Visual Studio 2019 can't write to Output window

Question

Hi
I am using Visual Studio 2019 to create SSIS package. I am using C# to write the script. I need to troubleshoot the script so I am using print statements to see what the variable values are. I cannot get anything to show up in the Output window. I tried this statement:

System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("hi debug");
Console.WriteLine("hi console");

Neither works.

Any suggestions on how to get this working?

Thank you

Answer 1

Hi @Manny ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

Please update your VS2019 to the latest version and repair it through VS Installer > More > Repair.

Then, go to Tools > Options > Debugging > General and check if the “Redirect all Output Window text to the Immediate Window” is unchecked.

After that, reboot your VS and create a new project to verify if it works or not.

Sincerely,
Anna
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