Could not find ‘Program’ specified for Main method

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I get this when I run a c# program: CSC : error CS1555: Could not find ‘Program’ specified for Main method [/home/runner/2/sdfsdf.csproj]

The build failed. Fix the build errors and run again.

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Hi there @schoolcs! Please could you send the URL of a Repl in which you’re experiencing this problem so we can take a look. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Actually, I believe i have managed to find your repl: https://replit.com/@schoolcs/1
The problem is, dotnet is looking for a Program class with a Main function, but you have only provided a class called MainClass. All you need to do to fix your error is rename this class to Program! :+1:

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https://replit.com/@NitinKumar154/HelloWorld#main.cs
Can you please tell me why is it showing error after using “Program” instead of “Main”.

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Rename your method from main to Main. Also, you’ll need to change Console.Writeline to Console.WriteLine, and Console.Readline to Console.ReadLine.

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Thank you so much , dude.

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I get the same error message with my experiment repl in c#: main.cs - Testing in C# - Replit.
Any idea what has been causing it?

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Take the class out of the namespace (remove lines 7 & 20). Alternatively, remove line 6 from the .csproj file and use top-level statements: have just this in your file:

Console.WriteLine("Press a key to stop the program"); 
Console.ReadKey();  // If any key is pressed it automatically does the action below
Console.WriteLine("stopping program...");
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Thanks Umar, that really helps.

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