>>>>>When debugging a thread in VS using 'Stop Debugging' does not stop thread execution.
>>>>>
>>>>>I guess this is logical but is there any way, using the IDE, to abort the thread?
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>>>>
>>>>The only thing I find ( whether it is a process started within the IDE, or a process you attached to ) is Terminate all
>>>>
>>>>Attached to Excel - terminate all - and gone was the excel
>>>
>>>Where do you find 'terminate all' ?
>>
>>
>>Debug menu
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>>Second line under 'Stop Debugging'
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>>
>>(using vs 2013)
>
>Must be going blind :-{ - I stared at those menu options before posting and didn't see it.
>
>Ah, now I see why I missed it - the option is only there once debugging has commenced.
>Haven't verified that it stops the thread but I'm sure it would.
>Thx...


I was a bit confused when you asked how to abort a thread