Debugger Commands

After the debugger has been set up correctly and the connection to the application service has been started, these command can be used to step through the code.

At the toolbar on top of the screen:

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You have the following options

Option	Description
Step In	Clicking this button steps the program execution by one line of code. If the next line is a call to a routine, or an insertable form/report and routine or insertable has been generated in debug mode, then the debugger will step in to the code of this routine or insertable form/report.
Step over	Clicking this button advances the program execution to the next line of code. Unlike the “Step In” button, if this next line is a call to a routine, or an insertable form/report, then it will be treated as just another line of code, and the debugger will not step into the code of that routine or insertable form/report. Advancing past this line will cause the code of the routine or insertable form/report to be executed, but it will not be shown in the debug view.
Continue	To run the program until it encounters a break point or until it reaches the end of the program (or if it concerns a report: until the Halt button is clicked).
Skip	To skip the current instruction, and proceed with the next. I.e. on: Loop: jump to the instruction after the endloop StartCase: jump to the instruction after the endcase Also on any case: jump to the instruction after the endcase If: jump to the instruction after endif Endif: jump to the instruction after endif Readfile: jump to the instruction after endread Compare: jump to the instruction after endcompare Inspect: jump to the instruction after endinspect
StepOut	Clicking this button causes the execution to step out of the current routine. The remaining code is still executed, but is not shown in the debug view. If the current routine is ‘display_main’ or ‘process_main’, then the execution is to the end of the transaction.
Show Next	Clicking this button will show the next statement that will be executed.
Halt / Pause	To stop the execution of a form or report. This only applies to forms in case workerthreads are used.
Abort	To abort the current transaction, cancel the debugging and rollback the updates.
Breakpoint	To set the switch in the breakpoint checkbox for the line that is currently selected in the source frame. A breakpoint can be set on lines other than the highlighted line, by either clicking on that line of code and then clicking the ‘Breakpoint’ button, or by clicking the blue dot next to the line number.
Conditional BK	To specify under which conditions the execution (by using "Continue") is stopped. You can choose to stop or continue the execution depending on the value of a specified field, but it is also possible to define a break for when the value of a specified value is changed. All conditional breakpoints are considered to be connected through "OR".
Delete all breakpoints	Removes all the set breakpoints.

Besides clicking on the icons in the toolbar or the run menu, you can also use keyboard shortcuts for the Debugger commands.

The Debugger keyboard shortcuts are in line with other well known debugging solutions, however the older keyboard shortcuts also still work and can be used if preferred.

Keys	Description	Lion 5.* Keys
Alt + * (Numeric Keypad)	Show Next Statement
Ctrl + Alt + Break	Halt	H
Ctrl + F	Find
Ctrl + G	Go To Line	Alt + G
Ctrl + Shift + F9	Delete All Breakpoints.
F3	Find Next
F5	Continue	C
F9	Toggle Breakpoint.	B
F10	Step Over	N
F11	Step In	I
Shift + F5	Abort	O
Shift + F9	Conditional Breakpoint.
Shift + F10	Skip	K
Shift + F11	Step Out	P