Progress dialog not displayed in debug builds

Question

Pro 2.7, VS 2017.

My add-in's progress dialog stopped displaying in debug build with the message, "* * Warning: Progress dialog is disabled when debugging * *", in the VS output window. Can this be disabled, i.e, the progress dialog display re-enabled? Whatever was done seems to also disable the "_RPT*()" statements (crtdbg.h) in my C++ code that I need for resolving some complex issues.

Vidar · Answer

Yes this is rubbish by ESRI - they need to re-instate this. Its just not helpful at all.

AnthonyDunkDatamineDev1 · Answer

Yes, this is super annoying. I lost hours trying to work out why my progress dialogs would not show up, even when running a Release build. It seems the only way to see them is to run the addin without Visual Studio connected at all. This makes it really hard to test progress bars. Can ESRI please fix this issue? Thanks.

JeremyWiles · Answer

Oh, come on Wolf.  You have the power to tell them what to do, right?  (I kid)

I can't cancel, so it would be very helpful to me to have a cancelable dialog.  But it is what it is.   I can always move the active line while debugging to an "exit sub" or "return" line (I am stuck in VB.NET).

Cheers.