This little jewel ships with Visual Studio and really works. Reminds me of using an old tool called Xpeditor on the mainframe minus the obtuse commands and complicated library setup. With the remote debugger you're allowed to walk through your code, setting breakpoints if necessary on another workstation or server.
Using the remote debugger
(step by step instructions; courtesy of techrepublic.com)
Once you install all the components, you can use the remote debugger with your own applications. Follow these steps to use it with a C#/VB.NET application:
1. In Visual Studio, choose Properties on the Project menu.
2. Select Debug from the Properties page.
3. For the Start Action setting, select Start External Program and in the field type the complete path to the executable on the host computer (running the remote debugger monitor).
4. Under Start Options in the working directory box, type the directory where the executable is located.
5. Select Use Remote Machine and type the name of the remote computer in the field. You can specify any command line arguments to pass to the application on the remote computer.
6. Start the Remote Debugging Monitor on the remote computer.
7. In Visual Studio, you can begin debugging the application via the usual Debug menu by selecting Start to begin a debugging session.
When working with an ASP.NET application, be sure to reference the remote computer by name and not the IP address.
Using the remote debugger
(step by step instructions; courtesy of techrepublic.com)
Once you install all the components, you can use the remote debugger with your own applications. Follow these steps to use it with a C#/VB.NET application:
1. In Visual Studio, choose Properties on the Project menu.
2. Select Debug from the Properties page.
3. For the Start Action setting, select Start External Program and in the field type the complete path to the executable on the host computer (running the remote debugger monitor).
4. Under Start Options in the working directory box, type the directory where the executable is located.
5. Select Use Remote Machine and type the name of the remote computer in the field. You can specify any command line arguments to pass to the application on the remote computer.
6. Start the Remote Debugging Monitor on the remote computer.
7. In Visual Studio, you can begin debugging the application via the usual Debug menu by selecting Start to begin a debugging session.
When working with an ASP.NET application, be sure to reference the remote computer by name and not the IP address.
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