FYI: One answer to the question below is:

private bool designMode = Application.ExecutablePath.ToLower().IndexOf("devenv.exe")> -1;


If designMode == True, you are in design mode. if False, you are running the actual program (from the IDE or by itself).

Pertti

>What would be the easiest way to detect in form code whether I am in design or "run" mode. In other words, when I am designing a form, one thing happens in, say, textbox constructor, but I don't want it to happen when the form actually runs.
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>I know there is an ISite.DesignMode property, but I would like to avoid going through that if possible.
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>Thanks!