[Solved] How do I fix C# Error cs0103 in Visual Studio 2017?

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The initial problem was that your variables weren’t class scoped and also the calculations seem a bit crazy to me. But from pasting your code in to my editor I’ve had a quick tidy up and come out with the following:

using System;

namespace TestConsoleApplication
{
    class Program
    {
        static double _totalLength, _totalWidth, _windowPerimeter, _glassArea;

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            DisplayInstructions();
            _totalWidth = AskDimension("Height");
            _totalLength = AskDimension("Width");
            _windowPerimeter = (2 * _totalWidth) + (2 * _totalLength);
            _glassArea = _totalWidth * _totalLength;
            Console.WriteLine("The length of the wood is " + _windowPerimeter + " feet");
            Console.WriteLine("The area of the glass is " + _glassArea + " square feet");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }

        private static void DisplayInstructions()
        {
            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
            Console.WriteLine("This app will help you calculate the amount of wood and glass needed for your new windows!");
            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow;
            Console.WriteLine("*Note* Please enter a height/width value between 0.01 - 100, all other values will cause a system error.");
            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
            Console.WriteLine();
        }

        private static double AskDimension(string dimensionType)
        {
            const double maxDimension = 100.0;
            const double minDimension = 0.01;

            Console.WriteLine($"Please enter your {dimensionType} of the window");

            var dimensionString = Console.ReadLine();
            var dimension = double.Parse(dimensionString);

            if (dimension < minDimension)
            {
                DisplayDimensionErrorAndExit("Min");
            }
            else if (dimension > maxDimension)
            {
                DisplayDimensionErrorAndExit("Max");
            }

            return dimension;
        }

        private static void DisplayDimensionErrorAndExit(string dimensionToShow)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"You entered a value less than {dimensionToShow} dimension");
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit");
            Console.ReadKey();
            Environment.Exit(0);
        }
    }
}

If a user enters invalid input the program will terminate, apart from that the calculations work and the correct output displayed.
If you’ve got any questions about it at all just ask me 🙂

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