Error: A namespace cannot directly contain members such as fields or methods

c#

Solution

Your code should be in a class and then a method. You can't have code under namespace. Something like following.

using System;
using WindowsInstaller;

class MyClass //Notice the class 
{
 //You can have fields and properties here

    public void MyMethod() // then the code in a method
    {
        string startMenuDir = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.StartMenu);
        string shortcutold = Path.Combine(startMenuDir, @"Ohal\TV AMP (Windows XP Mode).lnk");
        if (File.Exists(shortcutold))
            File.Delete(shortcutold);
       // your remaining code .........


    }
}

Problem

I'm new to C# and I'm having trouble solving this error can anyone help me please? This script is to delete an un-needed shortcut then install a new program if it hasn't been installed already. ``` using System; using WindowsInstaller; string startMenuDir = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.StartMenu); string shortcutold = Path.Combine(startMenuDir, @"Ohal\TV AMP (Windows XP Mode).lnk"); if (File.Exists(shortcutold)) File.Delete(shortcutold); string startMenuDir = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.StartMenu); string shortcut = Path.Combine(startMenuDir, @"Ohal\TV AMP.lnk"); if (File.Exists(shortcut)) { Console.WriteLine("Already installed..."); } else { Type type = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("WindowsInstaller.Installer"); Installer installer = (Installer)Activator.CreateInstance(type); installer.InstallProduct(@"Y:\LibSetup\TVAMP313\TVAmp v3.13.msi"); } ```

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