Glad I could help. I also have VS 2003, but like you, for the little stuff when I want to try out some little snippet on something I've been trying to get a handle on, I prefer SharpDevelop too.

As far as VS is concerned, even if you create a .cs file in some other editor and then load it into VS, you can't compile and run it without a project like you can with SharpDevelop.

As far as Antechinus, I bought that a long time ago, and I gave up on it. I've never gotten comfortable with it. For what it's worth, I think SharpDevelop is better (and cheaper).

Alan

>Thanks,Alan - this is useful. I tried to do exactly the same thing in VS .NET and FILE doesn't give you the option of creating a new .cs file without creating a project.
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>I feel more comfortable for this little stuff in having what seems to be the equivalent of MODI COMM for testing little things to see if I am getting a handle on syntax.
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>If anyone has figured out the Antechinus C# Editor I'd appreciate hearing from them too. (I've emailed support at their website but haven't heard back yet.) Pretty sure somebody here uses it as I originally heard about it here.
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>>Yes, it likes to be project oriented, but you can create or load just a 'file' and still compile and run it. You don't have to create a project first.
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>>When it starts up, just close the start page (or jsut ignore it, as you see fit), choose New/File from the menu, and you'll get some choices, just create an empty C# file.
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>>Alan
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>>>Thanks, Alan. Just downloaded it and tried it. I'm not getting why this is a simpler approach than just using VS .NET - granted the IDE is a bit slimmer, but it still seems to be project oriented. I guess I just need to mess around with this some more.
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>>>>Goto http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/Download/ and get SharpDevelop. It's free and it lets you write those little bits of code and compile and run them. It, like VS.Net likes projects best, but it's happy with simple .cs files too. It also has intellisense. No debugger unfortunately.
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>>>>Alan
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>>>>>Coming from a VFP background I'm having a little trouble conceptually getting started in C sharp.
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>>>>>I would like to create small programs like the ones shown in many beginner books but am not quite sure how to do so in the VS. NET IDE. i.e. do you need to create a new project for each little hello world sized program to test it?
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>>>>>I am using MM .NET to get a handle on the big picture but I'd like to be able to play with simple things in C# sharp just to get some fluency in the language.
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>>>>>Looking for something simpler as an IDE I downloaded Antechinus C# Editor which I assumed was an editor that would then compile and run the code, but when I run the setup I simply get an OK dialog and then ....? Nothing on menu, no icon - how does one run this thing.
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>>>>>Feeling a little silly that I can't get past these very basic concept, but of course starting from complete scratch is a lot of fun too. < g > Guidance appreciated.