Programming Question

[Palithius]

Pete,

When you develop FSUIPC, do you use a debugger to attach to the FS9 process? I have tried to attach to FS9.EXE with VS2005 but with no success, the process is greyed out and cannot be selected. I get the feeling that there is some code in FS9 preventing this (perhaps some security feature that prevents debugging) -- seems odd for MS to protect the FS9 process but not to protect system processes.

Does anyone have a way to attach their IDE/Debugger/Compiler system to the FS9.exe process?

I'd like to attach so that I can debug dlls that are later loaded from the modules folder. I'd also like the debugger to inspect memory.

Pali

[Pete Dowson]

When you develop FSUIPC, do you use a debugger to attach to the FS9 process? I have tried to attach to FS9.EXE with VS2005 but with no success, the process is greyed out and cannot be selected. I get the feeling that there is some code in FS9 preventing this (perhaps some security feature that prevents debugging)

Yes, I use the Visual Studio C/C++ debugger. It works best with the "no CD" crack for FS9 -- the only justification I can offer for using that piece of work. Otherwise you may be able to attach to the FS9 process AFTER it is started and fully running, but that can sometimes prove difficult too.

For much development I have to write my own "foraging" DLLs which run inside FS and show me what is going on.

Regards

Pete

[Palithius]

Yes that did indeed solve it. Now VS Debugger is allowing me to attach to process. I wonder what changed. This is excellent, now I can set a breakpoint in my dll! This is much appreciated Pete.

For the record: I *do* own a legally purchased copy of FS2004, let there be no doubt.

I was also concerned about the toll all the work I have been doing was taking on my dvd-rom drive, since every time I test, FS2004 checks the cd and it revs the cd-rom motor.

Thanks once more.