Visual Studio 2017 package tab is missing in project settings
Visual Studio 2017 package tab is missing in project settings
That because your project is library .NET Framework, which still using packages.config
to manage NuGet packages. And Package tab is only supported by the new nuget package management form: PackageReference.
.NET Standard
class library or .NET Core
projects come with PackageReference enabled by default. So you can create .NET Standard class library or .NET Core project, then you will see Package
tab on the properties window.
If you want to use the Package tab for library .NET Framework project, you can convert your project from the old .csproj to new .csproj, (Right click your project->Unload project->Edit .csproj. Replace the contents of your csproj with the following:
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<TargetFramework>net46</TargetFramework>
</PropertyGroup>
</Project>
See Old csproj to new csproj: Visual Studio 2017 upgrade guide for more info about convert old .csproj to new .csproj.
Note: Need to delete the AssemblyInfo.cs
file in the Properties.
After convert to new .csproj, you will get the Package tab for library .NET Framework project:
Hope this helps.
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LLPeter
Updated on September 14, 2022Comments
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LLPeter over 1 year
I created a simple library .NET Framework project.
I would like to generate NuGet packages after build as described here.
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ADyson over 6 yearsthat link is all about .NET Core projects, not traditional .NET Framework
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LLPeter over 6 yearsThank you, this is one part of the solution. After i have tried your tips the package tab still disappears. I uninstalled Visual Studio and reinstalled it. It still not appears. Then i installed the Visual Studio Feature "Datenspeicherung and -verarbeitung". Then finally the tab appears. Thank you for you help!
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Tsahi Asher about 6 yearsWhich translates to "Data storage and processing" in English.
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Igor Mironenko over 5 yearsIs this specific to .NET4.6 then ? Or can I try it with .NET 4 based project?