Hi Ronnie,

That's right, the macro can be running all the time as long as the macro
project is loaded (once it's loaded, you don't have to load it again
manually next time you start Visual Studio).

In every macro project, there's a module named "EnvironmentEvents". If you
select "DebuggerEvents" in the up-left Combobox, then select
"OnEnterDesignMode" in the up-right ComboBox, it will generate a event
handler for you, then you can add you code there. For example:

   Private Sub DebuggerEvents_OnEnterDesignMode(ByVal Reason As
EnvDTE.dbgEventReason) Handles DebuggerEvents.OnEnterDesignMode
       MsgBox("Debugging is stopped!")
   End Sub

This will show a message box whenever you stopped debugging. To run some
external application, use the Shell() function.

Please let me know if you need further information.

Regards,
Walter Wang (wawang@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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