C#•16mo ago

✅ New to visual studio why are my Console.Write/ReadLines white?

Im trying to make a console app with .net

333fred•9/19/24, 8:11 PM

Did you open a project? Or just a random cs file?

3333fred Did you open a project? Or just a random cs file?

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:17 PM

Project

333fred•9/19/24, 8:18 PM

Can you take a screenshot of your solution explorer?

333fred•9/19/24, 8:18 PM

And does your project build?

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:18 PM

No its doesnt build

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:19 PM

Well it builds just not the latest version

333fred•9/19/24, 8:19 PM

That just means it doesn't build

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:19 PM

Where do i find solution explorer?

333fred•9/19/24, 8:20 PM

Just take a screenshot of VS entirely

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:20 PM

333fred•9/19/24, 8:20 PM

Yeah, so see how it says "Miscellaneous Files" at the top-left there?

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:20 PM

yeah

333fred•9/19/24, 8:21 PM

That means it's not actually the

Program.cs

Program.cs

file from your project

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:21 PM

so how do i use the program.cs

333fred•9/19/24, 8:22 PM

Double-click on the

Program.cs

Program.cs

in your project

333fred•9/19/24, 8:22 PM

(Note: the window on the right, titled "Solution Explorer", is your solution explorer)

3333fred Double-click on the `Program.cs` in your project

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:22 PM

Nothing happens

3333fred (Note: the window on the right, titled "Solution Explorer", is your solution exp...

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:22 PM

ohh right thank you

333fred•9/19/24, 8:23 PM

Close the file and try again

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:25 PM

its still the same

333fred•9/19/24, 8:25 PM

It still says misc files?

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:26 PM

yeah

333fred•9/19/24, 8:26 PM

If you click the dropdown, do you see any other options?

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:26 PM

333fred•9/19/24, 8:26 PM

Also, I just realized, you're using .NET Framework

333fred•9/19/24, 8:26 PM

Did you intentionally choose that?

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:27 PM

I did but idk if i should be

333fred•9/19/24, 8:27 PM

$newproject

3333fred $newproject

MODiX•9/19/24, 8:27 PM

When creating a new project, prefer using .NET over .NET Framework, unless you have a very specific reason to be using .NET Framework.
.NET Framework is now legacy code and only get security fix updates, it no longer gets new features and is not recommended.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/569261465463160900/899381236617855016/unknown.png

333fred•9/19/24, 8:28 PM

I would delete your current project and start over, this time using a modern .NET option

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:29 PM

This one?

333fred•9/19/24, 8:30 PM

Yes

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:31 PM

It says miscellanous files top left again

333fred•9/19/24, 8:32 PM

Did you delete the old project?

333fred•9/19/24, 8:33 PM

And not make the new project in the same location as the old project?

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:35 PM

Okay ive deleted them all

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:37 PM

this error comes up fater i make the project

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:37 PM

333fred•9/19/24, 8:37 PM

Uh, what happens if you open a comment prompt and run

dotnet --list-sdks

dotnet --list-sdks

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:39 PM

I cant even run it, it says attach

333fred•9/19/24, 8:39 PM

huh?

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:39 PM

look

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:40 PM

idk if i did the prompt right but where start normally is. Theres attach

333fred•9/19/24, 8:40 PM

Nono

333fred•9/19/24, 8:40 PM

Literally open a command prompt

333fred•9/19/24, 8:40 PM

This isn't a vs thing

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:40 PM

ohh

RookOP•9/19/24, 8:42 PM

333fred•9/19/24, 8:44 PM

:squint:

333fred•9/19/24, 8:44 PM

Alright, uh, something is broken in your install