Migrate Enterprise Library 4.1 to 5.0

Question

Hello All,

We are using enterprise library 4.1 and smart client software factory 2008 to our application. how we can upgrade enterprise library 5.0 and SCSF 2010 to our application.presently we are using visual studio 2008.

To upgrade what are the thing needs to be taken care.

Early help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

In terms of Enterprise Library, the best case scenario would be to replace the 4.1 assembly references with 5.0 assembly references and change the configuration (to use 5.0 references instead of 4.1 references). However, you could also hit some issues.

You should read the Microsoft Enterprise Library 5.0 Migration Guide for a full description. The Breaking Changes document could also help you determine if you may run in to migration issues.

For the Smart Client Software Factory the approach appears the same: change the references and configuration to use the new dlls. The Web Client Software Factory 2010 Documentation download has a section on Migrating to Visual Studio 2010.