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Visual Studio Path Macros In Virtual Debugger Configuration Pages. Help!

Hi,

I use Virtual Debugger plug-in for Visual Studio 2008 SP1. In it's configuration pages, there are several locations where I have to enter paths for files or folders from my VS project. For example, in "Remote Debugging in VM -> General -> Command" or in "Remote Debugging in VM -> Pre-Debug Event -> Copy Files" I need to use macros like $(TargetFileName), $(TargetDir), etc. in paths. And this does not work! E.g. if I enter C:\Debug\Some Name.exe it works but if I use C:\Debug\$(TargetFileName) it does not work ($(TargetFileName) macro is translated in VS into Some Name.exe). It gives me the error : Failed to find the executable to be debugged in the virtual machine. Also, relative paths are not supported !

This is very annoying ! ! !

Is there any solution?

P.S.: VS is VS 2008 SP1 Pro, VM is version 6.5.1 Build 126130 (latest at the moment), Host OS is Vista SP1 x64, Guest OS is XP SP3 x86.

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grossag
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Thanks for the suggestion. I will make sure that it is reported internally. This should be possible to implement on our end.

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