How to: Create a New Visual C# Express Application
Visual C# Express Edition provides you with a set of possible new project types. You should select the project type that best matches the type of application you want to create.
To create a new Visual C# Express project
On the File menu, click New Project.
If you already have a project open, you will be prompted to save or discard it. To open an existing project, click Open Project on the File menu..
Select the project type from the following list:
Project Type Project Description Windows Application
This project type is for creating Windows client applications. The project creates a Windows Form onto which you can drop other controls, and display text and graphics. For more information, see How to: Create a C# Windows Application.
Class Library
A class library project creates a library file that can be used to store commonly used code for use in other applications.
Console Application
This project type is for creating command-line utilities and applications. The output and input of the program occurs through a text-based terminal window. For more information, see How to: Create a C# Console Application.
Empty Project
This option creates a project that contains no files.
Starter Kit
Several Starter Kit projects are provided with Visual C# Express Edition, including a screen saver utility and a database application. For more information, see How to: Build the Visual C# Starter Kit.
Chose a new name for your project. You can always keep the default name if you want.
Click OK to create the project. Visual C# Express Edition will create the necessary files, and open up the main source file in the code window.
See Also
Concepts
Designing a User Interface in Visual C# Express
Editing Code in Visual C# Express