VS Arduino - _DEBUG set based on Configuration "Debug" or "Release"

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gj Junior Member Offline Posts: 42 Joined: Feb 12^th, 2016	_DEBUG set based on Configuration "Debug" or "Release" Dec 3^rd, 2021 at 12:05pm	Print Post
	I would like to be able to have the _DEBUG variable (or any other variable?) set to 1 if configuration=Debug and set to 0 if configuration=Release. I now change this every time manually in the code, but of course forgetting it all the time something like Code (C++) #ifdef _DEBUG Serial.println("This piece only shows when Configuration=Debug."); [some other statements that only have to be done in debug-mode] #endif Is this possible using VM in VS2022?
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Simon@Visual Micro Administrator Offline Posts: 2174 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2019	Re: _DEBUG set based on Configuration "Debug" or "Release" Reply #1 - Dec 3^rd, 2021 at 1:55pm	Print Post
	If you open the project properties (highlight project in solution explorer, press F4), there is a setting under Micro General (Current Configuration) called Configuration Define _DEBUG. If you set this to 1 when in Debug Configuration, this will achieve what you need and when you switch to Release it will become 0 again.
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gj Junior Member Offline Posts: 42 Joined: Feb 12^th, 2016	Re: _DEBUG set based on Configuration "Debug" or "Release" Reply #2 - Dec 3^rd, 2021 at 6:01pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the suggestion. While F4 didn't work, I selected the project and did a right-click-->Properties. Wrong option Then, select the project and from the menu Project->Properties (Alt-F7). Wrong option. But clicking the cog-wheel in the Visual Micro-bar gave me the right options.


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Tim@Visual Micro Administrator Offline Posts: 12076 Location: United Kingdom Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: _DEBUG set based on Configuration "Debug" or "Release" Reply #3 - Dec 4^th, 2021 at 12:22am	Print Post
	Good to hear you found the properties. The shortcut keys are dependant on which layout you picked when you first ran visual studio. In VS a project has "Property Pages" and "Properties Window". When a project is selected in the solution explorer you can see those two options at the bottom of the "View" menu. You will also see the shortcut keys next to the menu items. If the project is not selected in the solution explorer another code file or branch) you might see the properties window but not for the project. The "vMicro>Project Properties" that you clicked makes life a bit easier. It first selects the project and then shows the "Properties Window". Visual Studio does make this a bit confusing. The word "Window" would normally be associated to a coventional window but if refers to a "tool window". Uggh
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