UserProfileManager in Console Application

Question

I have code that works just fine (visual web part). I had deleted the testing console application, and now I have need for it again. The browser will open up once running the console application, but then nothing happens. My breakpoint is not hit, and yet there are no errors.

1) I am an admin 2) console app is .net 3.5 and x64 3) no errors

        class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        List<string> displayNames = new List<string>();
        List<string> branch = new List<string>();
        List<string> department = new List<string>();
        string dept;

        using (SPSite site = new SPSite("http://mysite"))
        {
            //using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
            //{
                // the line below has a breakpoint - never hit
                SPServiceContext context = SPServiceContext.GetContext(site);
                UserProfileManager profileManager = new UserProfileManager(context);

                foreach (UserProfile profile in profileManager)
                {
                    // checks if work phone is empty - this relates to vendors in AD and are not employees
                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(string.Format("{0}", profile["WorkPhone"].Value)))
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0}", profile["PreferredName"].Value));
                        displayNames.Add(string.Format("{0} - {1}", profile["PreferredName"].Value, profile["WorkPhone"].Value));
                    }

                    dept = string.Format("{0}", profile["Department"].Value);

                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(dept))
                    {
                        if (dept.StartsWith("Branch -"))
                        {
                            branch.Add(dept);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            department.Add(dept);
                        }
                    }
                }
            //}

            Console.Read();
            department = department.Distinct().OrderBy(x => x).ToList();
            branch = branch.Distinct().OrderBy(x => x).ToList();

            displayNames.Sort();

        }
    }

thanks

Answer 1

According your comment, if you have the message The breakpoint will not currently be hit, that means you are either missing the pdb file, or the running code is not the code corresponding to the source.

This can happen if you have the same DLL in the GAC, which will be used, even if you have a more recent local copy of the file.

Answer 2

HAve you tried setting your build target to Any CPU?

Answer 3

You say the Browser is opening, that sounds as if you have the Console App in a solution togetter with your sandboxed webpart, and the project with the web part is set as start up project, which means that it's the one to start when you debug.

Right click your console app project in solution explorer and select "Set as StartUp project"

If the console app is already the StartUp project then check the debug settings of it:

• Right click the project in solution explorer
• Select "Properties"
• Select the "Debug" Tab
• Make sure that "Start Action" is set to "Start project"