How to create .exe file with csc?

Hi,

More information you could give is :

• what steps have you taken so far (Created Project2.cs in notepad ?)


• what error message do you get


• what is the content of your project directory.

Steps I took :

• created a directory c:\temp


• in c:\temp I created a file called Project2.cs


• Opened Project2.cs in Notepad++ and placed the following code in it:

namespace CommandLineTest
{
    using System;

    internal class Project2
    {
        private static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Hello Project2");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

• Opened a normal command prompt (not a visual studio one, so CSC.exe is not in my environment path and I have to fully qualify it)


• navigated to c:\temp


• Typed C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\CSC.EXE Project2.cs


• Now I have Project2.exe in C:\Temp and can execute it

Or when you do have a visual studio command prompt

• Opened a Visual Studio command prompt


• navigated to c:\temp


• Typed CSC Project2.cs


• Now I have Project2.exe in C:\Temp and can execute it

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Hope this helps,



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