Question

Is it possible to debug a windows service or class library without consuming the code in a launchable app? There is a thread about doing this, but the techniques don’t work and keep saying “Cannot start service…” as I am using a windows service.

Thanks

Answer 1

In you main function, rather than calling ServiceBase.Run(servicesToRun), just run the actual code you want to test.

I usually put in code to check for a command line parameter as in:

-c run in console mode
-i install the service
-u uninstall the service
none run the service

And then set up VS to send in -c while in debug mode.