'doesn't exits in current context' error - super simple

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I opened a program I had made yesterday which ran just fine yesterday but today in Visual Studio 2013 Express for Windows, the 'Console' part of all of the 'Console.WriteLine("");' are underlined in red, giving the error 'doesnt exist in current context' - Ive looked for several solutions but I cant find any - I've just started out and its frustrating not being able to test my programs, the code below is a super simple version that gives the same error. Thanks in advance for any help.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;

class Start
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("This is an Error :S");
    }
}

Is that really your code? I would expect that error if you class was named System or something like that... — dee-see, Jul 22 '14 at 13:45
I have known the error highlighting to get confused at times. Does it actually refuse to compile? You may find that it actually works and its just the display that is incorrect. — Chris, Jul 22 '14 at 13:45
Have you tried `using System.Object;` or `using System.Console;`? — chiapa, Jul 22 '14 at 13:46
Is it "Express for Windows" or "Express for Windows Desktop"? I'm not sure that the former supports any project types where `System.Console` is supported. — Damien_The_Unbeliever, Jul 22 '14 at 13:46
I have tried System.Console... and the same error but on the 'System.Console' part... — oscholten, Jul 22 '14 at 13:47
Is it Windows forms? When you first created the project, what did you choose? — chiapa, Jul 22 '14 at 13:51
I just tested it in a blank windows app and it still gives the error — oscholten, Jul 22 '14 at 13:56

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 22 '14 at 14:10

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There is no namespace. Wrap the existing class in a namespace.

answered Jul 22 '14 at 14:10

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 22 '14 at 14:11

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If I understand correctly, you're trying to create a Windows 8 app. Console is unavailable in this type of app as explained here.

Types and members that are not applicable to developing Windows Store apps (such as console and ASP.NET types).

answered Jul 22 '14 at 14:11

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That makes sense but he said he tried yesterday and it was working – chiapa Jul 22 '14 at 14:14
Ah sorry, you're right, I missed that. It's strange it would work in a Windows 8 app in the first place :/ – keyboardP Jul 22 '14 at 14:15
thats it!! :D <3 i was on my laptop yesterday (windows 7) thankyou – oscholten Jul 22 '14 at 14:27
@oscholten - do you realise that saying "it worked yesterday" usually implies, without further qualification, "on this machine, using this version of Visual Studio", rather than "on a completely different machine using a different version of Visual Studio" - how were we meant to guess at that when you just said "it worked yesterday"? – Damien_The_Unbeliever Jul 22 '14 at 14:46

'doesn't exits in current context' error - super simple

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