Debugging Services

Been having a little conniption trying to figure out how to debug a service app I was writing. Ended up pretty simple to work for me. Put this as the first statement in the OnStart sub, or where you want to start the debugger.

#If DEBUG Then
System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Launch()
System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break()
#End If


Here are some links to pages that helped.

Dave's Place
Debugging a .Net Windows Service the "easy way"
Pick A Bar: Three little tips for debugging .Net Windows Services

Questions for Microsoft / responses

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MSDN Library May 2006 Edition

MSDN Librar now free download from Microsoft. You do not need MSDN subscription anymore, but I suspect this will always be a few months later than MSDN subscribers get it. (Time will tell)

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