1. Building C# Applications
Chapter 2
Building C# Applications
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2. Objectives Command Line Compilation Visual Studio .NET IDE
Referencing External Assemblies
Demo – Multi Language
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3. Configuration for csc
Right Click My Computer  Properties  Advanced Environment variables  Double Click Path
Add the path where csc.exe is loaded
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v
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4. Command Line Compilation
Compiling single source file
csc /target:exe TestApp.cs or
csc TestApp.cs
csc C Sharp Compiler
/target:exe *.exe console application
/target:winexe windows application
/out to name the output File
Compiling multiple source files
csc /r:System.Windows.Forms.dll TestApp.cs Hello.cs
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5. Example (Console based)
// Hello.cs
using System;
public class Hello {
public static void Main(String[ ] args)
Console.WriteLine("Hello World"); }
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6. Example (Windows based)
// HelloWin.cs
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class HelloWin {
public static void Main(String[ ] args)
Console.WriteLine("Hello World");
MessageBox.Show("Hi, I am now in Windows!"); }
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7. Compiling Multiple Source Files
// Car.cs
using System;
public class Car {
public void Display()
MessageBox.Show
("Car Class"); }
// HelloDriver.cs
using System;
public class HelloDriver {
public static void Main
(String[ ] args)
Console.WriteLine
("Hello World");
Car c = new Car();
c.Display(); }
csc /r:System.Windows.Forms.dll HelloDriver.cs Car.cs
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8. Visual Studio .NET IDE
.NET Start Page
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9. .NET Project Window
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10. Project Types Windows Application Windows Forms Class Library
Builds single file assembly (*.dll)
Windows Control Library
Same as ActiveX Control
ASP .NET Web Application
Builds ASP .NET Web Application
ASP .NET Web Service
.NET Web Service
Web Control Library
Customized Web Controls
Console Application
Old Console based
Windows Services
NT/2000 services (background worker applications)
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11. .NET Main Page Solution Explorer Tool Box View Class View
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12. Configuring a C# Project
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13. Referencing External Assemblies
These are predefined list of assemblies automatically recognized by .NET
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14. Other features of .NET IDE
Debugging
Breakpoints
XML – Related Editing Tools
Object Browser
Help Menu (F1 is your friend)
Documenting the Source Code (XML)
C# Preprocessor Directives
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15. Web Sites for Other IDEs
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