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Sassafras Finley
13,168 PointsUnable to start program...not a valid working directory.
I have cloned the Repo for ASP.NET MVC - Fitness Frog. When I try to run the program I get an error "Unable to start program" stating that the "\Treehouse.FitnessFrog\bin\Treehouse.FitnessFrog.dll" doesn't exist. I don't have a "bin" directory. What am I doing wrong here?
3 Answers
Robert Stefanic
35,170 PointsCan you post your full current working directory path?
If you've just cloned the directory, and opened the solution, then you may need to build the project first. The complaint is that the executable can't be found. Usually, if you're building a project using Visual Studio (I'm assuming you're opening the project in VS), the bin directory is created and the executable is stored there.
If you happen to know where the program sits (i.e. not in your \bin folder), then you will need to say where Treehouse.FitnessFrog.dll lives on your machine.
Sassafras Finley
13,168 PointsI didn't notice because the Output window was closing so quickly, but when I tried to build the project, it threw this error: C:\Users\Jason.Finley\Source\Repos\aspnet-fitness-frog\src\Treehouse.FitnessFrog\Treehouse.FitnessFrog.csproj(178,5): error : This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is ..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.1.0.0\build\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.props.
I've got my Package Restore options checked. I'm not sure where to execute these things, though: For .NET Core projects, run dotnet restore or dotnet build (which automatically runs restore). On the command line, run nuget restore (except for projects created with dotnet, in which case use dotnet restore).
Robert Stefanic
35,170 PointsIf you need to execute those, then from Visual Studio, go to Tools -> NuGet Package Manager -> Package Manager Console, and run dotnet restore. If you get any errors, post them here.
Sassafras Finley
13,168 PointsThat worked! I'm back on track. Thank you.
Robert Stefanic
35,170 PointsGlad it worked. You're welcome.