cs 5001 No Main method suitable for entry point

I keep getting the following from code generated by VS2005:

Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\BegCSharpDb\Chapter2_Examples\Chapter2_Examples\obj\Debug\Chapter2_Examples.exe' does not contain a static 'Main' method suitable for an entry point Chapter2_Examples

Please see the code below:

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace Employees

{

static class Program

{

/// <summary>

/// The main entry point for the application.

/// </summary>

[STAThread]

static void Main()

{

Application.EnableVisualStyles();

Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);

Application.Run(new Form1());

}

How do I resolve this

Incidentally, the braces are in their correct positions in the original code - they just look wrong here.

Ruel

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cs 5001 No Main method suitable for entry point

pu132
The two project types were windows, with the first one being an empty application and the second a windows app. I ended up deleting the two projects and creating one project windows project with a windows application.

When I did that the app worked well and I did not have to have an entry in the startup object field. Do you think that the problem might have been caused from using instructions relating to VS2003 to build a VS2005 project

Thanks for the assistance you have provided.

Ruel
RR06
I found that there was no startup object as you suspected I suppose, so I selected Employees.Program, but now Project Properties is looking for the resource file. I tried Resource.resx, but I am not being allowed to use that as a selection.

Ruel
huysmans
hi

i solved this problem...you create console application not windows application...if you do it, the problem will solve and not see this error message....

good luck!

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ameyayashu
Thanks again!

Ruel
MR123
Hello Again

I ended up deleting the two projects which consisted of an empty application and windows application and creating one win app which solved the problem.

Perhaps I should not have followed the instructions from the text which was based on VS2003, since I am using VS2005.

Thanks for your reply.

Ruel
paso

I am having the same issue in VS2005. I don't want to uninstall/reinstall VS2005. If I do it might be fix it but it is kinda not solving the root issue.

What I do is create a new console C# and delete program.cs and add another source file that I know should compile and obviously it has Main function.

I notice when I go to Project properties, and click on 'Assembly Information' it is all blank.

Start-up object=(not set)

Any idea
jv_getmore
Check your project properites. What is selected as the startup object

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SvenC
sesnir
The resources bullet was checked. I checked the icon bullet in the resources panel of the dialog and was able to rerun debugging, but I still get the same error. This project was started with an empty project and then form1 was added subsequently as another project. I following an example from a text before working on my own project.

Ruel
anishettypraveen
What is looking for a resource file Closing the dialog gives an error Or bulding the project

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SvenC
jzfredricks
What is your output type - same properies page than startup object Is it "Windows Application"

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SvenC
ILV
Thanks for replying-

I tried pasting the Main method code to Form1.cs but it did not work. I even changed the startup object to employees.form1 but no success.

Ruel
Robert Barnes
Depends on what those instructions for VS2003 where But it should have behaved like it did. Well - the main point is, that its working now.

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SvenC
Tryst

hi,

may be this clasas program is not registered for your project build, i'm not sure but try to add other class and copy the program class to it, or copy the Main method to your form1 code

hope this helps
CemSharp
You cannot change the startup object

Show us your Main function.

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SvenC
cs 5001 No Main method suitable for entry point

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