.Net Visual Basic compiler.
Syntax
VBC.exe program.vb options
Options
@(Response-File) A response file.
-additionalfile Additional files that don’t directly affect code generation but may be used by analyzers for errors/warnings.
-addmodule:fileList Causes the compiler to make all type information from the specified file(s) available to the project.
-analyzer Run the analyzers from this assembly (Short form: -a)
-baseaddress:address The base address when creating a DLL.
-bugreport:file Create a file that contains information that makes it easy to report a bug.
-checksumAlgorithm:{SHA1, SHA256}. The algorithm for calculating the source file checksum stored in PDB.
Due to collision problems with SHA1, Microsoft recommends SHA256 or better.
-codepage:id The code page to use for all source code files in the compilation.
-debug:[full | pdbonly] Produce debugging information.
-define:symbol=value,.. Define symbols for conditional compilation.
-delaysign Specifies whether the assembly will be fully or partially signed.
-deterministic Output an assembly whose binary content is identical across compilations if inputs are identical.
-doc:file Process documentation comments to an XML file.
-errorreport{ prompt | queue | send | none } Report VB internal compiler errors (ICE) to the VB team at Microsoft.
-filealign Where to align the sections of the output file,most developers do not need to use this option.
-help Display compiler options. The same as -? No compilation occurs.
-highentropyva[+ | -] Support high entropy Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR).
-imports:namespaceList Import a namespace from a specified assembly.
-keycontainer:container A key container name for a key pair to give an assembly a strong name.
-keyfile:file A file that contains a key or key pair to give an assembly a strong name.
-langversion:version Language version: 9|9.0|10|10.0|11|11.0.
-libpath:dirList The location of assemblies referenced by the -reference option.
-link:fileList Make COM type information in the specified assemblies available to the project.
-linkresource:filename[,identifier[,public|private]] Create a link to a managed resource.
-main:location A class that contains the Sub Main procedure to use at startup.
-moduleassemblyname:assembly_name The name of an assembly that a module will be a part of.
-modulename: string The name of the source module
-netcf Set the compiler to target the .NET Compact Framework.
-noconfig Do not compile with Vbc.rsp.
-nologo Suppress compiler banner information.
-nostdlib Causes the compiler not to reference the standard libraries.
-nowarn[:numberList] Warning ID numbers that the compiler should suppress. If no IDs in list all warnings are suppressed.
-nowin32manifest Instructs the compiler not to embed any application manifest into the executable file.
-optimize[ + | - ] Enables or disable code optimization.
-optioncompare:{binary | text} Whether string comparisons should be binary or use locale-specific text semantics.
-optionexplicit Enforce explicit declaration of variables, does not override source code statements.
-optioninfer Enable the use of local type inference in variable declarations.
-optionstrict Enforces strict language semantics.
-out:filename The output file.
-parallel[+|-] Whether to use concurrent build (+).
-platform{ x86 | x64 | Itanium | arm | anycpu | anycpu32bitpreferred } The processor to target for the output file.
-preferreduilang The preferred output language name.
-quiet Prevent the compiler from displaying code for syntax-related errors and warnings.
-recurse:[dir\]file Search subdirectories for source files to compile.
-reference:fileList Import metadata from an assembly.
-refonly Output only a reference assembly.
-refout:filepath The output path of a reference assembly.
-removeintchecks[+ | -] Disable [-] or Enable[+] integer overflow checking.
-resource:filename[,identifier[,public|private]] Embed a managed resource in an assembly.
-rootnamespace:namespace A namespace for all type declarations.
-ruleset:file A ruleset file that disables specific diagnostics.
-sdkpath:path Specifies the location of Mscorlib.dll and Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll.
-subsystemversion:major.minor The minimum version of the subsystem that the generated executable file can use.
-target:{exe | library | module | winexe | appcontainerexe | winmdobj} The format of the output file.
-utf8output Display compiler output using UTF-8 encoding.
-vbruntime:{ - | + | * | path } Compile with or without a reference to the VB Runtime Library, or with
a reference to a specific runtime library.
-verbose Output extra information during compilation.
-warnaserror Promote warnings to errors.
-win32icon:filename Insert an .ico file into the output file.
-win32manifest:fileName A user-defined Win32 application manifest to embed into the project's portable executable (PE) file.
-win32resource:filename Insert a Win32 resource into the output file.
-? Display compiler options. The same as -help. No compilation occurs.
The .Net 2.0 vbc.exe is located in the system drive/path at C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
The .Net 4.0 vbc.exe is located in the system drive/path at C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
VBC is not on the default system PATH.
Compile a VB program to create an executable:
C:\> C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc "C:\code\demo.vb" /out:"C:\code\demo.exe" /target:exe
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Visual Basic command-line compiler - Microsoft