bin\*.pdb

[yu217171]

Hi everyone,

Every application that I've compiled has a PDB (Intermediate file, according to Windows Explorer) in addition to at least one DLL file in my BIN folder.

What exactly is this PDB file? Is it ok to delete it? Hope someone can shed some light on it.

Thanks,

Keith

 

[jmeckley]

I think they have something to do with debugging, but I'm not sure. I do know that they are not required. I do not post the PDB files to our online server, just the dlls.

Jason Meckley
Database Analyst
WITF

 

[chiph]

A .pdb file is a "program data base", and contains information used by a debugger.

Change your VS.NET build configuration to "Release" from "Debug" and you won't get these files. Plus, it's a bad idea to distribute them (put them on a public web server), as they allow people to reverse-engineer your code more easily.

Chip H.


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[yu217171]

Ok, thnx for the insight guys.

Keith