The name 'Scripts' does not exist in the current context

ByAnkush Jain| Last Updated On Sunday, Sep 30, 2018

.NET

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This post will show you, how you can fix "The name 'Scripts' does not exist in the current context" error.

Issue

Solution

Just go to your Views folder, open web.config & add this missing key. You're done...!!!

<add namespace="System.Web.Optimization"/>

Things To Remember

1. You must have the reference of System.Web.Optimization.dll in your project.
2. If not, just install this package from Nuget with this command - Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.Web.Optimization.
3. Ensure that your Views Web.Config file have the reference of System.Web.Optimization.

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