csc.exe

[stopthedrop]

Alright, i've been trying to get my csc to run for some time now but i'm just having no success.

Whats happening is when I d-click it it pops up for a split second then exits. So I added C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 to my path in hope that this would fix it, still no go.

So does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? I am using windows xp.

[Sep102]

Originally Posted by stopthedrop

Alright, i've been trying to get my csc to run for some time now but i'm just having no success.

Whats happening is when I d-click it it pops up for a split second then exits. So I added C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 to my path in hope that this would fix it, still no go.

So does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? I am using windows xp.

That's completely natural, it just ends immediately because the program is finished running. csc.exe is a command-line compiler, just running it from in an Explorer window does nothing as it just outputs its error message that no input files were specified then exits, thus closing the command prompt winodw which is the action taken by Windows when an application running in a command prompt window exits.

If you want to use it, in the simplest case, open up a command prompt window (which should be All Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt in the Start menu) then use the command "csc.exe" or "csc" with any C# source files listed after the name of the file (e.g. "csc.exe CSharpFile.cs" to compile the file CSharpFile.cs with default assemblies referenced).

[stopthedrop]

But it's not really necessary right? I could use something like Microsoft Visual C# to compile?

[Cabadam]

Originally Posted by stopthedrop

But it's not really necessary right? I could use something like Microsoft Visual C# to compile?

Right. If you have the actual IDE, you should rarely if ever need to use the command line compiler yourself (the IDE calls it for you).