CODEWITHSUNDEEP
unit-testingvisual-studio-2012
Anders Lindén
Anders Lindén

Reputation: 7303

How to never be prompted to run last successful build when unit testing

I want to get rid of the dialog saying

There were build errors. Would you like to continue and run tests from the last successful build

when I am running unit tests (I use test -> run -> all tests).

How do I do that? I already know how to disable it when running a normal project.

I also want to know how this can ever be a useful feature?

Upvotes: 19

Views: 1148

Answers (2)

Etherman
Etherman

Reputation: 1867

For Visual Studio 2017 / MSTestV2 you can do:

Tools > Options > Project and Solutions > Build and Run

"On Run, when build or deployment errors occur:" "Do not launch"

Upvotes: 1

lockstock
lockstock

Reputation: 2427

How do I do that?

You can't.

I also want to know how this can ever be a useful feature?

I find it useful when I am working closely with someone who is configuring test data. I can re-run tests to ensure new test data is valid, without having to worry about compiling any changes that I have done in the meantime.

For example if someone has changed some data in a database, I want to be able to run my tests to ensure that this new data is valid, and I want to be able to run the tests whether the current state of my code compiles or not.

Upvotes: 2

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