running a console application in an MVC solution

Question

User1571524970 posted

Hi guys,

I have a solution which contains an MVC project, a MsTest project and a Console application. How do I run the console application without the launching IIS and the MVC web app? When I build and run the MVC web app starts when I want to  run the Console app on its own

Answer 1

User753101303 posted

Hi,

See http://www.blackwasp.co.uk/VSStartupProjects.aspx that explains both how to change the startup project or to define multiple startup projects.

Edit: the console app is sending http requests to the web application? In this case I believe you should set both as startup projects but you can tell in the project properties for the web app, that it should wait for requests coming from an external app rather than to launch a browser window.

Answer 2

User-17257777 posted

Hi darego,

You can follow below steps to choose the specify project to run

1. Right-click the Solution
2. Select the Set Startup Projects option
3. Choose Single startup project and select the project you want to run

Best Regards,

Jiadong Meng

Answer 3

User1571524970 posted

Thanks guys