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Visual Studio versions supported (Professional edition or above): 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022

Supported UI suites:
Developer Express - 15.1, 16.2, 17.1, 17.2, 18.1, 18.2, 19.1, 20.1, 22.1
Infragistics - 17.1, version-free (beginning with 17.2)

3.8.20

Version 3.8.20 is a maintenance release provided to add support for the latest version of Developer Express WinForms controls.

• Support version 22.1 of the Developer Express WinForms controls. [F2388]

3.8.19

Version 3.8.19 is a maintenance release provided to add support for the latest version of Visual Studio.

• Added support for Visual Studio 2022.  [F2383]
• Update copyright dates.  [F2384]

3.8.18

Version 3.8.18 is a maintenance release containing fixes to several thread safety issues.

• PersistenceServerProxy must be thread safe.  [D2744]
• PrototypeEntity and ProtoTypeTable must be thread safe. [D2745]

3.8.17

Version 3.8.17 is a maintenance release containing several minor enhancements.

• Support version 20.1 of the Developer Express WinForms controls. [F2379]
• Update copyright dates.  [F2380]

3.8.16

Version 3.8.16 is a maintenance release containing several minor enhancements.

• Support version 19.1 of the Developer Express WinForms controls. [F2375]
• Remove support for Developer Express versions over 5 years old. [F2377]

3.8.15

Version 3.8.15 is a maintenance release provided to add support for the latest version of Visual Studio.

• Added support for Visual Studio 2019.  [F2369]

Notes

• During setup, a VSIX Installer window will pop up if Visual Studio 2015 or above is detected in order to install the Object Mapper.  Click the 'Install' button to install the ORM extension to the version(s) of Visual Studio wanted.  Note that you can also manually run this installer at a later time by double-clicking the file 'IdeaBlade.DevTools.Orm.VSPackage.vsix' in the DevForce Classic installation folder.

3.8.14

Version 3.8.14 is a maintenance release containing several minor enhancements.

• Expose the DbCommand object for customization via the AdoProviderHelper. [F2362]
• Support version 18.2 of the Developer Express WinForms controls. [F2365]
• Update copyright dates.  [F2366]

3.8.13

Version 3.8.13 is a maintenance release containing several defect repairs and minor enhancements.

• Add caching of some ReflectionFns calls for improved performance in some workflows. [F2358]
• Support version 18.1 of the Developer Express WinForms controls. [F2360]
• Fix a deadlock condition in the EntityRelations initialization. [D2733]
• Modified scope of probing performed by the EntityListManager.  [D2735]
• Changes to frequency of probing for IDataSourceKeyResolver and IIdGenerator implementations.  [D2737]

3.8.12

Version 3.8.12 is a maintenance release containing several defect repairs.

• Fix an exception which can be thrown in the BindableList finalizer.  [D2730]
• Address several thread safety issues with the EntityRelations class.  [D2731]
• Sign the ServerConsole and ServerService executables.  [D2732]
• Update copyright dates.  [F2356]

3.8.11

Features

• Support Infragistics version-free assemblies. [F2350]
• Support version 17.2 of the Developer Express WinForms controls. [F2354]
• Remove support for Developer Express and Infragistics versions over 5 years old. [F2353]

Defects

• Add Description attribute for toolbox controls.  [D2725]
• Remove the DatabaseInstaller from the setup process.  [D2727]
• Remove the WebServerConsole and WsServerService utilities from the product.  [D2728]

Notes

• To use the version-free Infragistics UI controls at design time these assemblies must be placed in the GAC.  See here for more information.
• The IdeaBladeTutorial database is not automatically installed during setup, but can be manually attached to SQL Server if needed.  Note that the database was created with SQL Server 2000 and cannot be attached to SQL Server versions above 2008 without an interim upgrade.

3.8.10

Features

• Support version 17.1 of the Infragistics WinForms controls. [F2344]
• Support version 17.1 of the Developer Express WinForms controls. [F2346]
• Removed support for Developer Express and Infragistics versions prior to 12.x. [F2347]

Defect Repairs

• Ensure a Windows Class Library project is created when creating a new project using the Object Mapper. [D2428]

3.8.9

Features

• Support for Visual Studio 2017.  [F2340]

Defect Repairs

• Allow WCF ReaderQuotas to be set via .config.  [D2713]
• Adjust compressed buffer size when using WCF communications.  [D2716]

Notes

• The following versions of Visual Studio (Professional edition or above) are supported:  2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017.  

