Is C# Console application a managed code?

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I wrote a c# console application which created 3 files: a.exe, a.exe.config, a.pdb.

Can I copy these files to any Win computer and execute it, or the computer needs correct .net framework and maybe some other stuff?

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Zalek

Posted 18-Mar-14 6:16am

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Yes. However, you can be calling unmanaged code in a console application.

Posted 18-Mar-14 6:33am

Abhinav S

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18T06:22:00

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Yes, any C# application is managed code - it is intimately tied to the .NET framework, so you will need that or a replacement such as one of the Mono variants to run any C# program, beit console or Winforms.

You must have the appropriate .NET framework installed to run any .NET application.

Posted 18-Mar-14 6:22am

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zalekbloom 18-Mar-14 12:47pm

Is there any DOS command to find if a computer has .net fremework installed?

Thanks,

Zalek

OriginalGriff 18-Mar-14 12:55pm

There is no DOS command to check (though you can check to see if the folder exists:
%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5
But that's dangerous if your users are...um...nontechnical.
There is also the registry:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318785
Which you can check via the command line:
reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.5"| findstr Install
But...I hate letting users near the registry either.
You can do it via a web browser:
http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/188674/A-safe-way-to-get-the-user-to-check-if-the-NET-fra
But as far as I know, that is pretty much your lot!