Symbols Not Loaded (VisualStudio question) 2

[jfrost10]

Hey gang,

A co-worker of mine is getting a funky error.

When she tries to debug her project, the stops in her code behind have a question mark on them, and the tool tip says something like: The breakpoint will not stop. Symbols have not been loaded.

Anybody have any idea what this means?

Thanks guys,

Jack

 

[chiph]

What version of .NET is she on?

Chip H.

 

[jfrost10]

Release version. Its kewl though< I think we figured it out. She was getting build errors, but they weren't anything to do with the code she was working on (code from another component), so we just clicked Yes to continue through. As soon as she nixed those errors, everything seemed to work ok (heh, that and re-referencing the DLL).

Jack

 

[chiph]

I've seen that sort of error before too, where I've rebuilt a supporting DLL (but the version in the AssemblyInfo module stayed the same), and I had to re-reference it, even though it was in the GAC. Annoying, isn't it?

This happens even though I'm pointing my reference at the other project's bin directory. I think there's an option somewhere that when you reference another .NET assembly it copies it into your project's bin directory, and it'll look there before the GAC.

Chip H.

 

[jakem]

Make sure the drop down list next to the run button on the toolbar says 'debug' rather than 'release'. When you run the application in debug mode it creates all the debug symbols the program needs to debug the app.