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What programming language to use??

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gibblin

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Hi there, sorry if this seems like a stupid question and one that can't really be answered (because there's pros and cons for all mainstream languages and everyone has their own preferences).

My experience is mainly with VB. I have VB 2005 express and wanted to create a small system for individual users (home pc, no networks). Now this executable file would only be about 3/4mb, however the end user would require the .NET framework which is an additional 23mb download.

Is there any way round this? If not, what is a viable alternative without the restriction?

I know i can use c++ without the .NET framework, but this would remove the drag & drop toolbar capability within Visual 2005.

There's always the option of getting VB6, but is this a backwards step?

Thanks in advance.
 
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This may help you:
In short, you can either point your users to manually install the needed .net framework or can create a setup that does the needed prerequisites installation.

You might make several setups and use your webpage to detect available .net framworks by evaluating the userAgent string.


It's not a big thing, most users may have it installed already. Even 30 MB is no big download anymore.

If you are concerned about traffic and costs find a distributor for your software.

Bye, Olaf.
 
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One thing to remember is that most users will have .NET up through 2.0 installed already so for many users downloading .NET should not be an issue.

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OK thanks to you both, on that advice i'll stick to the .NET application!

Thanks again.
 
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