Search code examples
c#asp.netfrontenddebugviewoutputdebugstring

Trace from aspx.cs file

How can I trace from the client side of a ASP.NET web application ? I'm trapped in a aspx.cs file and I really need some fast simple debugging. I tried System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine without success: nothing appeared in DebugViewer when I refreshed the page in browser.

Thanks!

Edit: Adding the Trace attribute to the page Directive in my aspx file did trace Trace.Write, but I don't want all the other bulk trace (some hundred lines)

Edit 2: I'm not using Visual Studio and I don't want it if only for tracing.

Solution

  • You have a couple of options

    Here's a link to the MSDN article How to: Enable Tracing for an ASP.NET Application

    You can view trace info by going to http://localhost:<portnumber>/trace.axd

    If you're using Visual Studio you can use:

    System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("This appears in the output window!")