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Visual Studio 2005 is the last IDE from Microsoft to develop applications under the .NET Platform and C++.

Mobile Development

For Nokia mobile developers, VS 2005 offers the following options:

• Develop dynamic websites for mobile devices (WAP), as phones with ASP.NET Mobile Controls. This platforms produces properly WML, HTML or XHTML Mobile Profile depending on mobile characteristics.
• Symbian c++: You should Develop applications for Symbian in C++ using the latest version of Carbide.vs, Carbide.vs 3.0. Download Carbide.vs 3.0 from http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/a133232e-8a5a-4bd3-973e-a48edeb098b0/Carbide_vs_3_0.html

Versions

Visual Studio 2005 comes in many versions, including free ones called "Express Versions" which includes:

• Visual Web Developer Express: a free IDE to develop ASP.NET Mobile Web pages.
• Visual C++ Express
• SQL Server Express

You can download free versions from http://msdn.microsoft.com/express

Note that the Express tools cannot be extended and hence are not supported by Carbide.vs 3.0

ATTENTION Carbide.vs 3.0.1 Users:

Some users have experienced problems with linking their programs when using the WINSCW compiler found in Carbide.vs. The following procedure instructs users how to patch their installation with an updated WINSCW compiler.

• Download patch - Compiler Patch Kit
• Unzip to carbide.vs root directory (C:\Nokia\Tools\Carbide.vs30\ by default)
• Answer 'yes' to questions about overwriting existing files

This patch contains build 473 of the WINSCW compiler. It fixes the "LNK1318: Unexpected PDB error"-problem. The new compiler will be included in the 3.0.2 version of carbide.vs.