VCDebugSettings::WorkingDirectory Property

Visual Studio 2015
 

The debugger's working directory. The default directory is the directory that contains the .vcxproj file.

Namespace:   Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)

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property String^ WorkingDirectory {
	String^ get();
	void set(String^ value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::String^

The debugger's working directory.

See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.

The following sample code modifies the WorkingDirectory property in the integrated development environment (IDE):

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' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Public Module Module1
    Sub Test()
        Dim mystring As String
        Dim prj As VCProject
        Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection
        Dim cfg As VCConfiguration
        Dim tool As VCDebugSettings
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
        cfgs = prj.Configurations
        cfg = cfgs.Item(1)
        tool = cfg.DebugSettings
        tool.WorkingDirectory = "c:\"
    End Sub
End Module
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