Re: How to debug this?

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As you said, the app runs fine.

In short, yes - you can quite confidently ignore the messages about
'symbols' in this context.


"Brett" <no@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Does that basically mean everything is ok?
>
> Thanks,
> Brett
> "Stephany Young" <noone@localhost> wrote in message
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>> The 'symbols' referred to here are modules with symbolic debbugging
>> information in them. They are the 'things' that allow you to single step
>> code and set breakpoints in the IDE.
>>
>> When you compile a program in 'debug' configuration these 'symbols' are
>> placed in the <yourapp>.pdb file.
>>
>> In certain 'debug' versions of VS.NET which are not made available to
>> 'joe blow' the 'debug' versions of Framework DLL's are included which
>> allow for richer information to be displayed when an exception occurs.
>>
>> Note that 'No Symbols loaded' is displayed appears when mscorlib.dll is
>> loaded but 'Symbols loaded' is displayed when your own client.exe is
>> loaded.
>>
>> These 'symbols' are not related in any way shape or form to unicode or
>> any other character set.
>>
>> If you were of a mind to you could:
>>
>> write a program that throws an exception
>>
>> compile it for debug
>>
>> run the program and note the information displayed when the exception
>> is thrown
>>
>> compile it for release
>>
>> run the program and note the information displayed when the exception
>> is thrown
>>
>> You will see that the information displayed in 'debug' is much richer
>> thatn that displayed in 'release'.
>>
>> The additional information is derived from the .pdb file which is known
>> as the 'symbols'.
>>
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>>
>>> Back to the application, what does it mean if I get this in my output
>>> window everytime the app loads:
>>>
>>> 'DefaultDomain': Loaded
>>> 'c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322\mscorlib.dll', No symbols
>>> loaded.
>>> 'client': Loaded 'C:\Inetpub\VB.NET\client\bin\client.exe', Symbols
>>> loaded.
>>> 'client.exe': Loaded
>>> 'c:\windows\assembly\gac\system.windows.forms\1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089\system.windows.forms.dll',
>>> No symbols loaded.
>>> 'client.exe': Loaded
>>> 'c:\windows\assembly\gac\system\1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089\system.dll',
>>> No symbols loaded.
>>> 'client.exe': Loaded
>>> 'c:\windows\assembly\gac\system.drawing\1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\system.drawing.dll',
>>> No symbols loaded.
>>> 'client.exe': Loaded
>>> 'c:\windows\assembly\gac\system.xml\1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089\system.xml.dll',
>>> No symbols loaded.
>>> 'client.exe': Loaded
>>> 'c:\windows\assembly\gac\microsoft.visualbasic\7.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\microsoft.visualbasic.dll',
>>> No symbols loaded.
>>>
>>> The app seems to run fine despite the "No symbols loaded" lines.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Brett
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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