Starting a new project
Steps on installing and starting a new project in Visual C# 2005 Express Edition.
When we start the Visual C# 2005 IDE, it displays the `Start Page':
The start page has various sections. There is a section for displaying the latest news on Visual C# 2005 Express Edition. This section is titled: `MSDN: Visual C# 2005 Express Edition'. The `Getting Started' Section contains links to the topics that provide instructions on working with C# applications. The `Recent Projects' section displays a list of the recently created projects. It also has options for opening a previously saved project or creating a new project.
For starting a new project, there are several options:
- In the `File' menu, select the `New Project...' option.
OR
- On the toolbar, click on the `New Project' button.
OR
- In the `Recent Projects' section, click the link `Project' of the `Create' option.
Using any of these methods will open up a dialog box. This is where we select the type of project we want to create:
Although many options are shown in the dialog box, we are interested in three types of projects:
Windows Application - A project for creating an application with a Windows user interface. This is the regular type for creating windows desktop applications.
Console Applications - A project for creating command-line applications. These applications run from the command-line, just like old MS-DOS applications.
Class Library - A project for creating a C# class library (.dll). Class libraries are used from other applications.
The initial chapters of this tutorial use the command-line projects. Later on, we will be creating windows applications and some class libraries.
Once a project type is selected by clicking on it, the name of the project must be provided and the `OK' button clicked to proceed.
