Problem:

Why does Studio 5 require the .NET framework to be installed on my machine for the setup to install Studio 5 (Net Express 5) successfully?

Would my application require the .NET framework to run?

Resolution:

The .NET framework SDK 2.0 is mandatory when installing Studio 5 because it used by some of our components within the Micro Focus Net Express IDE.

But that doesn't mean that the application generated with them requires .NET.

For example, the IMTK (Interface Mapping Toolkit is used to convert a COBOL program to a Web Service) requires the .NET framework SDK 2.0 to run, but the Web Service generated with it doesn't require the .NET framework SDK 2.0 to run, it just requires Enterprise Server.