can't get csc.exe to run from any dir I happen to be in

[MS]

Hi,

This should be trivial but I can't get csc.exe to run from any dir that I
happen to be in.

I had this setup before but just installed 'dotnet 2.0 beta 2 Framework
SDK'. When I click on the 'SDK Command Prompt' (Start Menu, Programs, .Net
Menu) I get a command window which starts in the dir:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v2.0"

"csc whatever.cs" works fine there.

so I added that path to my environment variable 'path', but csc still
didn't work from any dir EG. "C:\JMS\CSHARP\Soduku". Strange! Closer
inspection revealed csc.exe is not in:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v2.0"

but is actually in:

"C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50215"

so I added that dir to my 'path' too. It still doesn't work.

How do I get this working so I don't have to worry about the path to
csc.exe when I'm compiling?

Thanks,

MS

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

The VS command promps runs the SDKVARS.BAT file that is situated in the SDK
directory. On my machine the path is:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\SDK\v1.1\Bin\sdkvars.bat

It may be different on yours.

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[Ken Wilson]

Hi,

This should be trivial but I can't get csc.exe to run from any dir that I
happen to be in.

I had this setup before but just installed 'dotnet 2.0 beta 2 Framework
SDK'. When I click on the 'SDK Command Prompt' (Start Menu, Programs, .Net
Menu) I get a command window which starts in the dir:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v2.0"

"csc whatever.cs" works fine there.

so I added that path to my environment variable 'path', but csc still
didn't work from any dir EG. "C:\JMS\CSHARP\Soduku". Strange! Closer
inspection revealed csc.exe is not in:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v2.0"

but is actually in:

"C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50215"

so I added that dir to my 'path' too. It still doesn't work.

How do I get this working so I don't have to worry about the path to
csc.exe when I'm compiling?

Thanks,

MS

Are you trying to do your compiling from the SDK command window?

If so you should be able to change directories to the one holding your
code (cd) and run the 'csc' command from there.
Ken Wilson
Seeking viable employment in Victoria, BC