/Run (devenv.exe)
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Compiles and runs the specified project or solution.
Syntax
devenv {/run|/r} {SolutionName|ProjectName}
Arguments
SolutionName
Required. The full path and name of a solution file.
ProjectName
Required. The full path and name of a project file.
Remarks
Compiles and runs the specified project or solution according to the settings specified for the active solution configuration. This switch launches the integrated development environment (IDE) and leaves it active after the project or solution has completed running.
Enclose strings that include spaces in double quotation marks.
Summary information, including errors, can be displayed in the Command window, or in any log file specified with the
/out
switch.
Example
This example runs the solution MySolution
using the active deployment configuration.
devenv /run "C:\Documents and Settings\someuser\My Documents\Visual Studio\Projects\MySolution\MySolution.sln"
See Also
Devenv Command Line Switches /Runexit (devenv.exe) /Build (devenv.exe) /Rebuild (devenv.exe) /Out (devenv.exe)