Thanks for the correction. I had forgotten about the CTP.
On Feb 6, 12:38 pm, Cerebrus <[email protected]> wrote: > Not entirely accurate. The LINQ CTP was released in May 2006 for the > VS 2005 IDE. Keep in mind however, that it was just a CTP, but it > worked. > > But yes, if the OP really wants to learn the ins and outs of LINQ > according to the book, he probably wants to get VS 2008 or he may have > to keep wondering what's changed. > > On Feb 6, 10:35 pm, The_Fruitman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > In order for you to use LINQ you need to be using Visual Studio 2008. > > You should be able to download an express edition to use. > > > On Feb 6, 8:02 am, R Tanner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm reading this book that is stating that I should do the following > > > steps to create a simple service: > > > > 1. Add a new component library project to my empty solution > > > > 2. Add a new Item - Linq to SQL classes. > > > > Then I am supposed to do some other stuff. I can't figure out how to > > > do these two though. I found this thing on MSDN that talks about > > > adding a class library and then a component class, which I can do in > > > Professional, but then I can't find a Linq to SQL class in my add > > > class option from the project menu. That is on my work computer (I > > > have VS 2005 Professional on there). On my laptop I have just the > > > express. What do I need to do to get started to be able to create > > > services? My fear is that I will need to purchase VS 2008 > > > Professional for my laptop... > > > > Thanks for your help.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
