How do I make one Visual Studio project automatically execute before another?

Question

I have two projects in my solution

• Client
• Server

Both compile to console applications. When i execute the Client project by right clicking and selecting Debug...Start New Instance or by pressing F5, I would like it to automatically execute the server application.

Is there a way to set this up?

Answer 1

Right-click on the solution, then click Properties. Use the Startup Project property page to set your configuration up. In your case I would select Multiple startup projects and sort them appropriately.