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Instantiating the Process Debug Manager

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To register the program with the process debug manager (PDM), create an instance of the PDM and obtain its IDebugProgramPublisher2 interface. The PDM is implemented as a multiple-use server and is typically instantiated when Visual Studio starts a program. A call to CoCreateInstance typically returns the existing PDM IDebugProgramPublisher2 interface.

To instantiate the PDM

  1. In Class View, right-click the CProgram class and click Add Variable to add a variable with the Variable name m_srpProgramPublisher, the Variable type CComPtr<IDebugProgramPublisher2>, and an Access type of protected.

  2. Open the Program.cpp file, find the CProgram::Start method, and add the following bold lines:

        m_spEngine = pEngine;

    HRESULT hr = m_srpProgramPublisher.CoCreateInstance(CLSID_ProgramPublisher); 
    if ( FAILED(hr) ) 
    { 
        ATLTRACE("Failed to create the program publisher: 0x%x.", hr); 
        return; 
    } 

  3. Build the project to make sure there are no errors.

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Registering the Program with the PDM