Automatically Run Batch File After Debugging Stops in Visual Studio 2010?

Question

I have an application I'm working on that involves creation of a lock file while in use. Normally this works fine, but when running it in debug mode it can stop anywhere and not remove the lock file. Is there a way to setup Visual Studio to automatically remove this lock file via a batch file after the debugging stop event has been triggered?

Answer 1

I would do it one of two ways. You can create a build event to delete all lock files. Or you can add conditional compilation .

For example:

#if DEBUG
    // add code to remove all existing lock files
    // when the program starts
#endif