VS.Net debugger?

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I'm trying to debug a solution with two projects; a DLL that does some heavy
lifting, and a WinForms app that acts as a front-end GUI for the DLL. I'm
using VS.Net to develop and debug the solution.

I'm debugging the GUI project right now, and the VS.Net debugger works as I
would expect for exceptions thrown in in that project. But the VS.Net
debugger doesn't work for exceptions that occur in the DLL project when it's
called by the GUI, even though the DLL was compiled in debug mode, has a PDB
file, and is part of the same solution as the GUI. Instead, I'm getting a
dialog with a stack dump and language about how to invoke the JIT debugger.
I tried those steps, with no luck.

How come the VS.Net debugger isn't trapping the error? Am I limited to JIT
debugging? If so, is there any reliable source on how to get it working?
I've been through dozens of posts on enabling JIT debugging, but nodbody
seems to be able to get it working properly.

Thanks in advance for your help.

David Veeneman
Foresight Systems


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