[Mono-list] VS2005 app for Mac OSX

[Stifu]

rlearning wrote:
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> Stifu wrote:
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>> rlearning wrote:
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>>> Please keep in mind that I have not downloaded Mono and I am just
>>> posting this to get some feedback.
>>> 
>>> I am looking at looking writing an app in Windows VB.Net VS2005 and
>>> would like to port it over to a Mac OSX.  The program also needs to
>>> connect to a local db for a single user. If their business really takes
>>> off like they hope then eventually I will need to move the db to a
>>> server.  
>>> 
>>> Here are somethings that I am not sure about since I have never had to
>>> write an app for a Mac before:
>>> 
>>> 1. I have looked at both Mono and MonoDevelop and see their differences
>>> and similarities.  Is one better than the other?
>>> 
>>> 2. Depending upon how question #1 is answered, what type of db would I
>>> use with it?  
>>> 
>>> 3. In Windows it would be Access or SQL, but what is it for a Mac? 
>>> Also, what do I connect to for Windows testing?
>>> 
>>> 4. Is there a better/easier way of approaching the above or am I on the
>>> right track?
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>> 
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>> Hey,
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>> 1. Mono is a bunch of things: framework, runtime and compiler...
>> MonoDevelop is the IDE, ie: the counterpart of Visual Studio for Mono
>> (which runs using Mono, or .NET on Windows). So Mono and MonoDevelop are
>> not similar products that are in competition or anything.
>> 
>> 2. Up to you. You want want to look at these pages:
>> http://www.mono-project.com/Database_Access
>> http://www.mono-project.com/Release_Notes_Mono_2.6#LINQ_to_SQL
>> 
>> Can't help you more than that...
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> So if I follow you correctly, then all I need to do is download both mono
> and monodevelop and write my app in its IDE instead.  I cannot remember
> where I saw it, but I thought I had read that I could do it through VS2005
> and then run mono to test it.  Or did I miss it on that one?
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That's right. Whether you create your app with Mono or .NET, MonoDevelop or
Visual Studio, exe/dll files are binary compatible, so you can choose
whatever you prefer. A program compiled with Mono will work with .NET, and
vice versa.
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