*How do I add MVC 4 to an existing .net framework web application 4.8 that includes controller and view folders, and routing information.

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I thought that is should be more specific in my question, so, I created a new post with more a more specific title.

I am using visual studio 2019. The project is called MBSAnalysisWebApp. This project has a target framework of 4.8.. I took your suggestion and tried to add an existing item to my project, but it calls up file explorer. I looks like it expects you to add a file.

When I choose to add a new item, I get these choices:

MVC 5 View Page (Razor)

MVC 5 View Page with Layout (Razor)l

MVC 5 Layout Page (Razor)

MVC 5 Partial Page (Razor)

I see I need to add MVC 4 to my .net 4.8 web app project. I ran this in the nuget console : "NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc -Version 4.0.30506"

It showed that the system.web.mvc.dll was in the references now, but no controller or view folders?

I searched for the scenario where an MVC 4 was added to .net framework 4.8, but didnt find any.

as usual, thanks for any advice or suggestions

Answer 1

Hi @iqworks Information Quality Works,

Support for MVC 4 is limited. You cannot create MVC4 templates in VS2019.

Only ASP.NET MVC 5.x is supported in VS2017 and above,

https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/using-aspnet-mvc4-in-vs2017/284556

You can only open existing MVC 4 projects that run successfully by installing MVC 4 components.

Best regards,
Lan Huang

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