I haven't used WDSC 7 or debugged service programs for a while, but I do remember one or two minor d'oh moments that you also might be suffering with.
When you set the SEP do you use *LIBL or do you specify which library the service program is running in? If you select *LIBL, is your library list in WDSC set correctly to include the same service program object that the stored procedure (thru' navigator) will be finding?
There is a user profile entry on the SEP form, so what do you put in there? You are meant to put the user that will be running the service program, which is not always your user profile in the case of stored procedure-called programs. I found debugging the calling stored procedure and then looking at the jobs which have locks on your user profile is the best way to find out which user is running the stored procedure.
Lastly, did you "step into" the subprocedures when you debugged the stored procedure program? That may be a work around for you if you haven't tried it already.
I did do this a lot some years ago, so I'm sorry I can't remember more details of problems I had. (There were several difficulties, but trial and error eventually got me there.)
-Paul.
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Sent: 07 February 2012 02:20
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Subject: [WDSCI-L] Debugging Service Program with WDSCi 7.0
I am working with WDSCi 7.0 and our IBM i is V5R4 still. Are there any known issues with debugging service programs using this combination that anyone is aware of? I have just recently learned how to use the tool to debug standard RPGILE programs, and this is my first attempt at debugging service program. I am also fairly new to creating service programs. So, it's very probable that I am just not doing things properly.
I have an RPGILE stored procedure program (S_DLYSUM) that is invoking a couple of subprocedures from a service program. I compiled the service program (DRGDAYSRV) as a *MODULE object type making sure the debug *source option was used. Then I created the service program and compiled my stored procedure program as well as creating the stored procedure (in that order). I started up the debug server. Then, I added the service entry point on the service program. I'm not sure if the correct way to do that is to specify the module and procedure from the service program I want to debug, or to leave those two options as *ALL. I've tried it both ways with no results.
Then I invoke the stored procedure from Operations Navigator. But, the execution never halts when it hits the service program. I also added a service entry point on the stored procedure to make sure that I was getting to section of code where the subprocedure from the service program would be invoked. The stored procedure breaks right at the point I was expecting.
So, my questions are the following. Is there a known issue with WDSCi 7.0 in debugging service programs? Did I make any obvious mistakes creating my service program? Or did I make any obvious mistakes in setting up the service entry point on the service program? Is there anything else I might be overlooking?
Thanks for your time,
Ray Dutil
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