp.net website), the "New ASP.Net Project" wizard did not offer Web API. And the new project did not include the App_Start folder, which would include code for things like routing.
I tried to use NuGet to add the essential features, but no luck. That tutorial only took a few minutes on Windows 7, but was a miserable failure and an hour I will never get back on Windows 8. I don't really understand Microsoft's strategy here.
From what I observed Visual Studio Express 2013 doesn't come with a 64-bit compiler.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC>vcvarsall.bat x64
The specified configuration type is missing. The tools for the
configuration might not be installed.
And since the Win 8 SDK doesn't provide compilers anymore either, it appears like you must pay for Visual Studio 2013 Pro or you won't be compiling 64-bit binaries.
"The Windows SDK no longer ships with a complete command-line build
environment"
https://dev.windows.com/en-us/downloads/windows-8-sdk
What are the limitations of VS2010 C# Express Edition compared with the paid for versions? I was mostly looking into what sort of applications I can build, in VS Express I only have the option of Console, Winform and DLL, etc. I read that you can build services and add - ins for office programs, is this functionality available in Professional/Ultimate etc versions? Thanks.
There's a comparison chart here - You'll need VS Professional to develop Office Plugins.
Although previous version, there is a definitive overview of the VS2008 Express limitations in in this SO Question
Wikipedia also explains the differences.
Edit
The comparison chart link is dead. For 2012:
Visual Studio 2012 (Web Only) comparison is here, and in this Programmer's post
This SO post addresses the Desktop comparison.
The Express edition does not come with, nor does it grant you permission to distribute, the Microsoft C++ runtime redistributable packages. So the users of the software you build with the Express edition will have to download & run the installers themselves.
I am thinking of using Visual Studio 2005 or 2008 Express Edition for some commercial use. Where to download it. And is it necessary to register it ? Where to register? Thanks in advance... can i deliver my application to users before register ?
Using the express editions is legally okay. I'm using them with my (private) notebook when I'm doing things for my employer.
But there are some disadvantages, e.g. you can't use add-ins like visual assist or FogBugz for VS, ...
Perhaps you're better off with Bizspark
You don't need to register and yes, you can deliver your app any time with no restrictions.
Please see: http://www.microsoft.com/express/default.aspx
You don't need to buy license for that, but if you want to register it, it is free and there is an article showing how :
Instructions for Downloading and Installing Visual C# 2005 Express Edition