How do I start a program with arguments when debugging?

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Kasper Hansen picture Kasper Hansen · Jan 25, 2011 · Viewed 102.6k times · Source

I want to debug a program in Visual Studio 2008. The problem is that it exits if it doesn't get arguments. This is from the main method:

if (args == null || args.Length != 2 || args[0].ToUpper().Trim() != "RM") 
{
    Console.WriteLine("RM must be executed by the RSM.");
    Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit program...");
    Console.Read();
    Environment.Exit(-1);
}

I don't want to comment it out and and then back in when compiling. How can I start the program with arguments when debugging? It is set as the StartUp Project.

Answer

Øyvind Bråthen picture Øyvind Bråthen · Jan 25, 2011

Go to Project-><Projectname> Properties. Then click on the Debug tab, and fill in your arguments in the textbox called Command line arguments.

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