Can I use JSON.NET in Visual Studio 2008 with .NET 3.5 Compact Framework? And how can I install/Configure it in the IDE? I've searched the internet but could not find it.
I found this NuGet Support for Visual Studio 2008 to try install JSON.NET through NuGet but could not get it working. The result of this tutorial was an error Unable to find package 'your.package.name':
Best Answer
I don't think NuGet will help you here. Json.NET removed support for the .NET 3.5 Compact Framework in release 4.0.1, as is stated in the 4.0.1 release notes:
The most recent version of Json.NET that does support it is 3.5.8, which you can download manually from here:
https://github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json/releases/download/3.5.8/Json35r8.zip
Having manually downloaded
Json35r8.zip
, you can unzip the file, navigate toJson35r8\Bin\Compact
, and manually add a reference toNewtonsoft.Json.Compact.dll
using the Add Reference dialog box.Note that Json.NET 3.5.8 is old enough that some basic things are broken. See e.g. JSON.net CF 3.5, verify that JSON is complete for an example.