Platform Not Supported Exception was unhandled (Console Application)

Exception: An unhandled exception of type ‘System.PlatformNotSupportedException’ occurred.

Description: Microsoft SharePoint is not supported in 32-bit process. Please verify that you are running in a 64-bit executable.

Note: Exception occurs while executing code in console application.

Resolution: Follow below steps to resolve this exception.

Step 1: Go to Project Settings.

Step 2: Click on Build –> Platform Target from Any CPU to x64.

Step 3: Now save and close the current file, then try again to execute the console application by pressing F5 and your exception would be resolved.

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Create SharePoint Web Application using Server Object Model

Introduction: Hi Guys, Today I would like to take this opportunity to let you know about how you can Create New SharePoint 2013 Web Application using SharePoint Server Object Model (SSOM). To achieve this you have to follow below steps:

Step 1: Go to SharePoint Server –> Open Visual Studio –> Click on New Project –> Create console Application and name it whatever you want.

Step 2: Add reference to Microsoft.SharePoint and add using Microsoft.SharePoint; and using Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration; namespace at the top of Program.cs file.

Step 3: write the below code inside Main function.

try
 {
 SPWebApplicationBuilder webAppBuilder = new SPWebApplicationBuilder(SPFarm.Local);
 SPWebApplication newApplication;
 int port = 8088;
 Uri url = new Uri("http://servername/");
 string host = url.Host;
 webAppBuilder.Port = port;
 webAppBuilder.ServerComment = "SharePoint WebApp Custom"; //Web App Name
 webAppBuilder.HostHeader = host;
 webAppBuilder.ApplicationPoolId = "SharePoint WebApp Custom - " + port.ToString();
 webAppBuilder.RootDirectory = new System.IO.DirectoryInfo("C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\wss\\VirtualDirectories\\" + port);
 webAppBuilder.CreateNewDatabase = true;
 webAppBuilder.DatabaseName = "WSS_Content_SharePointWebAppCustom"; // Database Name
 webAppBuilder.DatabaseServer = webAppBuilder.DefaultZoneUri.Host; // DatabaseServer Host name/computer name

webAppBuilder.UseNTLMExclusively = true; // Use NTLM authentication
 newApplication = webAppBuilder.Create(); // Create new web application
 newApplication.Provision(); // Provision it into web farm 
 }
 catch (Exception)
 {
 throw;
 }

Step 4: Execute the console application by pressing F5.

Note: If you get any exception while executing your app, click here to preform certain steps to overcome from this.

Platform Not Supported Exception was unhandled.

Microsoft SharePoint is not supported in 32-bit process. Please verify that you are running in a 64-bit executable.

Step 5: Now try again to execute the console application by pressing F5.

Note: This will take some time to complete and create your Web Application. So wait until it gets completed.

Step 6: To check whether your Web application has been created or not, Go to SharePoint Central Administrator –> Click on Manage Web Application. You will find the newly created web application here.

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Create SharePoint Web Application using Powershell

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