Question Migrating from .NET Framework to .NET Core

[mauede]

I have written only 216 lines of C# code for my new project.
I would like to migrate from .NET Framework 4.8 to .NET Core 6.0
How can I do that?

Thank you in advance.
Maura

 

[JohnH]

The link to consolex github?

 

[JohnH]

I think I chose a Console application

Then why do you have "winexe" in project file?

 

[JohnH]

The image in post 3, you need to remove the COM reference "system_windows_forms"

 

[mauede]

I downloaded ConsoleX from Rex Cardan GitHub account. I added the 3 C# files to my project, added a "using ConsoleX" in my file and built the solution

 

[JohnH]

I downloaded ConsoleX from Rex Cardan GitHub account.

Here's the link GitHub - rexcardan/ConsoleX: A helper library when writing console based applications in .NET

 

[mauede]

Shall I remove all the lines in-between COMreference?

 

[mauede]

Then why do you have "winexe" in project file?

Maybe I chose the Windows application.

 

[JohnH]

Here's what I would do:
1 create a new Console Application (.Net 6)
2 edit project file for the below

<TargetFramework>net6.0-windows</TargetFramework>
<UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>

3 save and rebuild
4 add the three .cs files from ConsoleX, and rebuild
5 add any custom code you had from the old .Net 4.8 project.

 

[mauede]

Here's what I would do:
1 create a new Console Application (.Net 6)
2 edit project file for the below

<TargetFramework>net6.0-windows</TargetFramework>
<UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>

3 save and rebuild
4 add the three .cs files from ConsoleX, and rebuild
5 add any custom code you had from the old .Net 4.8 project.

Will try tomorrow. Thank you so much

 

[mauede]

Will try tomorrow. Thank you so much

The procedure you indicated works. Thank you so much.

By chance, I would like to know how to edit the project file to generate a self-contained executable. At present, when I publish my code Visual Studio creates an executable but it dumps in the same folder all the files the executable depends on.
My goal is to create an app that includes the .exe and the runtime environment. So that app could be installed in any other Windows platform.
Thank you

 

[JohnH]

Right-click project in Solution Explorer and select Publish. After creating profile for example to output to folder, edit Target Runtime in profile settings from 'portable' to for example 'win-x64' and in File publish options check 'Produce single file'. You can choose Deployment mode framework-dependent (target system has .Net) or self-contained (includes any .Net libraries used).

Application publishing - .NET

Learn about the ways to publish a .NET application. .NET can publish platform-specific or cross-platform apps. You can publish an app as self-contained or as framework-dependent. Each mode affects how a user runs your app.

docs.microsoft.com

Create a single file for application deployment - .NET

Learn what single file application is and why you should consider using this application deployment model.

docs.microsoft.com