Property Pages Settings for Web Projects
You can change the property settings for a web site debug configuration in the Property Pages dialog box, as discussed in Debug and Release Configurations. The following tables show where to find debugger-related settings in the Property Pages dialog box.
Configuration Properties folder (Start Options category)
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Start Action |
Heading that groups options related to application startup |
Use current Page |
Specifies the current page as the starting point for debugging. |
Specific page: |
Specifies the Web page where you want to begin debugging. |
Start external program: |
Specifies the command for launching the program you want to debug. |
Command line arguments: |
Specifies arguments for the command specified above. |
Working directory: |
Specifies the working directory of the program being debugged. In Visual C#, the working directory is the directory the application is launched from, \bin\debug by default. |
Start URL |
Specifies the location of the Web application you want to debug. |
Don't open a page. Wait for a request from an external application |
Says to wait for a request from an external application. This option doesn't launch Internet Explorer or another application, it just prepares for debugging when called by an application. |
Server |
Heading that groups options related to the server to be used. |
Use default Web server |
Says to use the default web server. |
Use custom server |
Allows you to enter the Base URL to use as the server. |
Debuggers |
Heading that groups options related to type of debugging to be done. |
ASP.NET debugging |
Enables debugging of server pages written for the ASP.NET development platform. You must specify a URL in Start URL. |
Native code debugging |
Enables you to debug calls to native (unmanaged) Win32 code from your managed application. |
SQL Server debugging |
Allows debugging of SQL Server database objects. |