Using .NET 6 or 7 with BarTender 2022 to replace .NET 5?
Question
Microsoft .NET Framework 5.x is no longer supported as of May 2022. Can we use .NET 6 or .NET 7 to replace it?
Applicable to
BarTender 2022
Answer
BarTender 2022 currently ships with .NET 5.0.17. BarTender Designer uses .NET 4.7.3, which is still under support, but BarTender's Integration Builder application and other automation components use .NET 5.0.17 and are dependent on this version.
Using .NET 6 or .NET 7 will not work. Integration Builder will show the Integration Service as unavailable.