debuggingsharepointsharepoint-2007gactimer-jobs

Debugging a custom timer job in SharePoint

To debug a custom timer job in visual studio, I wasn't able to hit the debugger.

Is it necessary to add the .PDB file to GAC?

I tried doing the above, but it's not allowing to drag and drop this particular file.

Why do we need to add this file?

Solution

  • Drag and drop does not work in the assembly folder because of the shell windows explorer attaches to it. You can do 3 things to bypass this shell -

    1. Copy the .pdb file via cmd in C:\windows\assemblyGAC_MSIL\yourassembly\yourassemblyversion\

    2. Use gacutil.exe

    3. Map the assembly folder as Network-Drive \server\c$\windows\assembly and then copy the .pdb just as you normally would

    Here is a good article about debugging timer jobs. It's written for SP2007 but should apply to SP2010 aswell.