What are the different SocketTools Editions?
The SocketTools .NET Edition includes managed code classes for development using Visual Studio .NET 2003 or later versions. The SocketTools .NET classes can be used in both Visual Basic and C# and provide an interface that is similar to the ActiveX controls in the Visual Edition, making the transition to the .NET platform as simple as possible. The Visual Edition is ideal for developers who are using development tools like Visual Basic. Any language that supports the Component Object Model (COM) and ActiveX control specification can use the controls in the Visual Edition. The primary advantages to the Visual Edition is a low learning curve and ease of implementation. The Scripting Edition is a collection of components which are designed to be used as objects in a scripting language such as VBScript and JScript. The scripting components are similar to the controls in the Visual Edition, but do not have the inherent overhead of full ActiveX controls and use a threading model that makes t
