How to debug plugin in Visual Studio 2013?

[rodrigoncalves]

I followed all the necessary steps as descripted in the Plugin Apps Developer Guide document to debug a plugin into Visual C++:

● Specify the Acrobat plug-ins directory under the link | output tab in the Project settings dialog box.

● Specify the Acrobat or Adobe Reader executable under the executable for debug session in the Project settings dialog box.

● The first time you build a plug-in, do a Rebuild All.

● Set breakpoints in your source code by selecting the line and clicking the hand icon or pressing the F9 key.

● After setting breakpoints, press the F5 key to have Microsoft Visual Studio launch Acrobat or Adobe Reader.

However I received the following message when a press F5 key:

Of course I don't have PDB file of Acrobat's executable. So what do I have to do? Other question, the plugin have a lot of callbacks, can VS handle that?

Thanks,

Rodrigo Gonçalves.

[Test Screen Name]

A plugin is not an application. It is a DLL. To debug a DLL, you must debug the application which loads the DLL. You must debug Acrobat.  *** The application you need to run is acrobat.exe.  ***

[Chenchaiah5C1E]

Thanks for responding!

Actually Im develeoping plugin application that would be the completely Dll application.

you must debug the application which loads the DLL- How to Load dll?

You must debug Acrobat - How to debug?

How to debug that plugin appliaction.

please guide me clearly step wise.

[Test Screen Name]

You cannot develop any such thing. You can only develop plug-ins that are DLLs to be loaded by Acrobat.