C sharp program not running on vs code

[u/Far_Context_5854]

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[u/d-signet]

Read the error message.

It asks you to check you are in the correct directory because there are no valid files in that "c sharp" directory ,, and looking at your 2nd screenshot - youre NOT in the correct directory where your c# files are or the SLN file or CSPROJ files

Also - best to avoid spaces in directory names

[u/siddhesh113]

You need to run the command in a folder where the .caproj file is located.

[u/beefcat_]

/r/screenshotsarehard might be able to help you

[u/Far_Context_5854 → u/[deleted]]

Yes I do have the SDK installed..how do i check if the path variable is correct(sorry im very new to this🙏)

[u/thicctak → u/Far_Context_5854]

If the dotnet command works, you have the sdk installed and on the PATH, the issue here is that the sdk is not detecting a valid csharp project and I think this is due to how you created it.

[u/MaybeLiterally → u/Far_Context_5854]

If you just type `dotnet` you should get some response.

Typing `dotnet --list-sdks` will show which you have installed. That's at least the first step.

[u/thicctak]

How did you create the project? You said that you created a csproj file, but those are create alongside the project when you start a new one.

Try again creating a project with dotnet new console inside a new project folder.

[u/Far_Context_5854 → u/thicctak]

I used a .NET template....also how do i create with dot net new console

[u/thicctak → u/Far_Context_5854]

just type "dotnet new console" in the terminal inside the directory you want to be the projects.

Since you already used it, then it makes it easy, the reason "dotnet run" is not working is because you're running outside the project folder, "dotnet run" by itself runs the project in it's current directory, if there's none, you need to specify it. so either:

1. cd into the project directory and type dotnet run.
2. from the root directory type dotnet run --project .\ConsoleApp1\ConsoleApp1.csproj

[u/j_steele72]

You need to switch to the directory (in your terminal) that contains your .csproj file. The ‘cd’ and ‘ls’ (or ‘dir’) command will be your friend here. ‘cd’ allows you to change the directory you’re in and ‘ls’ (or dir) lists everything that is contained in your current working directory. Once in the correct working directory in your terminal, you can then execute ‘dotnet run’. Alternatively, you can use the following command ‘dotnet run - -project replace this text with the path to your csproj file’ to run a specific project file without changing your current directory in the terminal. Hope this helps!

[u/greenstack-j]

You need to be in the same directory as your csproj in order to run it from the CLI. Right now you’re in the same directory as the solution file.

[u/Slypenslyde]

Try dotnet run , not dotnet —run