"Start debugging" button disabled in Microsoft Visual Studio

• Ludo-ZX7R

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  August 3, 2009 at 9:54 am

  #132583

  Hi

  This must be a seriously stupid question for you guys out there but this problem starts to drive me mad!

  I am quite new to SQL Server 2005 and started playing with packages in Visual Studio in order to perform some data migration.

  Last week I managed to create a simple package and run it in debug mode.

  Now I've created a more complex one but the "start debugging" button is greyed out and I can't start my package.

  I have made sure that there is no error or warning so everything should be ok.

  Any idea?

  Cheers

  Ludo

• Phil Parkin

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  August 3, 2009 at 10:02 am

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  Not a stupid question at all

  Try createinga solution and adding the package. Then work with the solution, rather than editing the package directly ...

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• Ludo-ZX7R

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  August 3, 2009 at 10:13 am

  #1033764

  Hi

  Created a new solution, attached the package to it and ... the run button was enabled?!?!

  Well ... my package failed at the first data flow but I can run it now!!

  Wonderful.

  Thanks a lot!!

  Can go home happy now ...

  Ludo

• Phil Parkin

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  August 3, 2009 at 1:46 pm

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  Great stuff & thanks for posting back - perfect use of these forums.

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