Can't debug - “The breakpoint will not currently be hit. No symbols have been loaded for this document”

Question

I\'m getting the error in the subject line. I\'m running vs2k8 on server 2k3sp2. I\'ve tried deleting the pdbs, cache directories, verifying that debugging is set up on the

Answer 1

I usually see this error pop up when I am working with two separate web 'sites'. I have a web front end and a web service back end. If the development server isn't running for the 'site' the code file is for, then you will receive that error message.

This may not be your problem exactly, however this is usually the situation when I see that error message. Another thing you can do is Debug -> Attach to Process if the debugger isn't attached to the correct process.