Question

I created a console application, but I want to turn it into a windows forms application.

I found This and it appeared to be what I needed, but I got an error message when I tried to use using System.Windows.Forms;

This is the error message I got:

Error 1 The type or namespace name ‘Windows’ does not exist in the namespace ‘System’ (are you missing an assembly reference?)

Is there another step, or is it somehow different in VS 2008?

Answer 1

You need to add a reference to the WinForms assembly

• Right click on the solution and select “Add Reference”
• Select System.Windows.Forms and hit OK

You may need to do the same for System.Data as well depending on your project setup