VC# compile problem

[BobLewiston]

I installed VC# 2008 Express. Following the lessons at C# School at programmersheaven.com, I tried to compile the sample app HelloWorld

from the command prompt via:

csc HelloWorld.cs

but I got back:

'csc' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

As far as I know, the VC# install is OK. When I did the install, it said it was also installing .Net 3.5, SQL and a lot of other stuff, so I assume it also installed the actual compiler(s). When I click on the desktop icon, the IDE comes up without any error messages.

I didn't try to compile from the IDE though, because it looked a bit more involved, so I thought I'd follow the lessons in order.

Any idea where I went wrong?

P.S. I'm running under Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2.

 

[xtremezx2]

I've never compiled from a cmd prompt. If you want to compile the program just hit the build button. The press start to run it. It's not very involved at all, actually it's quite simple.

 

[UK31337]

You probably don't have csc on your system path therefore Windows doesn't know where it is and can't run it.