I there a way that I can determine whether or not a Windows.Forms app is running from Studio? i.e. did the app start via the Start button in Studio rather than being run directly from the .exe? ...more >>

I am trying to debug a class library in VS2005, and am unable to hit the breakpoint. I have the project in debug mode, and am getting pdb files when I compile. I can attach to my vb6 process without any errors, and the project is running. This is a COM project and set for COM Interop, not ...more >>

I have a webservice. When I set it as a start page and invoke the service from IE, the break point in the web service code stops. I also have a WinForm app which uses the same web service, when invoke from the app, the break point does not stop. Both webservice and Winform are in C# and the ...more >>

I have a signed mixed mode app that fails to run on a network drive when compiled debug. It runs fine from a local drive. It runs fine from a network drive if it is compiled release. What could be the problem? This makes it very difficult to remote debug a build across a shared network dr...more >>

Hi, I am trying to debug a program and keep getting the message Error while trying to run Project …. Unable to start debugging unable to start program ‘C:\docume~1\ADMIN~1.use\desktop\IEXPLO~1.exe’ The system cannot find the file specified’ What do I do? Thanks Julia Juliaa...more >>

I have been all over the net looking for the correct setup to debug a web application in VS2005 on a Vista RC1 machine. Will someone at Microsoft respond definitively, the rumor mill is really cranking with nothing that works. Debugging a web service and web applications is crucial to prod...more >>

Quick question about DBNull in the immediate window. Not sure if it is the framework or the tool...but I'm betting that there is a setting in the tool. I'm using Visual Studio .NET 2003 with the 1.1 framework, and Visual Studio ..NET 2005 with the 2.0 Framework. I notice that while debuggin...more >>

Hello, I'm calling a VB.NET 2003 dll that's registered in COM+. I've added a reference to it in a VB6 DLL that I'm calling from a Classic ASP page. Previously I was able to attach to my .NET dll and debug it. I haven't been able to do this in a while and I'm thinking that it must be because...more >>

Hi, I'm having performance problems starting an asp.net application with VS 2k3, but only when I start it using F5 (to use the debugger). If I start it with the debugger without the debugger, then no problem. The problem that I get is that it takes several minutes to start. In the debug ...more >>

I have an x64 project where the EXE is native unmanaged C++ and it calls a managed C# DLL. For the Win32 version of the EXE, I'd set the debugger type from "Auto" to "Mixed" and this would allow me to debug my native C++ application and step into the C#/CLR code in the DLL, but when I perform t...more >>

I want to use the Immediate window during a debugging session to reveal the value of a fully referenced and public attribute. However, when I type "? Form1.dsTheDataSet.Tables("TheTable").DefaultView.RowFilter" I get the error referenced in the Subject line above. If I place the same attri...more >>

VS 2005 can not debug managed applications when a kernel debugger is enabled? Any explanation to this? What if I need to debug my app with my driver at same time? Regards, --PA...more >>

Hi, I am debugging a project that contains ADO.NET datasets. When I hit a breakpoint, and press F11 to step into the process, I consistently get a VB compiler error whenever my debugging takes me into the dataset designer code file, where the <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> attrib...more >>

Hi All, I am building a VS2005 project in which I reference an assembly that was built on VS2003. While debugging I am not able to step into the code for that assembly. I have put the source code for that assembly in the same folder where my 2005 project files are located...What am I missing? ...more >>

Since in the Locals debug window the Value and the Type are the same for classes , I would like to be able to display the "value" of the class in the value column. I have tried overriding ToString, but that would have been too easy. Is there a way to do this? I don't even know where to star...more >>

Hi, If you look at the example of using the Trace , you will see: static int Main(string[] args) { Trace.Listeners.Add(new TextWriterTraceListener(Console.Out)); Trace.AutoFlush = true; Trace.Indent(); Trace.WriteLine("Entering Main"); Console.WriteLine("Hello World."); Tr...more >>

Is there a VS 2005 option setting that specifies what port number to use for the internal web browser (Casini?) supplied with VS2005? I find that the port number used seems to vary from machine to machine although it stays the same on individual machines. I'm trying to set up Selenium tests th...more >>

Hi I converted all my projects from VS2003, and stepping over a single line of code may now take 2-3 seconds when doing practically nothing (like incrementing a local variable). I see that someone has solved the problem by moving the mouse around; perhaps Microsoft now has a more comprehensiv...more >>

I want to debug a service written in c# VS2005. I know I have to install the service then start it then attach the debugger to the running process. Unfortunately when searching for the process I notice that the only debuggers type available are TSQL and native, no managed code to debug. A...more >>

When I tried to debug an asp.net app in VS.NET, I got a message saying Error while trying to run project: Unable to start debugging on the web server. You do not have the permissions to debug the server. Verify that you are a memeber of the "Debugger Users" group on the server. I am running ...more >>

If I debug my app and run any form that had a backgroundworker on it, the exit from debugging can take up to 25 seconds. If I have not opened a form with a backgroundworker on it, the exit from debugging only takes a second or two... In the debugger output window, two threads show up right...more >>

In VS.net 2005, I am no longer able to change the currently executing statement while debugging. (ie. Move the Yellow Arrow) Is there a setting somewhere that got changed when It should have? When I click and drag the yellow arrow it just toggles a breakpoint. Thanks. Joe...more >>

Hi All, I am going to do Remote Debugging of Windows 2003 server using vpn connectivity. I am getting access denied error. On my local 2003 server machine, I was able to setup remote debugging without any problem. Thanks Shahzad Godil ...more >>

Hi, I've converted a relatively small VS2003 web application (~150 .ascx and ..aspx files) to a VS2005 web application. Debugging the web application is *extremely* slow. Compiling is fast but starting up the debugger is rediculously slow. It takes about 1 - 2 minutes before the webbrowser ...more >>

While debugging it is great to be able to break on exceptions such as NullRefferenceException or InvalidCastException. I set it using Debug --> Exceptions... But how could I break on exception type I create? I tried adding it by short name and by full name (i.e. MyException and MyNamespace.My...more >>

Hi there, I would like to debug my program while it's running. for example when I start my program with F5, and it run, is there any way that I see in any time, my program is in which function or in which line? by the way, please show me some good references about advanced debuging. thank...more >>

Guys, We have an error thrown below 1) Exception Information ********************************************* Exception Type: System.TypeLoadException Message: Method CreateFromTaskID in type Tranmit.Sprinter.Approval.Interop.ApprovalTaskFactory from assembly Tranmit.Sprinter.Approval.Inte...more >>