Microsoft KB Archive/839069

= BUG: The Start Application property is not enabled when you change the value of the Debug Mode property of a Class Library project in Visual C# .NET 2003 =

Article ID: 839069

Article Last Modified on 5/17/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In the  Property Pages dialog box in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, when you change the value of the Debug Mode property of your Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003 Class Library project to Program, the Start Application property is not enabled.

Note  is a placeholder for the name of your project.



WORKAROUND
To work around to this problem, click Apply after you change the value of the Debug Mode property of your Class Library project. After you click Apply, the Start Application property becomes enabled.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.



Steps to reproduce the problem
To reproduce the problem, follow these steps:  Start Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003. Create a new Class Library project:  On the File menu, point to New, and then click Project. The New Project dialog box appears. Under Project Types, click Visual C# Projects. Under Templates, click Class Library. Click OK.</li></ol> </li> In Solution Explorer, click the project node.</li> On the Project menu, click Properties. The  Property Pages dialog box appears.</li> Under Configuration Properties in the left pane, click Debugging.</li> Under Start Action, change the value of Debug Mode property to Program.</li> Under Start Action, try to change the value of the Start Application property.</li></ol>

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