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I would like to know in C# or VB.NET if at any time I could send all the output that is written in the debug console of my IDE, to the clipboard.

Example Pseudo-Code in vb.net:

For x as integer = 0 to integer.maxvalue
    debug.writeline("test console line " & x)
next

Clipboard.SetText(Debug.Output)

I would like to copy all the lines of the debug console, including the messages that were written at the moment of execution, just ALL:

WindowsApplication6.vshost.exe' (CLR v4.0.30319: WindowsApplication6.vshost.exe): Loaded 'C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_64\mscorlib\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\mscorlib.dll'. Skipped loading symbols. Module is optimized and the debugger option 'Just My Code' is enabled. etc... test console line 1 test console line 2 test console line 3 etc...

I hope that maybe using DTE (or easier) it could be done, any ideas?

Humayun Shabbir
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I would go this way:

EnvDTE80.DTE2 dte2 = (EnvDTE80.DTE2)System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("VisualStudio.DTE.12.0");
TextSelection sel = dte2.ToolWindows.OutputWindow.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Debug").TextDocument.Selection;
sel.StartOfDocument(false);
sel.EndOfDocument(true);
Clipboard.SetText(sel.Text);
romanoza
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  • I didn't imagined that even using DTE it would be so easier, you made it easy, thanks for the solution. PS: Sorry for my English. – ElektroStudios Aug 02 '14 at 17:49
  • I'm asking too much if I ask you for the way to clear the debug console? I've tried with 'sel.text = ""' but does not take effect. – ElektroStudios Aug 02 '14 at 18:02
  • Try: dte2.ToolWindows.OutputWindow.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Debug").Clear(); – romanoza Aug 02 '14 at 18:07
  • Nope, does not clear the console (at least not in the IDE) but if I try to copy the text after "clearing" it in that way it says that the console is empty, strange. – ElektroStudios Aug 02 '14 at 18:11
  • Do you have more than one Visual Studio instance running? – romanoza Aug 02 '14 at 18:13
  • Yes! haha, I'm really sorry now I've noted it in the other instance (where I've not launched the DTE instructions), thankyou again for your time – ElektroStudios Aug 02 '14 at 18:14