Doesn't seems to be easy. I have struggled my mind for 2 weeks now (trying to convert my VB6 snippet to .Net but wasn't able to do it!).

But tonight, I found something:

The IDE acts as a debugger, so you could use:
System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached

http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/msgs/30/151468.aspx

>What is the best method to determine if you are running from the IDE?
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>Eric Moreau had the best method that I had found in VB6. I was hoping for a framework answer. I have looked through the books I have and have drawn a major blank.
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>My thanks in advance,