Is there a property that will can be checked to determine if VB app is
running from the IDE or from the executable in the bin directory?

There's alot of hacks for it. Nothing built in.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&q=running+IDE+group%3A*dotnet*&btnG=Search

Public Function IsInIDE() As Boolean
Dim sName As String
sName = Process.GetCurrentProcess().ProcessName

If sName = "devenv" Then '- or whatever the name of the VS.NET IDE
process is
Return True
Else
Return False
End If
End Function


HTH;
Eric Cadwell
http://www.origincontrols.com