RE: Debugging a batch program

["Hatzenbeler, Tim" <thatzenbeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: RE: Debugging a batch program

What I get is a flipping form the debug screen, to the session I entered my strsrvjob command on.... and when I hit f10 to step, it switches screens very quickly, before coming back to the debug screen...

it's weird... I have just lived with it, but if someone had a solution, I figured now, was as good as any other time to ask...

thanks, tim

-----Original Message-----
From:   Mark Keller [SMTP:mkeller@costco.com]
Sent:   Friday, May 25, 2001 2:11 PM
To:     'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
Subject:        RE: Debugging a batch program

I use batch debug all the time also, and it works fine.  I compile *source.
I do the same thing as Tim says below.

I have never noticed a 2 page sort of sensation.  I generally forget to put
my submit on hold back to *NO and wait for the next thing I submit for 5-10
minutes before I realize...  :)

Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hatzenbeler, Tim [SMTP:thatzenbeler@clinitech.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 1:59 PM
> To:   'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: Debugging a batch program
>
> I know batch debugging works... I use it all the time, by holding the
> jobq, getting the job#, and stuff... and then strsrvjob, and strdbg on
> it... and I'm on v4-4, one thing to check... is make sure you don't have 2
> versions of the program your debugging...  maybe your debugging one that
> never gets called...
>
> just a thought.... but hang in there... it does work... and it's a lot
> easier to hold a jobq and debug in batch, than it is to change all your
> driving cl's so you can test it interactively... plus your not debugging
> in the same environment are your application really run's in a production
> mode...
>
>
> (**side note to everyone else**) when debugging in batch, as you step
> through the code, it appears 2 pages are constantly switching back and
> forth.... is there anyway to solve that little annoyance..
>
> good luck... and have a nice weekend...
>
> tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   George J. Vitek [SMTP:vitekg@ctpf.org]
> Sent:   Friday, May 25, 2001 9:52 AM
> To:     RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject:        Re: Debugging a batch program
>
> I'm just guessing, but I believe what you want is a trace function.
>
> Kirk.Palmer@Walsworth.com wrote:
>
> > I have followed all the steps outlined below to debug a batch program.
> The
> > problem is that even if I set a break point for the program running in
> the
> > batch job, the debugger will not stop a the break point.  If the program
>
> > runs long enough, I believe I can DSPMODSRC to look at the value of some
>
> > variables, but the breakpoints don't work.
> >
> > When we first started programming with RPG IV (V3R2??) the breakpoints
> did
> > work on batch programs, but lately they don't.  Debugging interactive
> > programs works just fine.
> >
> > FYI, we are currently running on V4R4.
> >
> > I would appreciate some help with this.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kirk
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 19:54:22 -0400
> > From: Patrick W Conner <PWConner@Charter.net>
> > Subject: Re: Debugging a batch program
> >
> > Instead of setting your break point when you are getting the error
> message,
> > press
> > F12 to go back to a command line. Release the out queue. A message will
> > display
> > stating "...press F10 for debug or enter to continue..." when your job
> goes
> > active. Press F10. Your source should appear (if not, use the DSPMODSRC
> > command).
> > Now, set your break points and continue.
> >
> > Hope that helps
> >
> > "Wills, Mike N. (TC)" wrote:
> >
> > > How do I debug a batch program?
> > >
> > > I know you can use STRSRVJOB and then use STRDBG. So what I did was
> put
> > the
> > > jobq on hold (test jobq so it is not a major thing to put on hold) so
> I
> > > could get the job number. Then used STRSRVJOB on the job, followed by
> > STRDBG
> > > and was going to set a break point, but it wouldn't let me set one.
> > > Something about "cannot perform this function when job is not active".
> Am
> > I
> > > doing something wrong? The job runs for about 20 seconds normally.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help in advance.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > BTW this is a RPG program.
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