Testing a task extension

The best way to test a task extension is to use Visual Basic debug mode. Stepping through the code gives you a good chance to find possible problems.

Follow these steps in Visual Basic to prepare the project for debugging:

1. On the Project menu, choose <projectname> Properties.
2. Click the Component tab and enable the Project Compatibility option.
3. Click the Debugging tab and enable the Wait for componentsto be created option.
4. Set breakpoints in the procedures you want to debug. When your task is invoked, you can start debugging from the breakpoint.

Note    The Task Server runs as a service. By default, services do not have a user interface. During testing, it might be convenient to enable the Allow service to interact with desktop setting in order to use message boxes for debugging. This can be done in the Services management console on the Log On property page of the AutoManager Task Server service.

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