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03/13/2018 |
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Specifies the class or module that contains the Sub Main
procedure.
-main:location
location
Required. The name of the class or module that contains the Sub Main
procedure to be called when the program starts. This may be in the form -main:module or -main:namespace.module.
Use this option when you create an executable file or Windows executable program. If the -main option is omitted, the compiler searches for a valid shared Sub Main
in all public classes and modules.
See Main Procedure in Visual Basic for a discussion of the various forms of the Main
procedure.
When location
is a class that inherits from xref:System.Windows.Forms.Form, the compiler provides a default Main
procedure that starts the application if the class has no Main
procedure. This lets you compile code at the command line that was created in the development environment.
[!code-vbVbVbalrCompiler#16]
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Have a project selected in Solution Explorer. On the Project menu, click Properties.
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Click the Application tab.
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Make sure the Enable application framework check box is not checked.
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Modify the value in the Startup object box.
The following code compiles T2.vb
and T3.vb
, specifying that the Sub Main
procedure will be found in the Test2
class.
vbc t2.vb t3.vb -main:Test2