DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Supported .NET development software

IBM® Data Server Provider for .NET supports the following .NET Framework and Visual Studio versions.

Supported development software for .NET Framework applications

In addition to an IBM data server client or Driver Package, you will need one of the following supported tools to develop .NET Framework applications.
  • Visual Studio 2005
  • Visual Studio 2008
  • Visual Studio 2010
Important: Visual Studio 2005 support has been deprecated and might be removed in a future release. Start using Visual Studio 2008 or later. For more details, see Visual Studio 2005 has been deprecated.

Supported deployment software for .NET Framework applications

In addition to an IBM data server client or Driver Package, you will need one of the following supported packages to deploy .NET Framework applications. In most cases one of these are included with a Windows installation.
  • .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package
  • .NET Framework Version 3.0 Redistributable Package
  • .NET Framework Version 3.5 Redistributable Package
  • .NET Framework Version 4.0 Redistributable Package