Stepping into a referenced assembly

[Steve Long]

Hello,
can anybody tell me what the trick is to getting VB.NET 2003 to step into
the code of an assembly that I have referenced in my project?
For instance, I have these two assemblies, both written by me in VB.NET
2003, and both referenced in my project. I have some code that looks like
the following:

With g_toc
.RefreshLegend = False
.ShapePath = g_RegCtl.Reg.AvShapes
.AvDataPath = g_RegCtl.Reg.AvData
End With

Both g_toc and g_RegCtl are instance variables created from the assemblies
that I have reference and when I step through the code above, VB will load
the class g_RegCtl.Reg into the debugger and step into AvShapes. Likewise
for AvData, but it won't load the class for g_toc from that assembly so I
can step into g_toc.ShapePath for instance.
What gives????

Thanks in advance for any smart ones out there that can shed light on this
for me.

Steve

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

Make sure youre using the debug versions of the assemblies, load one of the
source files from the assembly and put a breakpoint where you want it.

You should also read the article in Windows Forms Tips and Tricks that shows
how to debug a component. The technique for debugging into ordinary
assemblies is identical.

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Visual C#, System.Drawing

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[Steve Long]

Thanks Richard and Bob. For some reason, a release version must have gotten
in there. And they said the end to DLL Hell.
Ha.
But, that did the trick. Much appreciated.

 

[Steve Long]

I could have sworn I had posted this earlier but I don't see my post today
so I'll say thank you again to both Richard and Bob for responding to my
request. The solved my dumb little problem. For some reason, I guess the dll
had gotten compiled into a release mode so I fixed it and was good to go
again.

Steve