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Debugging DLL Projects in Visual Studio 2005

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by Abhishek Kumar Singh
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In this article I have described two ways to debug the DLL project (class library application). One technique is to use immediate window which helps in quick debugging of library functions. However, in practical situations library functions accept complex parameter values (generated by some other exe applications) to process, which we cannot normally pass through the Main() or immediate window. Here we need the second technique of debugging DLL project- by setting an external start program.

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Title: Re: Would it be same in 2005
Name: Abhishek (Author)
Date: 11/21/2007 2:16:32 AM
Comment:
you should find the DLL file in bin folder as follows:
project folder >> bin >> debug/realease >> dll file
if you missed to locate your project folder, try this:
(Be sure you have created a library project)
1. In the VS 2005 IDE, open solution explorer.
2. in the tree structure there should a "bin" node, exapand that node by clicking on +
3. then you should see Debug or Release, open +
4. now you can see you dll file in the list.
5. right click on the dll and click on properties and see the path of the dll in the properties, and collect the dll file then.

Hope it helps you. Thanks.

Title: Would it be same in 2005
Name: Ram
Date: 10/19/2007 12:42:23 PM
Comment:
Hi, you have described very well; but will it be happen in VS 2005.I could not see any bin folder to see the DLL file once you build the application.Do we need to create manually bin folder

Title: Reason fo not keeping both projects in same solution
Name: Abhishek Kumar Singh
Date: 7/22/2007 4:43:41 PM
Comment:
darren, thanx for your suggestion.. but intensionally i didn't keep both projects in same soluction. I wanted to show that each porjects could be at different location .. may be in same computer or different computer over LAN. Also in case of large projects client and server projects use to be developed separately by different developers/team.

Title: Add both projects to same solution
Name: darren
Date: 7/22/2007 4:06:33 PM
Comment:
You missed the best solution.
Add both projects to the same solution. Set a ref in the EXE to the DLL project. Set startup project as the EXE.

Title: Great Article
Name: Dhanabalan.R
Date: 7/15/2007 3:15:55 AM
Comment:
Hi Abishek

Nice and Useful articles for developers

Title: Nice article
Name: Macho
Date: 7/12/2007 2:07:02 PM
Comment:
Very good article for DLL masters and real life programming.

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