Debugger Visualizer Pack by Arian

Arian T. Kulp

Debugger Visualizer Pack by Arian for Visual Studio 2017 lets you open/view files by taking a string variable value as the filename.

Install using prebuilt VSIX or install manually by copying the built DLL (ArianKulp.DebuggerExtensions.dll) to $UserProfileStudio 2017.

You can also add this extension from the Tools | Extensions and Updates menu in Visual Studio or from the Visual Studio Gallery.

Note, this actually adds multiple visualizers so you can locate the file in Windows Explorer, open the file in Visual Studio (without adding it to the project/solution), or in Notepad.

Release History

• v1.2

  • Fixed issue with paths with spaces opening in Windows Explorer
  • Added better icon

• v1.1

  • Update to proper installation of visualizer via VSIX

  • Added “Locate file in Explorer” command

• v1.0

  • Initial release

Known bugs:

None at the moment

Future plans

• Add settings for choosing text editor other than Notepad

• Possibly add option to save current string value into temp file and then open it

• Add option to Peek at file contents in current window

Attributions

File Search icon by Chanut is Industries from the Noun Project