How to compile from command line?

[redss]

Help! I am not having any luck compiling a simple VB.NET hello world program from the command line.

I'm following the directions at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...leroptions.asp

So here is what I type:

vbc /reference:Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll form1.vb

Using visual studio.net (2002) all I did was create a new windows application, add a button, with a msgbox routine when clicked. (all this
code was automatically created by the IDE)

Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()

        'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
        InitializeComponent()

        'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

    End Sub

    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing Then
            If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub

    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
  Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
  <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
    Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
    Me.SuspendLayout()
    '
    'Button1
    '
    Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(120, 96)
    Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
    Me.Button1.TabIndex = 0
    Me.Button1.Text = "Button1"
    '
    'Form1
    '
    Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
    Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 273)
    Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.Button1})
    Me.Name = "Form1"
    Me.Text = "Form1"
    Me.ResumeLayout(False)

  End Sub

#End Region

  Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    MsgBox("hello there world...")
  End Sub
End Class

I get errors like the following (this is the the beginning...):

vbc : error BC30420: 'Sub Main' was not found in 'Form1'.
C:\temp\Form1.vb(15) : error BC30002: Type 'System.Windows.Forms.Form' is not defined.

    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:\temp\Form1.vb(30) : error BC30284: sub 'Dispose' cannot be declared 'Overrides' because it does not override a sub in a base class.

    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)

Anybody have any ideas what I'm doing wrong???? Thanks in advance...

[lianwk]

Hi,

Yuo missed something in your compile parameters.

You just use Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll, you forgot to put System.dll, System.Windows.Form.dll and System.Drawing.dll in you compile parameter.