Launch Settings Page

The Launch page is used to define the process that should be profiled (or that is being profiled if an active session is selected).

Select type of process to launch

This drop-down list is used to select the type of process that should be profiled. The following options are available:

  • Stand-alone application

  • Windows app

  • Silverlight application

  • ASP.NET application

  • WPF Browser application

  • Windows Service

  • Unit tests

  • Start-up target of current Visual Studio solution

Stand-alone application

The following options are available if “Stand-alone application” is selected as process type:

  • Full path to executable
    Defines the path of the application executable

  • Command line arguments
    Optional command line arguments that will be supplied when starting the application.

  • Working directory
    Optional working directory that will be set when starting the application.

ASP.NET application

If an ASP.NET application should be profiled, the web server to use must be defined.

  • Launch using IIS Express

  • Launch using Internet Information Services
    This option indicates that IIS should be used when profiling the application.

  • Launch using WebDev.WebServer
    This option indicates that the web development server (WebDev.WebServer) should be used to profile the application. The Browse button or the Web-site directory drop-down list should be used to define the path of the directory where the web site is located. The Virtual path field can be used to define the virtual path of the ASP.NET application. If the web server should listen to a specific port, the port number can be specified using the Port field. The default port setting is (auto), which indicates that the port number should be automatically assigned.

The “Select page to request to start ASP.NET application” field can be used to select a web page that should be requested when the profiling is started. If (none) is selected in the request page drop-down list, no page will be automatically requested.

WPF Browser application

Only one option is available if “WPF Browser application” is selected as process type:

  • Full path to WPF browser application
    Defines the path of the WPF browser application.

Windows Service

If “Windows Service” is selected as the process type, a list of available services will be shown. This list should be used to define the service that should be profiled.