3.8.8

Features

• Support version 16.2 of the Developer Express control suite.  [F2337]

Defect Repairs

• Remove dependency on Internet Explorer from the installer.  [D2687]
• Updated copyrights.  [D2710]
• Uninstall DevForce controls from the Visual Studio toolbox during product uninstall.  [D2711]

3.8.7

Features

• Support version 15.1 of the Developer Express control suite. [F2325]

Defect Repairs

• Remove support for 9.x versions of the Developer Express and Infragistics control suites.  [F2326]
• Installer cleanup.  [D2682] 
• Target .NET 4 Client profile (instead of full .NET 4 profile) in assemblies supporting Developer Express 13.1 and above and Infragistics 12.2 and above. [D2686]

Notes

• The following versions of the Developer Express control suite are supported:  10.1, 10.2, 11.1, 11.2, 12.1, 12.2, 13.1, 13.2, 15.1.  
• The following versions of the Infragistics control suite are supported:  10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 11.1, 12.2. 
• The following versions of Visual Studio (Professional edition or above) are supported:  2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015.

3.8.6

Features

• Support Visual Studio 2015.  [F2324]

Defect Repairs

• Remove check for .NET 3.0 when enabling WCF features. [D2681]

Notes

• In Visual Studio 2015 the DevForce Classic Object Mapper is installed via a VSIX and can be enabled/disabled or removed via the Visual Studio Tools "Extensions and Updates" window. 

3.8.5

Features

• Support Visual Studio 2013.  [F2174]

Notes

• Beginning with this release, the DevForce Classic Release Notes document will no longer be updated with each release.  The release notes for future releases will appear on this page, while the installed document will contain legacy release notes.
  
  

3.8.4

Features

• The Developer Express version 13.2 control suite (specifically, 13.2.6) for Winform apps is now supported. [F2245]
  
  

3.8.3

Features

• The Developer Express version 13.1 control suite (specifically, 13.1.5) for Winform apps is now supported. [F2182]
  Note that this version of Developer Express only targets .NET 4.0 or above.
  
  

3.8.2

Features

• The Infragistics NetAdvantage 12.2 control suite (specifically, 12.2.20122.2061) for Winform apps is now supported. [F2154]  This suite can be used in WinForms projects targeting .NET 4.0 and above only.  The Toolbox Installer cannot be used to install DevForce components supporting this suite, but you can manually add them.  See the Troubleshooting section in the Installation Guide for more information.
  
  

3.8.1

Features

• The Developer Express version 12.2 control suite (specifically, 12.2.5) for Winform apps is now supported. [F2092]
  
  

3.8.0

Visual Studio 2012 is now supported. DevForce Classic can be used with Visual Studio versions 2005, 2008, 2010 and 2012.

We have removed support for the following UI control suite versions:

• Infragistics – Versions 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3.
• Developer Express – Versions 2.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3.

If you are still using one of these older versions please contact IdeaBlade Support.

Features

• Visual Studio 2012 is now supported. [F1958]
• The Developer Express version 12.1 control suite (specifically, 12.1.7) for Winform apps is now supported. [F1963]

Defect repairs

• The debug log file will now render in Internet Explorer 9 and above. [D1797]
  
  

3.7.6

Features

• The Developer Express 11.2 control suite (specifically, 11.2.7) for WinForms applications is now supported. 

Note that this version of Developer Express is not supported in Visual Studio 2005: it supports only Visual Studio 2008 and above and only targets .NET 3.5 or above. 

See http://community.devexpress.com/blogs/ctodx/archive/2011/11/22/dxperience-v2011-vol-2-will-require-net-3-5-or-later.aspx for more information. [F1754]

3.7.5

Features

• This release supports version of 11.1 of both DevExpress and Infragistics control suites.
  
  

3.7.4

Defect repairs

• Fixed a NullReferenceException occurring during dispose of the XtraGridBindingManager. Fix was made for all supported versions of DevExpress from 7.1.0 and later. [B1757]
• Fixed a memory leak occurring when a DevExpress ColumnEdit is assigned outside of the DevForce API. The fix was made to all supported DevExpress versions. [B1775]
• Custom implementations of IIdentityIdGenerator will now be found and used. [B1762]
  
  

Earlier

For release notes prior to version 3.7.4, see the release notes document distributed with your DevForce Classic installation.