C# 0 The Complete Reference

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PART IPART I

you must create text-only files, not formatted word-processor files, because the format 

information in a word processor file will confuse the C# compiler. When entering the 

program, call the file 

Example.cs

.

Compiling the Program

To compile the program, execute the C# compiler, 

csc.exe

, specifying the name of the source 

file on the command line, as shown here:

C:\>csc Example.cs

The

csc

 compiler creates a file called 

Example.exe

that contains the MSIL version of the 

program. Although MSIL is not executable code, it is still contained in an 

exe

 file. The 

Common Language Runtime automatically invokes the JIT compiler when you attempt to 

execute

Example.exe

. Be aware, however, that if you try to execute