Compiler error - exe does not contain a static 'Main' method suitable for an entry point

Question

I have the compiler error shown in the image and am not able to resolve it - "Consults.exe does not contain a static 'Main' method suitable for an entry point". My program does contain a Main method.

The Error Message

public static int Main(string[] args) 
{ 
    Program s = new Program(); 
    s.name(); 
    string d = Console.ReadLine(); 
    return 0; 
}

public static int Main(string[] args) { Program s = new Program(); s.name(); string d = Console.ReadLine(); return 0; } — Lumiere, May 31 '15 at 12:36
Try removing `public` from the method. If it doesn't help - clean your solution (Build -> Clean Solution). — Alex Sikilinda, May 31 '15 at 12:41
@adaam you can check the main method `void Main(string[] args) { Program s = new Program(); s.name(); string d = Console.ReadLine(); }` — Lumiere, May 31 '15 at 12:46
add [STAThread] brfore main like this `[STAThread] static void Main() {}` — Milad Qasemi, May 31 '15 at 12:51
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/79253/discussion-between-lumiere-and-user2320445). — Lumiere, May 31 '15 at 13:03
It should be `static void Main() { System.Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!"); }`. — adaam, May 31 '15 at 13:16
@Claies it is not important. void or int with return is allowed by the compiler. — keenthinker, May 31 '15 at 13:35
What about setting the output to "Console Application"? Do you have it so? — user35443, Jun 07 '15 at 12:15

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered May 31 '15 at 13:36

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In a console Application, the compiler requires the Main() function to be void and not return any such value.

answered May 31 '15 at 13:36

Kai Hirst

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Never heard of this. Are you sure about your claim? _All_ my console applications return values from `Main`. See [this example](http://ideone.com/Pqi63n) as a proof-of-concept for returning values from `Main`. – Uwe Keim May 31 '15 at 13:36
No real set rule on it, but I've always worked on the best practice of this. – Kai Hirst May 31 '15 at 13:54
That's nonsense I'm afraid. It is clearly documented on MSDN that Main() functions may return an int value and console applications are specifically mentioned. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/acy3edy3.aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0fwzzxz2.aspx Indeed, its conventional for command-line utilities to return an integer code indicating success or failure (or truthiness) so that they can be used in conditional statements within scripts. – Stephen Kennedy Jun 07 '15 at 11:14

Compiler error - exe does not contain a static 'Main' method suitable for an entry point

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