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Executing .NET Applications from Command Window:

Sometimes, you may require running the .NET applications from
Command window (MS-DOS window). At that time, follow the below steps: 1) Click on Start Run. 2) Type cmd. 3) Press Enter. 4) A MS-DOS prompt window will be opened.

5) Now, locate the bin folder of the required application, by using the
following commands. For example, let us imagine that there is a project named ConsoleApplication1 in D: drive.

6) Now, you got the output as Welcome to C# Console Programming

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19)

Passing Arguments to Main() Method

All of the previous examples in the material have been given without any
arguments to the Main() method.

However, when the program is invoked, you can pass some arguments to
the Main() method, if required.

C#s Main() method receives those arguments in string array format,

traditionally called as args (of course, C# allows you change the name also). Syn: Main(string[] args) Those arguments could be called as Command line arguments.

You can use these command line arguments for the internal logic in the
application. Application 12: Demo on Main() method arguments

For example, Let us create this application on D:

using using using using System; System.Collections.Generic; System.Linq; System.Text;

namespace ArgsDemo { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { if (args.Length > 0) { Console.WriteLine(args.Length + " arguments found. Those are:"); for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++) Console.WriteLine(args[i]); } else Console.WriteLine("No arguments found..."); Console.Read(); } } }

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Output:

20) Multiple Main() Methods

As you know already, Main() method is nothing but the entry point of the
application. Most commonly, a .NET application contains only one Main() method. If needed, you are supposed to define multiple Main() methods also.

But, at run time, only one Main() method can be specified as Entry Point.
This specification can be changed using the project properties. To understand better, we start with an example on this.

Application 13: Demo on Multiple Main() Methods

using using using using System; System.Collections.Generic; System.Linq; System.Text;

namespace MultipleMainMethods { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) {

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Console.WriteLine("This is the Main() method in Program class."); Console.Read(); } } class MySample { static void Main(string[] args) { Console.WriteLine("This is the Main() method in MySample class."); Console.Read(); } } } When this program is compiled, the compiler shows 2 compile time errors.

Its because, two Main() methods are found in MySample class and
Program class; So that the compiler cant understand which Main() method is to be used as exact entry point.

To specify the required entry point, we have to change Startup Object

option in the project properties. To open the project properties, click on Project menu Properties.

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 Then the project properties will be opened. Now, observe the Startup
Object option. The Startup Object option contains two options. 1) (Not Set) 2) MultipleMainMethods.Program
(MultipleMainMethods is the project name).

Whenever it is set to (Not Set), C# compiler automatically detects the

Main() method, where it is exists. This is the default value in the Startup object option. But this fails whenever multiple Main() methods are defined.

Now you have to select the required class that contains the desired Main()
method as entry point.

Finally close the properties tab and come to Program.cs tab.

Now run the application. Then you can get the output from the desired Main() method.

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