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Hello,
There is a bug in my app that only occurs when the app is started from the file explorer (double-clicking a file to open the app and file within the app)
Is there a way to have my Visual Studio solution run when opening from the file explorer?
I tried attaching the file explorer process to my app in debug but that did not seem to work, or I did not do that correctly.
Thanks.
As I understand the problem you have an application for which you have created a file association. When you double click on a file of the associated type in an explorer window your application runs and should open the file but there is a problem when the application is started this way.
Is this understanding correct?
What kind of application is it and what language is it written in?
What version of Visual Studio are you using?
Have you tried debugging your application from within Visual Studio after configuring the project so that a file is passed to your application as a command line parameter when debugging?
Yes I believe your understanding is correct.
The app is written in C#, and I am using Visual Studio 2017.
I have not tried your last suggestion, but to be more specific, the problem is occurring because the app cannot locate another required file when starting the app from the file explorer. If the app is already running and the file is attempted to be opened, I have a warning appear letting the user know that they need to add the file to their dependencies...
This question is more to ensure that the changes I have made to solve the problem are working correctly, and if what I am trying to do (using my solution when double-clicking an associated file in file explorer) is even possible
Well, I can't tell what your problem is from the general descriptions you have given. But the following link gives instructions on how to configure Windows so that whenever your application is launched it will be automatically run under the Visual Studio debugger.
Yeah thats exactly what I was looking for, just didn't word it like that in my google searches.
Thank you.
You're welcome. Let us know how it works out for you.