How to: Debug in Mixed Mode
The following procedures describe how to debug both managed and native code, also known as mixed-mode debugging. There are two scenarios for doing so, depending on whether the DLL or the application is written in native code:
The calling application that calls your DLL is written in native code. In this case your DLL is managed, and both managed and native debuggers must be enabled to debug both. You can check this in the <Project> Property Pages dialog box. How you do this depends on whether you start debugging from the DLL project or the calling application project.
The calling application that calls your DLL is written in managed code and your DLL is written in native code.
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To enable mixed-mode debugging in a native EXE calling a managed DLL
In Solution Explorer, select the project.
On the View menu, click Property Pages.
In the <Project> Property Pages dialog box, expand the Configuration Properties node, and then select Debugging.
Set Debugger Type to Mixed or Auto.
To enable mixed-mode debugging in a managed EXE calling a native DLL
In Solution Explorer, select the project.
On the View menu, click Property Pages.
In the Properties Pages, click the Debug tab.
Under the Enable Debuggers group, select the Enable unmanaged code debugging check box.
NoteFor the debugger to attach to code written in C++, the code needs to emit DebuggableAttribute. You can add this to your code automatically by linking with the /ASSEMBLYDEBUG (Add DebuggableAttribute) linker option.