From: "Robert Comer" 

Thanks for the better description!

- Bob Comer


"Chris"  wrote in message
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> Bob,
>
> You're pretty close.  As I understand it, the .NET Framework is the the
> compiler/interpreter for the CLR as you said.  It includes everything you
> will need to compile and run programs written in .NET.  Visual Studio
> (post-version 6) includes the .NET Framework and an Integrated Development
> Environment (IDE).  There are actually two versions of the .NET
> Framework - a redistributable (runtime) version and an SDK version for
> developers.
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=262d25e3-f589-4842-8
157-034d1e7cf3a3&DisplayLang=en
>
> ASP.NET is the scripting language that replaces the old ASP pages. ASP.NET
> is analagous to php and javascript in that it can run server-side or
> client-side.  ASP.NET is interpreted (iirc) whereas the other .NET
> products are generally not interpreted.  For ASP.NET to run, you need IIS,
> since ASP.NET is web-based.  I'm sure there are exceptions to that, but I
> don't know them all.
>
> As for C++, I think Visual Studio 2003 still allows you to compile
> self-supporting .exe files that don't require the .NET, but you can also
> compile the .NET CLR for the same files too.
>
> Clear as mud?
>
> /Chris
>
> Robert Comer wrote:
>> The .NET (not .Net)  Framework is basically the CLR (Common Language
>> Runtime I believe) plus maybe some other support stuff. (I think)  Visual
>> Studio.NET is a development environment for .NET apps, and ASP.NET is a
>> net (Web) based .NET environment.
>>
>> - Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:42896173{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>>>What's the difference, if any, between the .Net Framework and Visual
>>>Studio.Net and ASP.Net ??
>>>
>>>Gary
>>>
>>>"Geo"  wrote in message
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>>>
>>>>"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>wanted to try, but it was .Net only.  Why a keyboard
layout program
>>>
>>>needed
>>>
>>>>>to be network centric or whatever it is .Net does was a
baffle to me.
>>>>
>>>>anything written with the .NET version of visual studio
will require the
>>>>framework so in order to write a C++ program that does't
require it you
>>>>would have to use visual studio 6 or earlier. (at least that's how I
>>>>understand it)
>>>>
>>>>Geo.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>

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