How to remove debug pop up on add in load

Question

Hello all,

Currently developing a JavaScript add-in for Microsoft word and are looking to start running live tests with users.

To facilitate this I wish to remove the following pop-up that appears when the add in button is pressed. (Clicking "cancel" does not stop the dialog from appearing in the future.)

A thread on StackOverflow has advised adding --no-debug to the package.json file (as below). Which has not been successful here.

Is there another setting I can change to remove the pop-up?

Thanks in advance!

"scripts": {
    "build": "webpack --mode production",
    "build:dev": "webpack --mode development",
    "configure-sso": "office-addin-sso configure manifest.xml",
    "dev-server": "node --inspect=localhost:8080 dist/middletier.js",
    "lint": "office-addin-lint check",
    "lint:fix": "office-addin-lint fix",
    "prettier": "office-addin-lint prettier",
    "start": "office-addin-debugging start manifest.xml --no-debug",
    "start:desktop": "office-addin-debugging start manifest.xml --no-debug",
    "start:web": "office-addin-debugging start manifest.xml --no-debug",
    "validate": "office-addin-manifest validate manifest.xml --no-debug"
  },

Answer 1

To remove the debug pop-up when running your JavaScript add-in for Microsoft Word, you can try the following steps:

Open the package.json file in your project.

Locate the "start" script in the "scripts" section of the package.json file. It should look like this:

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"start": "office-addin-debugging start manifest.xml --no-debug"

Remove the --no-debug option from the "start" script, so it becomes:

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"start": "office-addin-debugging start manifest.xml"

Save the package.json file.

By removing the --no-debug option, the add-in will be launched without suppressing the debug pop-up. Now, when you press the add-in button, the pop-up should no longer appear.

After making this change, you may need to rebuild or restart your project for the updated configuration to take effect.