Debugging in Net

[dnl999]

Ok, I just started looking at programming in NET - Yes, I am a newbie to this area.

It looks like I can not really debug my code the way I was able to do in Lisp, VBA or VB becuase I have to netload the dll everytime and there is no netunload option.

This is going to be a huge road block if I have to do any serious development in AutoCAD, and I tend to think there must be a better & more efficient way to debug. Thanks in advance for your reply.

[Anonymous]

You can still step through blocks of code once you load your DLL and run the appropriate functions... you just have to stop and restart AutoCAD everytime you make a change. It's not a huge roadblock in serious development if you ask me, it's just a minor inconvenience. If anything, I've become more thorough and confident in my coding procedures since I don't want to have to restart AutoCAD 200x a day.

I'm not saying there shouldn't be a netunload command, quite the contrary... it's just not as big of a road block as you make it out to be. The only road blocks you'll find are the ones you make yourself. Make sure you get a decent amount of familiarity with VB.NET before even delving into AutoCAD as well, otherwise you're going to be taking a whole lot of Excedrin (trust me, that tip is from experience).

[dnl999]

Thanks for your quick reply.
Stop & Restart of AutoCAD is very disruptive since I also have load a large dwg file for retesting.
But thanks for the info. Looks like I am not really missing anything and there is no way to netunload. Not yet.

[Anonymous]

You CAN edit portions of code (not everything) while running it IF you place a stopper in the code while running the debugger. When the program is in paused debug mode, you can change code if the change is not too dramatic (VS 2005 - ACAD 2008).



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