SAP.NET connector 2.0 (VS2003) to ES Explorer (VS2008) compatibility

[Former Member]

I have an application that runs with SAP .Net connector 2.0 built with Visual studio 2003. I read somewhere that says ES Explorer is the replacement especially if you use VS 2008.

Is ES Explorer compatible with our current SAP setup below (provided by our BASIS group)?

EA-APPL 110

EA-FINSERV 110

EA-GL_TRADE 110

EA-HR 110

EA-IPPE 110

EA-PS 110

EA-RETAIL 110

PI_2004_1_470

PI_BASIS_2006_1_2006

SAP_ABA 620

SAP APPL 470

SAP BASIS 620

SAP HR 470

SAP IS-U/CCS 471

SAP KERNEL 6.40 EX2 64-BIT

[Former Member]

some people saying this because .net connector is not supporting VS.net2008

[Former Member]

Hi,

you can still use the NCo but you would have to build the proxies in VS 2003, they can then be used in VS 2008. The problem is the design time component, it's only supporte din VS 2003 whereas the runtime component also works in newer VS releases. As an alternative you can use the WCF LOB Adapter from Microsoft, it works directly from VS (it's branded as BizTalk but BizTalk is not required), it uses RFC/BAPI for accessing the SAP system. You can find more information at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=F3EA0659-B0ED-4D5A-891E-53268128A5F0&displa....

- Juergen

[rima-sirich]

Hello Teo,

ES Explorer for .NET doesn't replace SAP .NET Connector as RFC-based connector. ES Explorer for .NET is the next generation of connectors based on SOA architecture. You can read more ES Explorer for .NET related content [here|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/dotnet?rid=/webcontent/uuid/60b5ac7e-94a9-2b10-a4a8-90417051e216] [original link is broken];.

Best Regards,

Rima.