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Compile the project code

Compile the project code - Visual Basic Tutorial

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Compile the project code

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- [Tutor] Before running or debugging a Visual Basic application, the code needs to be compiled. That is accomplished by using the build commands, in the build menu. First, let me save the file changes by clicking on the Save All button. There are two choices here, Build Solution, or Build SimpleConsole. The first choice builds all the projects in the Visual Studio solution. The second item Build SimpleConsole just builds the currently selected project. Since we only have the one project in the solution, there's no difference which menu item we choose for this demonstration. The terms build and compile are used interchangeably by most VB programmers. There are differences though. Compiling is one important step in the build process. Let's build this project by going to Build, Build SimpleConsole, there's not much to tell that we had a successful build unless you look in the bottom left of the Visual Studio IDE down…

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