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Error CS1555 and CS8804 when running my MVC project Visual Studio NET8.0
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Armand Haikarl
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How do i fix this error when running my MVC project: CSS1555: could not find 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design' specified for Main Method and CS8804 cannot specify /main if there is a compilation unit with top-level statements.
My project is based on this tutorial: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/tutorials/first-mvc-app/start-mvc?view=aspnetcore-8.0&tabs=visual-studio
ive followed all the steps and this error pops up at the end of part 5. i dont know whats wrong with my program. ive checked all my codes and they have no errors please help
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Armand Haikarl 0 Reputation points
2023-12-24T14:59:46.9933333+00:00 Before that i can just run my program and enter the website with no errors. when this pops up i cant even get into the website
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Anonymous2023-12-25T05:55:18.72+00:00 Hi,@Armand Haikarl, have you checked if you referred the package in project file?
<ItemGroup> ... <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="8.0.0" /> ... </ItemGroup> -
Anonymous
2023-12-28T08:43:31.62+00:00 Hi，@Armand Haikarl，have your issue been solved?
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