InfoPath Toolkit for Visual Studio .NET 2003 and February 28, 2005

[Brian Teutsch [MSFT]]

Since there are probably a few questions about the February 28, 2005
expiration on the VS Toolkit.

"For a limited time, the InfoPath Toolkit for Visual Studio .NET 2003 is
available as a free web download. Please note that this free download will
only be available through February 28, 2005."

As further clarification, we have made the InfoPath toolkit available as a
free download from Microsoft.com in order to get these tools into developers'
hands as quickly as possible. This toolkit has gone through our usual
software testing and release processes and is fully supported, however, in
order to give our customers the expected level of service and support on an
ongoing basis, and to improve these tools in the long-term, we will need to
include them as part of a Microsoft product for future versions of the .NET
runtime. One way or another, it is our intent for the tools to be widely
available for professional developers.

Thanks,
Brian

 

[TheCZ]

Has anything changed or been added to the toolkit libraries sinc
Preview?

In plain language, after Feb 28, the toolkit will have a fee t
download/use, right?

Are there any plans to change/refactor the Semitrust namespace classe
and interfaces to be a little less obtuse? Stuff like ADOAdapter2 is
little weird/annoying/sloppy. Perhaps add some actual information t
the info object browser gives you, like the stuff in the .NET framewor
has?

*Since there are probably a few questions about the February 28
2005
expiration on the VS Toolkit.

"For a limited time, the InfoPath Toolkit for Visual Studio .NET 200
is
available as a free web download. Please note that this free downloa
will
only be available through February 28, 2005."

As further clarification, we have made the InfoPath toolkit availabl
as a
free download from Microsoft.com in order to get these tools int
developers'
hands as quickly as possible. This toolkit has gone through ou
usual
software testing and release processes and is fully supported
however, in
order to give our customers the expected level of service and suppor
on an
ongoing basis, and to improve these tools in the long-term, we wil
need to
include them as part of a Microsoft product for future versions o
the .NET
runtime. One way or another, it is our intent for the tools to b
widely
available for professional developers.

Thanks,
Brian

-
TheC

 

[Brian Teutsch [MSFT]]

I don't think the VS Toolkit has changed since Preview. I wasn't closely
involved in the design, so I can't offer any insight into the current
namespaces or any future plans.

I don't know for sure how the Toolkit will be distributed after February
28th, though I'm sure you'll hear more about this in the future. I believe
the current toolkit will continue to function normally.

Thanks,
Brian