Debug a referenced DLL in a separate solution

Question

I have a web project, A, that references a DLL, B, that I would like to debug. I have the DLL source code in a separate solution. Is it possible to step into the dll code without adding the dll project to my A solution?

Thanks!

FGA

Answer 1

Yes it is. You will need to disable Just My Code to enable this scenario though

• Tools -> Options
• Go to the Debugger section
• Uncheck "Enable Just My Code ..."

You may still have to manually load symbols but after that you will be able to step into your other source code.

Answer 2

Thanks for your reply. I have done that but still haven't been able to step into the my dll source code. Could you please give me the steps in details to accomplish that? I have the following:

1) Just my code unchecked 2) pdb files in the same folder as dlls 3) dlls built in debug mode with output path set to folder where web application references all dlls.

Any help much appreciated.