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Alex Maghen - 10 Jun 2007 16:20 GMT

Whenever I build even the very simplest application in C# (for example, a
console application which doesn't add any controls or anything), in the Debug
output directory I get three files:
- App.exe
- App.pdb
- App.vshost.exe

What are the last 2? Do I need them to run my app properly?

Alex

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Henning Krause [MVP - Exchange] - 10 Jun 2007 16:33 GMT

Hello,

no, you don't need them. App.pdb contains debug symbols and App.vshost.exe
is a stub process created by Visual Studio for improving debugging
performance.

Best regards,
Henning Krause

> Whenever I build even the very simplest application in C# (for example, a
> console application which doesn't add any controls or anything), in the
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> Alex

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Jeffrey Tan[MSFT] - 11 Jun 2007 07:39 GMT

Hi Alex,

Just as MVP Henning Krause pointed out, these 2 files are not the
requirement for deploying/running your Exe.

1. The pdb file is the symbol file for your assembly. See the link below
for more details:
http://blogs.msdn.com/arvindsh/archive/2006/08/30/731150.aspx

It is mainly used for debugging purpose. The link above contains the
setting of prevent the pdb from generating.

2. App.vshost.exe is a VS2005 hosting process to improve debugger
performance and enable new debugger features, see the link below for more
details:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms242202(VS.80).aspx

If you do not like it, you may disable this feature with the steps below:
1. Open a project in Visual Studio.
2. On the Project menu, click Properties.
3. Go to the Debug Tab
4. Clear the Enable the Visual Studio hosting process check box.

Hope this helps.

Best regards,
Jeffrey Tan
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