title: How to compile a .fs file into a .exe?
body: <p>I do not find a way to compile a simple file (.fs) to a .exe. I tried this example and it does not work:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>In the file dolphin.fs:</p>
  
  <pre><code>let longBeaked = "Delphinus capensis"
  let shortBeaked = "Delphinus delphis"
  let dolphins = [ longBeaked; shortBeaked ]
  printfn "Known Dolphins: %A" dolphins
  </code></pre></li>
  <li><p>You can now compile this code to an EXE as shown here:</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\fsharp&gt; fsc dolphins.fs
  C:\fsharp&gt; dir dolphins.exe
  </code></pre></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>But when I do this an error occurs on the ":" from "C:\fsharp"</p>