VS2012: Multiple startup projects

Question

Is there any way of telling Visual Studio (2012) to launch multiple projects at start up?

I am currently working on a solution containing both the client and server sides of a program.

Starting under debug launches the client but to launch the server I need to follow Server Project > Properties > Debug > Start new instance

VS2012, Debug , start new instance

I'm fundamentally lazy, and this process is getting boring!

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/ms165413(v=vs.110).aspx — Max, Nov 12 '13 at 08:38
possible duplicate of [Running two projects at once in Visual Studio](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3850019/running-two-projects-at-once-in-visual-studio) — stijn, Jan 15 '14 at 14:49

Xuntar · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-12T08:50:21.557

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You can go to your main Solution => right click => Properties => Tab: Common properties => Startup project => Multiple startup projects

There you can select all the projects you want to launch.

edited Nov 12 '13 at 08:50

answered Nov 12 '13 at 08:39

Xuntar

David Pilkington · Answer 2 · 2013-11-12T08:49:22.673

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if you right click on the solution, you can select an option called Set StartUp Projects

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This gives you a dialog where you can select which projects you want to start

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edited Nov 12 '13 at 08:49

answered Nov 12 '13 at 08:38

David Pilkington

Very nice explanation David – Sagotharan Nov 12 '13 at 09:31
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