How to debug program that pass argument to Main?

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I am writing a Console application that pass a string array of arguments to the Main. Using the F5 to debug would throw me an exception because I have not pass the arguments.

The way I debug/test the code where I can pass arguments is to build the solution and then run the .exe on the command prompt, but it's very inconvenient.

Is there a way to pass arguments to debug?

I think you'll find your answer here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6475887/passing-command-line-parameters-with-vs-2010-c-sharp — Mithrandir, Feb 28 '12 at 08:31

score 53 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 19 '15 at 10:38

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From within Visual Studio? Absolutely - go to the project's property designer, select the Debug page and you can set the command line arguments, as well as the working directory. See MSDN for more information.

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Joseph Woodward

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answered Feb 28 '12 at 08:30

Jon Skeet

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score 24 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 28 '12 at 08:31

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In Visual Studio right-click on the project name in Solution Explorer. Select Properties from the list. Go to the Debug tab. You can put your parameters in Command Line Arguments textbox.

answered Feb 28 '12 at 08:31

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 28 '12 at 08:31

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This page has documentation on C# debugging. Basically, there is a "command line arguments" option in the project's property pages.

answered Feb 28 '12 at 08:31

Ken Wayne VanderLinde

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 28 '12 at 08:32

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You should be able to enter command line arguments in the Project Settings dialog.

There's some info here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2kf0yb05.aspx

answered Feb 28 '12 at 08:32

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How to debug program that pass argument to Main?

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