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Did you know… You can specify whether to run old version when a build fails? - #327

Although the documentation for this option says that this applies only to VC, it seems to work for me within C#, VB, and C++. Maybe because I have them all in one solution? Not sure.

under Tools – Options – Projects and Solutions – Build and Run, there’s the option On Run, when build or deployment errors occur:

On Run, when build or deploymnet errors occur options

Launch old version will just run the last .exe that was build successfully, as expected.

Do not launch causes Visual Studio to just stare at you.

Prompt to launch will display the following prompt:

Prompt to launch message box 

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Posted: Friday, October 03, 2008 3:00 AM by saraford

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Guillaume said:

I never saw the point of "running the last succesful build".

I can imagine some kind of over the top life or death situation where I absolutely need to run a build, even an old one, but apart from that.. Why should I want to run my last build when i'm working on a new one ?

# October 4, 2008 1:36 AM

Weekly Link Post 62 « Rhonda Tipton’s WebLog said:

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# October 5, 2008 5:48 PM
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