HttpUtility.UrlEncode in console application

Question

I\'d like to use HttpUtility.UrlEncode in a console application, VB.NET, VS 2010 Beta 2.

System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlEncode(item)

Error message:

Answer 1

@iar, the framework was not set to "the wrong one". Console and Windows applications (there are more) target .NET Framework 4 Client Profile by default in Visual Studio 2010. This is by design. And it happens when you target ".NET Framework 4" in the New Project Dialog. Why it didn't find System.Web.dll is because it is not part of the .NET Framework 4 Client Profile, so the project system cannot find it and issues a warning during build-time (which you probably ignored, granting you referenced System.Web.dll). You won't find System.Web.dll in the .NET tab in Add Reference dialog also, because that list is filtered according to the targeted framework.