How to rename sub main to function main

[Rody Reulen]

I made an console application with Visual Basic .net. Visual Basic will
automatically create the sub procedure main for you. I try to convert the
main procedure to a function.

During the compilation I will get an error message:

No accessible 'Main' method with an appropriate signature was found in
<application>.

I took a look at the following settings in Visual Basic dotnet:

Project, properties, common properties, general, start object

Here it's possible to define you startup project, but when I modify this
option, the startup object is automatically reset to Sub Main in stead of
Function Main.

Does someone know how to change this?

Thank in advance.

Kind regards,

Rody

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Rody Reulen" <rr*****@romacel.nl> scripsit:

I made an console application with Visual Basic .net. Visual Basic will
automatically create the sub procedure main for you. I try to convert the
main procedure to a function.

During the compilation I will get an error message:

No accessible 'Main' method with an appropriate signature was found in
<application>.

I took a look at the following settings in Visual Basic dotnet:

Project, properties, common properties, general, start object

Here it's possible to define you startup project, but when I modify this
option, the startup object is automatically reset to Sub Main in stead of
Function Main.

Post the code you are using.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[José Manuel Agüero]

Hello, Rody:

The Main() method must have public access. If it is inside a class, it must also be shared:

\\\
module MyTestModule
public sub Main()
end sub
end module

class MyTestClass
public shared sub Main()
end sub
end class
///

Regards.
"Rody Reulen" <rr*****@romacel.nl> escribió en el mensaje news:40***********************@dreader14.news.xs4a ll.nl...
| I made an console application with Visual Basic .net. Visual Basic will
| automatically create the sub procedure main for you. I try to convert the
| main procedure to a function.
|
| During the compilation I will get an error message:
|
| No accessible 'Main' method with an appropriate signature was found in
| <application>.
|
| I took a look at the following settings in Visual Basic dotnet:
|
| Project, properties, common properties, general, start object
|
| Here it's possible to define you startup project, but when I modify this
| option, the startup object is automatically reset to Sub Main in stead of
| Function Main.
|
| Does someone know how to change this?
|
| Thank in advance.
|
| Kind regards,
|
| Rody

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Rody,
As Herfried stated, post your code.

Main can be a function as long as it returns an Integer.

Also you can either have an array of string as a parameter or no parameters.

For details see:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...sicModules.asp

and

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...helloworld.asp

Hope this helps
Jay

"Rody Reulen" <rr*****@romacel.nl> wrote in message
news:40***********************@dreader14.news.xs4a ll.nl...

I made an console application with Visual Basic .net. Visual Basic will
automatically create the sub procedure main for you. I try to convert the
main procedure to a function.

During the compilation I will get an error message:

No accessible 'Main' method with an appropriate signature was found in
<application>.

I took a look at the following settings in Visual Basic dotnet:

Project, properties, common properties, general, start object

Here it's possible to define you startup project, but when I modify this
option, the startup object is automatically reset to Sub Main in stead of
Function Main.

Does someone know how to change this?

Thank in advance.

Kind regards,

Rody

[Rody Reulen]

The problem is solved now.

The reason why it did work was because I did specify:

Function Main()
' Do something

Return <integer value>
End Function

in stead of

Function Main() as Integer
'Do something

Return <integer value>
End Function

As you can see I did not explicitly specify the returnvalue type from the
function.

Thanks for you help.

Kind regards,

Rody

"Rody Reulen" <rr*****@romacel.nl> wrote in message
news:40***********************@dreader14.news.xs4a ll.nl...

I made an console application with Visual Basic .net. Visual Basic will
automatically create the sub procedure main for you. I try to convert the
main procedure to a function.

During the compilation I will get an error message:

No accessible 'Main' method with an appropriate signature was found in
<application>.

I took a look at the following settings in Visual Basic dotnet:

Project, properties, common properties, general, start object

Here it's possible to define you startup project, but when I modify this
option, the startup object is automatically reset to Sub Main in stead of
Function Main.

Does someone know how to change this?

Thank in advance.

Kind regards,

Rody

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Rody Reulen" <rr*****@romacel.nl> scripsit:

The reason why it did work was because I did specify:

Function Main()
' Do something

Return <integer value>
End Function

in stead of

Function Main() as Integer
'Do something

Return <integer value>
End Function

As you can see I did not explicitly specify the returnvalue type from the
function.

Always do that! I would specify an access modifier explicitly too.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[Phill. W]

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi***************@gmx.at> wrote in message
news:OV**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

* "Rody Reulen" <rr*****@romacel.nl> scripsit: .. . .

Function Main() as Integer .. . . Return <integer value>
End Function

.. . . I would specify an access modifier explicitly too.

Herfried,

Having never used an access modifier in this situation myself,
which would you recommend and why?

Regards,
Phill W.

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Phill. W" <P.A.Ward@o-p-e-n-.-a-c-.-u-k> scripsit:

. . .

Function Main() as Integer . . . Return <integer value>
End Function

. . .

I would specify an access modifier explicitly too.

Herfried,

Having never used an access modifier in this situation myself,
which would you recommend and why?

'Public Sub Main'. If you don't specify a modifier, the sub will be
public too, but it's "good style" to always specify the modifier...

;-)

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[Chris Dunaway]

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 10:32:01 +0100, Rody Reulen wrote:

The problem is solved now.

The reason why it did work was because I did specify:

Function Main()

in stead of

Function Main() as Integer

If Option Strict On was set, it should have flagged it as an error. Is
Option Strict On?

--
Chris

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