start process and attach debugger

Question

I know I can start a process in code with Process.Start(). Is it also possible to attach the debugger to that process?

Not from code per se , but just a way to do it?

Answer 1

In visual studio click Tools | Attach to process. Then select appropriate service.

Answer 2

You can do this in pretty much any debugger worth its salt.

Visual Studio has one that should fit your needs.

If you need a little more advanced control, try OllyDbg, which is a disassembler, so you can actually manipulate your program at the assembly level. This will give you complete control, but it might be information overload as well.

Answer 3

You can attach to a running process using Tools | Attach to Process. If it's a Web Application, you can attach to it by attaching to aspnet_wp.exe.

To answer your question on how to attach to a process programmatically:

• Attaching to a Process Using VS.NET Automation Model

Here are other Stack Overflow questions that deal with that:

• Communicating with the Visual Studio Debugger Programmatically?
• Programmatically apply breakpoints in Visual Studio

Answer 4

I want to start a process with Process.Start(), which is a web page. But I can not find aspnet_wp.exe under Tools. What is the problem?