Unwanted dependency on System.Windows.Forms

[InteXX]

Is there any way to bypass the dependency on System.Windows.Forms in NetOfficeFw.Outlook, e.g. for a Console App?

[jozefizso]

No.

[InteXX]

For those watching, I was able to address this issue by modifying my console app's project file:

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

  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms> <!-- Add this -->
    <RootNamespace>ConsoleApp1</RootNamespace>
    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework> <!-- Must target Windows -->
  </PropertyGroup>

</Project>

With that in place, I could do this:

Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Module Program
  Public Sub Main(args As String())
    Dim form As New Form
  End Sub
End Module