RE: Is CODE going to help me?

Morgan,

If you're using NT or W2K, your problem with Help is probably an environment
variable problem.  Did you install it signed on as one user and are using it
signed on as another?  If so, sign on as the user that installed wdts and
look at the local and system variables.  Any that reference WDTS that are in
local need to be moved either to system or added to the local variables of
the user which will use Code.  The samething probably applies to the
distributed debugger.

On my pc, the distributed debugger is both in the VAJ group and the
Websphere Development tools group.

If this doesn't help, be sure to post the version of your PC's OS, and the
version & service pack level of WDTS.

Phil

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> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 5:53 PM
> To: code400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Is CODE going to help me?
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> Hi.
>
> I'm new to the AS400 and Websphere Dev Tools, CODE tools, etc. and am
> trying to get my bearings.
> I'm not even sure if these tools are applicable to my situation.  Any
> help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Here's my situation:
>
> I'm working on porting a fairly large C application from Unix to
> AS400.  Working natively on the AS400 (using the client access
> emulator), I've been able to compile all the modules with the CRTCMOD
> command and to create the PGM file.  I've also experimented slightly
> with running the program in the debugger (again over the emulator).
> All the source code is on the AS400, it is not currently on my local
> pc.
>
> I'm now especially interested in seeing if I have any better debugging
> options.  I've loaded the Websphere Dev Tools and I'm experimenting
> and keep running into roadblocks.
>
> Specifically I've tried 2 things:
>
> 1) I opened the CODE Project Organizer, created a project, and added
> one filter for the PGM in my library.  My PGM file correctly shows up
> in the right side panel.  Right clicking on it seems to give several
> debugging options.  "Host Debug" seems to work, but it runs in the
> attached emulator window and offers no gui advantages.  Both of the
> other debug options appear to execute a CODEDBG command, but both fail
> with the error, "The name specified is not recognized as an internal
> or external command, operating program, or batch file.".  Also the
> Help buttons don't work in here (I've seen mention of that in other
> messages and am researching that.)
>
> 2) I also tried loading the "IBM Distributed Debugger", which is
> currently listed under the "Visual Age for Java" program group.  I
> chose File->Load Program, then went to the AS400 tab, entered my
> <library name>/<pgm name> as the name of program to be debugged, and
> clicked the "Load" button.  I got an AS400 login prompt, where I
> entered my login and password (and thought "so far so good").  Then
> comes up a "starting" dialog with a slider bar the seems to indicate
> that the program is loading.  However, it never goes away, and nothing
> happens from there.
>
> Are one or both of these tools applicable in the situation that I
> currently have?  I'm especially thinking of C code, residing on AS400
> and not locally.  I'm looking to have a gui debugging environment with
> a call stack, etc.
>
> I'm not opposed to keeping the source locally if that would be better.
>
> Thanks very much for any advice or information.
>
> Morgan
>
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