The designer cannot be modified while debugging

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This message appears when an attempt is made to modify items on the O/R Designer when the application is running in debug mode. When the application is running in debug mode, the O/R Designer is read-only.

To correct this error

  • Click Stop Debugging on the Debug menu.

    The application stops debugging, and items in the O/R Designer can be modified.

See Also

LINQ to SQL Tools in Visual Studio Walkthrough: Creating LINQ to SQL Classes (O-R Designer) LINQ to SQL