Re: Debugging a CLP program within STRSRVJOB

[Simon Coulter <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 13/02/2008, at 7:20 AM, Alan Shore wrote:

> I have used STRSRVJOB along with STRDBG to debug another users  
> interactive
> session when the suspect program is an RPG ILE program.
> This time (first time for me) the suspect program is a CLP, and  
> obviously
> (?) I need to use STRISDB in the following manner

Obviously you don't. Compile the CLP source using OPTION(*SRCDBG)  
then use STRSRVJOB and STRDBG with OPMSRC(*YES) to debug OPM  
programs. This works for OPM RPG, OPM COBOL, and OPMCL and has done  
so since at least VRM440 (and I think since VRM420). Either that or  
change the source type to CLLE and compile and use STRDBG as you do  
for other ILE languages.

> STRISDB PGM(libraryname/programname) UPDPROD(*YES) INVPGM(*NO)
>
> AFTER I enter the STRSRVJOB
> However this does NOT give me an "IN" to the suspect program in  
> question.
> Can this be done?

You can continue to use STRISBD but you have to specify SRVJOB 
(*SELECT) which in turn requires the job to be active. It does not  
work with jobs on a job queue--rather dumb design.

I haven't used STRISDB for over 12 years but as I recall you could  
get it to debug another job by submitting the job held, service the  
job, release the job, STRISDB specify INVPGM(*NO), answer the "Start  
Serviced Job" message, and continue as usual. I found it a very  
clumsy way to debug a remote job and as soon as STRDBG had support  
for OPM source I stopped using ISDB.

> Am I doing something wrong?

Yes, continuing to use STRISDB when you should probably be using  
STRDBG for everything (or a client debug tool).

> I've checked the archives and GOOGLED on STRSRVJOB, but the only  
> things I
> find is linked to STRDBG
>
> As always, any help MUCH appreciated

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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