How to run a C# project without the project file?

Question

I have an C# source code of some software my company is using. This source code contains .xaml, .cs files, and one: App.config, packages.config. However there is no main project file that I can open in Visual Studio.

The original source code can not be found, and the programmer who made it has left the company long ago.

My question is - can I open such a project in C# somehow, without the main project file, so that I could make some changes and compile this application?

Answer 1

Just create a new WPF application project and add the existing files.

Answer 2

You can compile the code using the c# compiler csc (which you can find in the .NET Framework installation folder), or just create a new project in Visual studio and add the WPF files to it. The last option is the easiest one.