Running In IDE

In VB.NET, there is no real difference between running within the ide and not within the ide. I think what you're looking for is a way of determining whether the app was compiled for Debug or Release. Here is a way of doing that:

Code:

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#If Debug Then
    'Compiled for Debug
    'Put code here
#Else
    'Compiled for Release
    'Put code here
#End If

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