Add a NuGet package to a non VS .cs file

Asked May 10 '18 at 18:17

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I have a small Json parser C# file that requires a nuget package. I have it as part of another major project (non VS), so I don't want to create a VS project in here. I tried something like this from the command line:

nuget install Newtonsoft.Json

This returns a success message, but all it does is download the package to my current project. When I try to use the package from my file I get this:

 The type or namespace name 'Newtonsoft' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

How do I get my file to recognize the library? I'm kind of new to .cs, so if there is a better solution to this I'm all about it.

Thanks in advance guys!

asked May 10 '18 at 18:17

Felipe Centeno

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What does your command line look like for compiling your program? – itsme86 May 10 '18 at 18:19
**csc jsonParser.cs** I've also tried including the library, but it says "source file could not be opened" like this: **csc jsonParser.cs Newtonsoft.Json.11.0.2** – Felipe Centeno May 10 '18 at 18:21
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Check out [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/10722922/1141432). – itsme86 May 10 '18 at 18:22
-lib or any of the other options seemed to worked. I keep getting "Newtonsoft" could not be found – Felipe Centeno May 10 '18 at 18:42

Add a NuGet package to a non VS .cs file

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