Why doesn't VS2010 debugger stop at my breakpoints?

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PICyourBrain picture PICyourBrain · Aug 23, 2010 · Viewed 37k times · Source

I am working on a C#.NET class library project in VS2010. In my project settings -> debug settings, I have the project set to start an external program (C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe) which runs a very simple jscript file (test.js). The script simply creates an instance of the class and calls one of it's methods.

The problem is when I start debugging, VS2010 does not stop at any of my breakpoints. If I open up the exact same project in VS2008 it does stop at the break points. Is there a new setting somewhere that is preventing the breakpoints from being hit? Has anyone else ran into this issue?

Answer

JaredPar picture JaredPar · Aug 23, 2010

My first check would be to disable "Just My Code"

  • Tools -> Options
  • Debugger
  • Uncheck "Enable Just My Code"

Try the scenario again.

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