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Greg Gum
Greg Gum

Reputation: 38109

Can I use the new project format with .net 4.5.2

I have a website that was written with .net 4.5.2. and MVC 5.

I want to keep it at that framework version, as the 3rd party libraries it uses have not yet been updated to use .net 5.

However, I like the new project structure. Is it possible to convert the existing project over to the new project structure, or to create a project from scratch and add the older .net framework to it?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 91

Answers (1)

Greg Gum
Greg Gum

Reputation: 38109

I found a way to do this:

  1. Create a new empty project with the new structure.

  2. Edit the "frameworks" section of project.json:

    "frameworks": { "net452": { } }

  3. Use Nuget to add MVC and the other libraries. (Not the Add reference Dialog as with the old project style.)

Upvotes: 1

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