Is the C# compiler included in the dot net framework for all users?

I am considering the development of a new "platform" for financial
institution simulation models used for risk management. To provide
flexibility, the platform needs to allow the user to write a small amount of
program code. I can include a compiler with the platform but would prefer to
simply use the C# compiler if it is already present on the computer of any
user with dot net installed.

So is the C# compiler included as part of the dot net framework?

Thanks for any info.

Steve Strommen

"Steve Strommen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is the C# compiler included in the dot net framework for all users?
>
> I am considering the development of a new "platform" for financial
> institution simulation models used for risk management. To provide
> flexibility, the platform needs to allow the user to write a small amount
> of
> program code. I can include a compiler with the platform but would prefer
> to
> simply use the C# compiler if it is already present on the computer of any
> user with dot net installed.
>
> So is the C# compiler included as part of the dot net framework?

Yes. Look at the Microsoft.CSharp namespace.

Steve,

Yes, the C# compiler is part of the .NET Framework. You can find it
(csc.exe) in the \Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\vx.x.xxxx folder, where
x.x.xxxx is the .NET Framework version number, i.e. 1.0.3705, 1.1.4322, or
2.0.50727 for version 1.0, 1.1, or 2.0 of the framework.

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Carsten Thomsen
Communities - http://community.integratedsolutions.dk

"Steve Strommen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is the C# compiler included in the dot net framework for all users?
>
> I am considering the development of a new "platform" for financial
> institution simulation models used for risk management. To provide
> flexibility, the platform needs to allow the user to write a small amount
> of
> program code. I can include a compiler with the platform but would prefer
> to
> simply use the C# compiler if it is already present on the computer of any
> user with dot net installed.
>
> So is the C# compiler included as part of the dot net framework?
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Steve Strommen

There is a difference between the redistributable framework and the Framework SDK,
the sdk contains all development tools.

But you do have the Microsoft.CSharp namespace like someone pointed out so you
can actually compile stuff in your code, but the csc.exe is not included.

On a closer look the Microsoft.CSharp namespace is deprecated in .NET 2.0,
not sure what replaced it.

PL.

"Steve Strommen" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
news:AC481EA4-6267-4E49-9623-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Is the C# compiler included in the dot net framework for all users?
>
> I am considering the development of a new "platform" for financial
> institution simulation models used for risk management. To provide
> flexibility, the platform needs to allow the user to write a small amount of
> program code. I can include a compiler with the platform but would prefer to
> simply use the C# compiler if it is already present on the computer of any
> user with dot net installed.
>
> So is the C# compiler included as part of the dot net framework?
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Steve Strommen

"PL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> There is a difference between the redistributable framework and the
> Framework SDK,
> the sdk contains all development tools.
>
> But you do have the Microsoft.CSharp namespace like someone pointed out so
> you
> can actually compile stuff in your code, but the csc.exe is not included.
>

Did you actually check that? I'm pretty sure its there even in just the
framework. The SDK includes other tools, but the compiler is a piece of the
base framework I"m pretty sure.

Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP] wrote:
> "PL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > There is a difference between the redistributable framework and the
> > Framework SDK,
> > the sdk contains all development tools.
> >
> > But you do have the Microsoft.CSharp namespace like someone pointed out so
> > you
> > can actually compile stuff in your code, but the csc.exe is not included.
> >
>
> Did you actually check that? I'm pretty sure its there even in just the
> framework. The SDK includes other tools, but the compiler is a piece of the
> base framework I"m pretty sure.

Yes, both the C# and VB compilers are installed as part of the
framework. But if you also need to compile resources, you need the SDK.
That still confuses me.

Damien

"Damien" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message

> Yes, both the C# and VB compilers are installed as part of the
> framework. But if you also need to compile resources, you need the SDK.
> That still confuses me.

The framework is all you need to execute programs. End users only need the
framework (22 MB). Developers on the other hand need the rest of the tools
and all of the documentation resources, examples, ... that are in the SDK
(362 MB).

>
> Damien
>

HTH
Michael Giroux