====== Setting up a Development Environment ======

The following instructions describe how to set up a development environment for writing jControls applications using Visual Studio and C#.

===== Installing and Configuring Visual Studio =====

Please perform the follow procedure precisely in the order shown:

  - Download and install [[https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/|Visual Studio]].  Be sure to select the //.NET desktop development// workload. \\ {{ vs2022_desktop_workload.png }}
  - Open a command prompt, and run the following command to install the Nuget source for downloading the necessary CFNET libraries and templates.\\  <code>dotnet nuget add source https://nuget.comfiletech.com/index.json --name "COMFILE Technology"</code>
  - Run the following command to install COMFILE Technology's project and item templates.<code>
dotnet new install ComfileTech.Templates
</code>

Now the the development environment is set up, follow the instructions at [[winforms:new_project:index|Creating a New ComfileTech.WinForms Project]] to create a new project.

===== Debugging =====

To debug an ARM Linux device from within Visual Studio try using our [[comfilepi:dotnet_core_development:remote_debugger:index|Remote .NET Debugger Extension]].
===== Updating the Templates =====

Periodically, COMFILE Technology may update the Visual Studio templates with new templates and other improvements.  To obtain the latest templates, simply run the following command from a terminal:<code>
dotnet new install ComfileTech.Templates
</code>

===== Uninstallation =====

To uninstall the Visual Studio templates, run the following in a terminal.<code>
dotnet new uninstall ComfileTech.Templates
</code>

To remove the Nuget source, run the following in a terminal.<code>
dotnet nuget remove source "COMFILE Technology"
</code>