Comparison Chart of Features in Each Visual C++ Edition

The following table shows which features are in each edition (Standard, Professional, or Enterprise) of Visual C++ 6.0.

Feature Standard Professional Enterprise
License for distributing applications Y (new) Y Y
Y Y Y
Y Y Y
(new) Y (new) Y (new) Y (new)
Client-server applications development Y Y Y
(new) Y (new) Y (new)
Y Y
Y Y
Static linking to the MFC Library Y Y
(RemoteData) Y Y
InstallShield Y Y
Y Y
Y (new, some) Y
(new) Y (new)
Y
Y
SQL Server 6.5 Developer Edition Y
SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack #3 Y
(new) Y (new)
ASA400 database access via OLE DB (new) Y (new)
Y
Internet Information Server 4.0 (new) Y (new)

Notes:

"Y" means the feature is included.

"(new)" means the feature is new, or new for the edition.

"(some)" indicates that some but not all aspects of the feature are available for the edition.

See Also

What's New for Visual C++ Version 6.0?