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Windows 11, Visual Studio 2022, Version 17.13.3
First, I seem to be in the wrong place. None of the options for Select Tag, Select a child tag, and Select a child item tag, are appropriate for Visual Studio. But I know not where else to post. I posted this on another Microsoft forum, but it seems to also be the wrong place. Please provide a link to the appropriate forum where this should be posted.
A few weeks ago when I started a debug session, in the main window, actually just below it, was a not very high window with the title Output. It showed several of the most recently changed variables. This was important because this project does really long arithmetic. That window allowed me to click on a variable, see it in the “output” window, then copy the value to paste in somewhere else where it could be manipulated and compared with other results.
The image is a small section near the bottom of the debug environment showing the top left corner of the Output window.
When I start a different project, that window is below the code window, across the full bottom of the VS main dialog, and the title is: Output. At the top of that panel is: Show output from: and the default option is Debug. Additional options include: Build, Build order, Debug, and two more.
I have searched in every place found, but cannot get this window to display again. Is this sufficient information that someone can determine what is needed? If so, what steps will display that window? Moved from <Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings>
A core feature of Visual Studio that allows developers to inspect, analyze, and troubleshoot code during execution.
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oops, after posting the question a new window popped up. The instructions include pressing ctl-alt-O. That provided what I need. Sorry to bother you, but a great big thank you to whom ever created that post. They "knew" what I needed.
Thank you
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My team and I had the same issues. I created https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=NesviatypaskhaOleksii.VsConsoleOutput and have output in Visual Studio
@Bryan Kelly, It sounds to me like you are seeking to use the Autos or Locals windows when debugging.
From the documentation at Inspect data using debugger windows in Visual Studio you can refer to the following for the related keyboard shortcuts to open those debugger windows. I have also highlighted the shortcut to open the watch window in the event you are interested in that one.
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To display the Output window in Visual Studio 2022, you can follow these steps:
If you still cannot see the Output window after following these steps, it might be minimized or hidden behind other windows. You can also reset your window layout by going to Window > Reset Window Layout in the menu bar.
These steps should help you restore the Output window to your Visual Studio environment.