Error Message

Mind Games · June 21st, 2011, 11:11 AM

Hello,

This may or may not be a Visual Studio 2010 problem, but I've completed the Chapter 10 Card project which has two projects for in the Solution Explorer, Ch10CardClient(start up project), and the Ch10CardLib project. When I run this project it gives me the error 'A project with an Output Type of Class Library cannot be started directly' and to set the project which is the executable as a start up project, which I have it's in bold, and is set as the start up project, right-click etc. Any one know how to get this project to work?

Thanks

Paul

ChristianNagel · July 20th, 2011, 03:51 PM

Hello Paul,
you've set the CardClient as startup project? Is the project the correct project type? Check the properties of the project, open the Application tab. There you find the Output Type. If it is a "Class Library", it cannot be started.
If it is a class library you can either create a new project of type Console Application, or change the Output Type setting to "Console Application". Then you need to add a Main method as well.

Hope this helps.

Mind Games · July 21st, 2011, 11:49 AM

Hello Christian,

That has been sorted now, thanks but there's a new problem now! I'm on Chapter 13 I've ran the program Ch13CardLib and this error message occurs 'inconsistent accessibility: property type 'Ch13CardClient.Cards' is less accessible than property 'Ch13CardClient.Player.PlayHand'

How do I fix this error?

Thanks

Paul

ChristianNagel · July 21st, 2011, 12:33 PM

Hello Paul,

I assume the property PlayHand of type is public, the Cards type is internal. You need to make the Cards type public as well:

Code:

public class Cards