>Is it possible to use VS2005 to write Framework 1.1 components?
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>I have a project that requires using framework 1.1 (it dependes on several components that I have to extend but I can't rebuild on 2.0 for licensing issues). Can I make my team work on VS 2005 but force C# and the libraries to be kept at 1.1 level?
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>What I'd love is to be able to use the new IDE instead of having to stick with VS 2003.
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>Any hint would be appreciated. If anyone our there actually DID this, then even better!


It's not that easy but possible, though I'm not sure I'd recommend it.

I did a project a couple of months ago (ASP.NET-C#) that had to go out in 1.1 (as VS 2005 was in Beta). I did not use new controls (like GridView). There were a few warning of 'deprecated' controls and methods that I ignored. Once most of the project was written, I switched to VS2003 for compilation and fixing the few incompatibilities. It was a small project so it was possible. I would not recommend it for anything big or complex as it is different. I'd just use VS 2003 for old projects and VS 2005 for anything new in my shop.