Where to specify <RunCommand> tag in .Net Core .csproj file

Question

Where to define this command in csproj file? bin\Debug\net47\MyApp.exe

I m using .net core 2.0.0 SDK. I m not getting RunCommand in Intellisense. Also while building my solution, I have 7 projects and main project is of type console application and its Output Type is EXE. Solution gets built successfully. While I press F5 it gives me MessageBox containing message like "Unable to run your project. The RunCommand is not defined."

How to solve this?

Answer 1

This is typically set by the SDK. Most likely you are targeting netstandard2.0 (was it a Class Library project that you later added a Main() to?). Try targeting the specific runtime+version - in your case netcoreapp2.0 or net47 - instead.

If you want to build both Core and Full Framework you can specify multiple target frameworks by separating them with a semicolon and changing the TargetFramework tag name to plural (TargetFrameworks):

<TargetFrameworks>net47;netcoreapp2.0</TargetFrameworks>

Alternatively, you should be able to specify a <RunCommand> inside <PropertyGroup> in your .csproj file. FWIW I can't seem to get anything to show up in Intellisense except the generic <PropertyName> and anything I've already added to the list.

An example would be:

<RunCommand>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\$(AssemblyName).exe</RunCommand>