Compile C# from NPP
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Hey guys, I’ve been fixated on this problem to the detriment of my other pursuits. I am trying to compile my c# code from npp using this guide… (https://dzone.com/articles/notepad-c-compiler-you-can-do)
When I do Run>run the message I get in cmd is that the source file cannot be found and a warning 2008 that no source has been specified. I’ve double checked and the .cs files are present in the folder I list in the path. Please Help
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it might be that a space in the file path is breaking this,
did you try to encase $(FULL_CURRENT_PATH) in double quotes?
“$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)”If this doesn’t help submit what you put into run menu and where your files are.
In addition, I would recommend using nppexec instead of run menu anyway.Cheers
Claudia -
thanks for your help, this is what I input:
cmd /k csc.exe “$(C:\Users\user1\Documents\MyFiles\sample.cs)” -
the $ is only needed if a variable needs to be expanded not if you provide the path manually.
Cheers
Claudia -
Perhaps the best way to explain it so that it is understood is that instead of doing
cmd /k csc.exe “$(C:\Users\user1\Documents\MyFiles\sample.cs)”
You should do
cmd /k csc.exe “C:\Users\user1\Documents\MyFiles\sample.cs”
Make sure that works, then change it to how you really should do it, and that is, have your file – C:\Users\user1\Documents\MyFiles\sample.cs – active in an editor tab, and then invoke exactly this:
cmd /k csc.exe “$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)”
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That did it, thanks Claudia :-)
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@Scott-Sumner said:
Perhaps the best way to explain it so that it is understood is that instead of doing
cmd /k csc.exe “$(C:\Users\user1\Documents\MyFiles\sample.cs)”
You should do
cmd /k csc.exe “C:\Users\user1\Documents\MyFiles\sample.cs”
Make sure that works, then change it to how you really should do it, and that is, have your file – C:\Users\user1\Documents\MyFiles\sample.cs – active in an editor tab, and then invoke exactly this:
cmd /k csc.exe “$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)”
TY guys I’m up and running.
