How to create an SDK-style .NET Framework project in VS?

Question

Is it possible to create an SDK-style .NET Framework project in Visual Studio (to be more specific I use the latest VS2019)? Or does it still require manual manipulations?

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

I'm interested in creating a new project, not in migrating existing project from old .csproj file style to the new .csproj SDK-style. I've already edited .csproj files manually many times but it's super inconvenient.

Answer 1

Easyest way for do that - just use template for .Net Core

choose any framework.

When VS generate for you file *.csproj, open it by click mouse

delete 2 lines <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings> <Nullable>enable</Nullable>

and change TargetFramework to net48 (in case you use NetFramework 4.8)

Answer 2

Thanks to the comments on the previous answer which pointed to upgrade-assistant. Here are the commands I used:

Install the tool:

$ dotnet tool install -g upgrade-assistant

Then either run interactively and select "Upgrade project features > Convert project to SDK style (feature.sdkstyle)":

upgrade-assistant upgrade

Or do this in one-shot on the cli like this:

upgrade-assistant upgrade MyProj/MyProj.csproj -o feature.sdkstyle

Answer 3

We have to create a sdk-style .net framework project manually. By setting the TargetFramework to (for example) net472.

You can refer to the following steps to make it.

First, we need to create a Class Library (.NET Standard) project.

Second, we need to modify the csproj file.

The initial file:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>

</Project>

You can edit it to:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

  <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net472</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>

</Project>

Finally, you can get a sdk-style .net framework project.