# Setting the working directory for a C# project (MSVC)

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/setting-the-working-directory-for-a-c-project-msvc/3838
**Category:** Usage
**Tags:** lang:csharp
**Created:** [July 27, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/setting-the-working-directory-for-a-c-project-msvc/3838 "2021-07-27T12:36:44Z")
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### Author: ![Harald\_Scheirich](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/harald_scheirich/32/1665_2.png) [@Harald\_Scheirich](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Harald_Scheirich)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/setting-the-working-directory-for-a-c-project-msvc/3838/1 "2021-07-27T12:36:44Z")

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I have a C# project created through cmake, but i can’t find a way to set the working directory for the resulting executable using `VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY` doesn’t seem to work. Is that a bug or just not the correct property ?

Thanks