diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnStackTrace.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnStackTrace.cs
index 0eb311e7..293a0460 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnStackTrace.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnStackTrace.cs
@@ -172,5 +172,24 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			}
 			return retval;
 		}
+		/// <summary>
+		/// This will clear the Output window when run in the Development Environment
+		/// Add EnvDTE and EnvDTE80 to references from .NET
+		/// </summary>
+		public static void ClearOutputWindow()
+		{
+#if (DEBUG)
+			try
+			{
+				EnvDTE80.DTE2 dte2 = (EnvDTE80.DTE2)System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("VisualStudio.DTE.8.0");
+				dte2.ToolWindows.OutputWindow.ActivePane.Clear();
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}\r\n{2}", ex.GetType().Name, ex.Message, ex.StackTrace);
+			}
+#endif
+		}
+
 	}
 }