Hello all, my first post here. I am thinking about purchasing Visual Studio 2010 Professional. There are 2 price points a $499 which Includes a no-obligation 12-month subscription to MSDN Essentials. Then there is a $1199 version which includes a 12-month subscription to MSDN
I was told by a microsoft chat sales rep that you have to buy the $1199 version to get a subscription to MSDN or you "can not" interface with databases like sql or integrate crystal reports into your applications. Is this true? Do you have to pay for a yearly subscription in order to develop applications that interface with SQL and Crystal reports?
I want to develop applications that publish Crystal reports to a web browser environment that publish data from a SQL database. I already own Crystal XI and also SQL server. I plan on using Visual Studio for many other web projects but this is primary immediate reason.
Can anyone help me understand the MSDN component in the 2 price points. I want to purchase but I can not afford the $1199 and have to renew a subscription every year to support the development environment. If I can do the above at the $499 price point and not have to maintain a subscription then its a done deal.
Thank you in advance for any advice :spiny:
I was told by a microsoft chat sales rep that you have to buy the $1199 version to get a subscription to MSDN or you "can not" interface with databases like sql or integrate crystal reports into your applications. Is this true? Do you have to pay for a yearly subscription in order to develop applications that interface with SQL and Crystal reports?
I want to develop applications that publish Crystal reports to a web browser environment that publish data from a SQL database. I already own Crystal XI and also SQL server. I plan on using Visual Studio for many other web projects but this is primary immediate reason.
Can anyone help me understand the MSDN component in the 2 price points. I want to purchase but I can not afford the $1199 and have to renew a subscription every year to support the development environment. If I can do the above at the $499 price point and not have to maintain a subscription then its a done deal.
Thank you in advance for any advice :spiny: