How to run a Csharp file using command line

Step1: Create a csharp project

create a folder MyProject on desktop.

open notepad and copy the bellow code and save as helloworld.cs file in the above folder


using System;
namespace HelloWorld
{
    class Hello
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Hello India");

            // Keep the console window open in debug mode.
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit.");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}


step2: Set environment variables for visual studio command line

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0>cd\

C:\>cd Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\Tools

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\Tools>VsDevCmd.bat

step3: Run the program

 From the Start menu, open the Developer Command Prompt for VS2015

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0>cd\

C:\>cd Users\Techjini\Desktop\MyProject

C:\Users\Techjini\Desktop\MyProject>csc helloworld.cs
Microsoft (R) Visual C# Compiler version 1.3.1.60616
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Techjini\Desktop\MyProject>helloworld
Hello India