Can't open MGCB editor

FScirE · August 22, 2022, 9:31pm

Whenever i double tap Content.mgcb, nothing happens, and if I type “dotnet mgcb-editor” in terminal it says:

"Could not execute because the specified command or file was not found.
Possible reasons for this include:

You misspelled a built-in dotnet command.
You intended to execute a .NET program, but dotnet-mgcb-editor does not exist.
You intended to run a global tool, but a dotnet-prefixed executable with this name could not be found on the PATH."

Not sure as to why as I have a freshly installed VS 2022 and the Monogame extension, everything the website states that you need for creating in Monogame.
Any help is appreciated!

LEM · August 24, 2022, 8:10pm

Assuming you are using 3.8.1, have you tried following these steps?

github.com

MonoGame/MonoGame/blob/develop/Documentation/articles/migrate_38.md

# Migrating from 3.8.0

Migrating from 3.8.0 should be straightforward for most platforms.

The major difference is that 3.8.1 now requires .NET 6 and Visual Studio 2022. You can follow the [environment setup tutorial](./getting_started/0_getting_started.md) to make sure that you are not missing any components.

The MGCB Editor is no longer a global .NET tool and we recommend that you use the new Visual Studio 2022 extension which helps accessing it without the need of CLI commands.

## WindowsDX, DesktopGL, and UWP

Upgrading from 3.8.0 should be as straightforward as upgrading your ```TargetFramework``` and MonoGame version.

Edit your csproj file to change your ```TargetFramework```:

```xml
<TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
```

Then edit your MonoGame ```PackageReference``` to point to 3.8.1:

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FScirE · August 25, 2022, 10:44am

I did do all of this, but it sadly didn’t fix the issue.
However I copied the old MGCB editor .exe file from my old PC and it does work, at least for now.

BitShifter88 · September 19, 2022, 6:51pm

To anyone else having this issue.

I ran the following command in power shell, and after that i could open MGCB in visual studio

dotnet tool install -g dotnet-mgcb

Xonatron · November 30, 2022, 1:49am

I had this issue too.

I was loading v3.8.0 projects into a v3.8.1 install unknowingly, as I was using a new Windows 11 laptop with everything (Visual Studio, MonoGame, etc.) freshly installed. So, I was a bit lost.

My solution: I tried a new project with MonoGame v3.8.1 and MGCB loads as it should. My intended solution is to create a new project and import all my old project content. LEM’s solution above should be the same, only it’s performed manually. My solution is manual too, I suppose!