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SCPP



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:33 am    Post subject: Taking snapshots while breakpointing C# application Reply with quote
Hi,

Just wondering if it is possible to take snapshots while the program has hit a breakpoint. Basically what I have done is started memory profiling then attached my debugger and set some breakpoints.

I want to work out which calls in a particular large method are allocating varying amounts of memory from one version of our application to a newer version.

Currently the "Taking snapshot" is frozen so I'm guessing that Memory Profiler requires the app to not have threads paused. Is there a recommended way to test this scenario?

Thanks in advance!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
You could use the snapshot API to take a snapshot at a particular point in your code, in place of using breakpoints.

http://www.red-gate.com/supportcenter/content/ANTS_Memory_Profiler/help/7.2/amp_snapshot_api

(You're correct that snapshots can't be taken when all the threads are paused in a debugger)
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:31 am    Post subject: Re: Reply with quote
jrg wrote:
You could use the snapshot API to take a snapshot at a particular point in your code, in place of using breakpoints.

http://www.red-gate.com/supportcenter/content/ANTS_Memory_Profiler/help/7.2/amp_snapshot_api

(You're correct that snapshots can't be taken when all the threads are paused in a debugger)

Thanks
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