Debug Scripts in Visual Studio

• Mar 20, 2023

This topic describes how to debug scripts used within the End-User Report Designer.

Important

Report scripts are not secure. We recommend that you use expression bindings instead.

1. Open your application that contains the End-User Report Designer. Do one of the following depending on the application target framework:

   • .NET Framework – add the <system.diagnostics> section to the application’s configuration file as shown below:

     XML

     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
     <configuration>
         ...
         <system.diagnostics>
             <switches>
                 <add name="AllowDebugXtraReportScripts" value="BreakWhenDebuggerAttached"/>
             </switches>
         </system.diagnostics>
     </configuration>
     

   • .NET 6+ – create a runtimeConfig.template.json file in the application’s folder and put the following settings into this file:

     JSON

     {
         "configProperties": {
             "AllowDebugXtraReportScripts": "BreakWhenDebuggerAttached"
         }
     }
     

2. Run the application.

3. Start Visual Studio and select Debug | Attach to Process in the toolbar.

   

4. Select your running application in the invoked Attach to Process dialog.

   

5. Return to the application with the End-User Report Designer and switch to the Preview tab. This operation opens a temporary generated class with all report elements and script code in Visual Studio.

   

   You can debug the script code in this tab (for example, use breakpoints). To see a file location folder, place a cursor over this file.