Using Visual Studio to debug running Plugins

[mkenyon2]

I'm working on developing a Plugin. I want to debug it as it's running. Am I missing a trick to attach to a process?

[HTPCGB]

If you're using an express edition, take a look at this post.

[mkenyon2]

Actually, I'm using Pro.

And here's my latest version of this Plugin, still VERY MUCH in development.

Basically, my goal is to build a basic browser into GBPVR. From there I would love to work with Ubu on a plugin that will let you browser NetFlix and watch a WatchNow right from the MVP. (See this post: http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=26754)

As for the browser side... I discovered the DrawToBitmap method of Windows Forms controls... including the .Net 2.0 WebBrowser control.

For basic pages and navigation, just getting a snapshot image of the window will do. But I have NO functionality built in yet, like actually using the buttons.

I'm thinking that a practical browser plugin would simply offer a choice of 'Favorite' sites.

This is Open Source, as in, anybody can work on it, as long as they keep me in the loop and don't sell it. It does work with 99.12 and the MVP.

[McBainUK]

If you're using the full Visual Studio then all you need to do is to go to project properties set the debug action to run the GBPVR exe

You may need to go to the advanced build settings (debug tab, advanced button bottom right) and set the debug info output to pdb-only.