I am writing a fairly complex application in c# and Visual Studio .Net 2003.
Right now I am working on a simple console application (to be launched in the
future from a service) that receives messages sent via IP from an external
device. I am also writing a simulator of that external device.

My question: How do I setup the Visual Studio so that when I start debugging
my c# application, both my message sink AND simulator are launched?

I have both applications setup as projects within a single solution, and
have been manually launching both via the right mouse button menu and the
debug/start new instance selections... I remember being able to do this in VS
6.0, so it just has to be possible... I just can't come up with the right
search to find how.

Thanks for your help,
Marc

Use

System.Diagnostic.Debugger.Break() to open an instance of Visual Studio as a
debugger.

Good Luck!

Rafael.


"m11533" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am writing a fairly complex application in c# and Visual Studio .Net
>2003.
> Right now I am working on a simple console application (to be launched in
> the
> future from a service) that receives messages sent via IP from an external
> device. I am also writing a simulator of that external device.
>
> My question: How do I setup the Visual Studio so that when I start
> debugging
> my c# application, both my message sink AND simulator are launched?
>
> I have both applications setup as projects within a single solution, and
> have been manually launching both via the right mouse button menu and the
> debug/start new instance selections... I remember being able to do this in
> VS
> 6.0, so it just has to be possible... I just can't come up with the right
> search to find how.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Marc

I don't completely follow your suggestion? Are you saying I need to put this
call in my code? Does it go into my simulator or server? I just remember a
project property in VS 6 that let me have it execute a different program in
addition to the current executable.

Thanks again for your help,
Marc

"Rafael Pereyra" wrote:

> Use
>
> System.Diagnostic.Debugger.Break() to open an instance of Visual Studio as a
> debugger.
>

Sorry, I was busy and made a very short reply...

Yes if you put that line in your code (C# i don't know the sintax in VB.NET
however I think is the same) at the beginning or wherever you want to debug
your program.

Use the debug version of your program, at that point the program invokes a
debugger (all debuggers installed in your system AFAK). Simply choose a new
instance of Visual Studio and there you go...

A new instance of Visual Studio will popup and inmediatelly attaches to your
process using the debug information available.

Good Luck.
Rafael.


"m11533" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I don't completely follow your suggestion? Are you saying I need to put
>this
> call in my code? Does it go into my simulator or server? I just remember a
> project property in VS 6 that let me have it execute a different program
> in
> addition to the current executable.
>
> Thanks again for your help,
> Marc
>
> "Rafael Pereyra" wrote:
>
>> Use
>>
>> System.Diagnostic.Debugger.Break() to open an instance of Visual Studio
>> as a
>> debugger.
>>
>

Debug the service by attaching to process ('Debug' -> 'Processes') and then
IIRC there's an option to debug child processes also. You could give that a
bash.

"m11533" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:FB8CCE2A-0D00-49BA-8C5F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am writing a fairly complex application in c# and Visual Studio .Net
>2003.
> Right now I am working on a simple console application (to be launched in
> the
> future from a service) that receives messages sent via IP from an external
> device. I am also writing a simulator of that external device.
>
> My question: How do I setup the Visual Studio so that when I start
> debugging
> my c# application, both my message sink AND simulator are launched?
>
> I have both applications setup as projects within a single solution, and
> have been manually launching both via the right mouse button menu and the
> debug/start new instance selections... I remember being able to do this in
> VS
> 6.0, so it just has to be possible... I just can't come up with the right
> search to find how.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Marc