>The .Net 2.0 framework will be installed with SQL Server 2005. It is required to use the CLR inside SQL Server. In addition, Enterprise Manager and Query Analyzer have been replaced with a new .Net based tool, SQL Management Studio. OSQL has also been replaced with a .Net based tool.
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>VS 2003 cannot be retrofitted to use the new framework. It will simply continue to work as in the past.
So, I understand that Framework 2.0 would be used within the Server, but it can still be accessed from outside, using older versions.
Thanks for the information.
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