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problems compiling first Windows application

Feb 11th, 2009

I tried to compile a Windows Forms Application in Visual C# 2008 Express with this source code from the CSharpSchool tutorial at Programmer's Heaven:

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using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;
namespace CSharpSchool
{
    class HelloWinForm
    {
        static void Main ()
        {
            Application.Run (new MyWindow ());
        }
    }
    class MyWindow : Form
    {
        public MyWindow () : base ()
        {
            this.Text = "My First Windows Application";
            this.Size = new Size (300, 300);
            Label lblGreeting = new Label ();
            lblGreeting.Text = "Hello WinForm";
            lblGreeting.Location = new Point (100, 100);
            this.Controls.Add (lblGreeting);
        }
    }
}
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;
namespace CSharpSchool
{
    class HelloWinForm
    {
        static void Main ()
        {
            Application.Run (new MyWindow ());
        }
    }
    class MyWindow : Form
    {
        public MyWindow () : base ()
        {
            this.Text = "My First Windows Application";
            this.Size = new Size (300, 300);
            Label lblGreeting = new Label ();
            lblGreeting.Text = "Hello WinForm";
            lblGreeting.Location = new Point (100, 100);
            this.Controls.Add (lblGreeting);
        }
    }
}

but I got these errors:

Error 1 Program 'C:\Documents and Settings\Bob\Local Settings\Application Data\Temporary Projects\HelloWinForm\obj\Release\HelloWinForm.exe' has more than one entry point defined: 'HelloWinForm.Test.Main()'. Compile with /main to specify the type that contains the entry point. C:\Documents and Settings\Bob\Local Settings\Application Data\Temporary Projects\HelloWinForm\Form1.cs 8 21 HelloWinForm

Error 2 Program 'C:\Documents and Settings\Bob\Local Settings\Application Data\Temporary Projects\HelloWinForm\obj\Release\HelloWinForm.exe' has more than one entry point defined: 'HelloWinForm.Program.Main()'. Compile with /main to specify the type that contains the entry point. C:\Documents and Settings\Bob\Local Settings\Application Data\Temporary Projects\HelloWinForm\Program.cs 14 21 HelloWinForm

Error 3 'HelloWinForm.Form1.Dispose(bool)': no suitable method found to override C:\Documents and Settings\Bob\Local Settings\Application Data\Temporary Projects\HelloWinForm\Form1.Designer.cs 14 33 HelloWinForm

Feeding this into a search engine:

"visual c#" "Compile with /main"

yielded this link:

Compiler Error CS0017
Visual C# Reference: Errors and Warnings. Compiler Error CS0017 ... Compile with /main to specify the type that contains the entry point. ...
msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/t9k01y87.aspx

which said:

If you are using MS Visual Studio and do not want to delete the other Main() methods you can specify the class which you want as you Entry Point in Startup Object in the Project Properties under Application Tab (at least for VS2008 Express)

Going to:

Project | HelloWinForm Properties | Application | Startup Object

I discovered it wasn't set. Setting it to either HelloWinForm.Test or HelloWinForm.Program, the first two problems disappear, but not the third. I can't see how this code has more than one entry point, and I'm not at all clear on why the compiler requires these gyrations in Startup Object. None of these issues are mentioned by CSharpSchool, which claims the code I used will run as written. This is my first Windows app, and WOW! am I in the dark on this. What gives? Maybe I should just get a different tutorial. Any explanations of this or, failing that, any suggestions for which tutorial(s) I should use?

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Re: problems compiling first Windows application

Feb 12th, 2009

Just some quick thoughts, if you are using .NET Framework 2.0 or up then you have the notion of partial classes, which means the code for the Form can be in several different files.

The code you posted seems to be designed to be the only code in the Form, so you could try to start a new project and on a new Form just copy this section:

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public MyWindow () : base ()
        {
            this.Text = "My First Windows Application";
            this.Size = new Size (300, 300);
            Label lblGreeting = new Label ();
            lblGreeting.Text = "Hello WinForm";
            lblGreeting.Location = new Point (100, 100);
            this.Controls.Add (lblGreeting);
        }
public MyWindow () : base ()
        {
            this.Text = "My First Windows Application";
            this.Size = new Size (300, 300);
            Label lblGreeting = new Label ();
            lblGreeting.Text = "Hello WinForm";
            lblGreeting.Location = new Point (100, 100);
            this.Controls.Add (lblGreeting);
        }

Just make sure "MyWindow" matches the name of the new Form and you can take off ": base()".

Hope that helps

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Re: problems compiling first Windows application

Feb 12th, 2009

Start with New project. Choose Empty project, name it CSharpSchool. Choose Add Item and select class. Now type in your code.

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Re: problems compiling first Windows application

Feb 12th, 2009

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I discovered it wasn't set. Setting it to either HelloWinForm.Test or HelloWinForm.Program, the first two problems disappear, but not the third. I can't see how this code has more than one entry point, and I'm not at all clear on why the compiler requires these gyrations in Startup Object. None of these issues are mentioned by CSharpSchool, which claims the code I used will run as written. This is my first Windows app, and WOW! am I in the dark on this. What gives? Maybe I should just get a different tutorial. Any explanations of this or, failing that, any suggestions for which tutorial(s) I should use?
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First, No, you do not need to set the Startup Object for this project.
Second, looks like a very old tutorial, I suggest getting a book so you are familiar with how VS structures a program.

To create your hello world project, let the IDE do the work for you.
Create a new Win Form project, drag a label named lblGreeting onto the form.
Now either setup the properties of the form for its Text and Size, and the Text for the label and just run it, OR (the hard way) in the constructor (the only method created for your new form) add the code under the existing InitializeComponent(); line.

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public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.Text = "My First Windows Application";
            this.Size = new Size(300, 300);
            Label lblGreeting = new Label();
            lblGreeting.Text = "Hello WinForm";
            lblGreeting.Location = new Point(100, 100);
            this.Controls.Add(lblGreeting);
 
        }
public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.Text = "My First Windows Application";
            this.Size = new Size(300, 300);
            Label lblGreeting = new Label();
            lblGreeting.Text = "Hello WinForm";
            lblGreeting.Location = new Point(100, 100);
            this.Controls.Add(lblGreeting);

        }