Debug on COBOL programs

[Jim Essinger <esinger@xxxxxxxx>]

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Greetings;
1: In the Distributed debugger, how can I add a qualified COBOL field name to
the program monitor?  I can't see the contents of the field, because I can't
add it to the monitor.
2: How can I pass a packed number on a call to a program being debugged?  I am
calling the debugger from the Code/400 and putting in the parms, but I need to
have the first be a number, and packed decimal.
By the way, I would also like to have the debugger  _automatically_ look for
the "IN" or "OF" clauses when a COBOL program is being debugged.  If it can
tell that the identifier is not unique, look for the next word in the sentence
and see if it is "IN" or "OF", regardless of how many levels of qualifiers
there might be (In my case, mostly only 1, sometimes 2).
System:         IBM Thinkpad A21p
                Win 2000 Sp 2
                256 Meg RAM
                30 Gig Hard drive w/10 gig free
                AS/400 V4R5M0

IBM WebSphere Development Tools for iSeries
Version: V5R1M0
Pathname: C:\WDT400\
Installation Date: 12/10/2001
The following list gives the service and configuration levels of each
installed product component:
Component: CODE/400
Service Level: 4
Component: Distributed Debugger
Version: 9
Pathname: C:\IBMDEBUG
Service Level: 1
Component: VisualAge for Java for Windows
[Installed]
Component: Webfacing
Service Level: 4
Component: Base
Service Level: 4
Component: SDK
Service Level: 4
Component: ET400
[Not Installed]
Component: VisualAge for RPG
Service Level: 4
Component: WebSphere Studio
Service Level: 4
Component: NetQuestion
Program Folder: C:\IMNNQ_2K

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Jim Essinger
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Student Loan Fund of Idaho
PO Box 730
Fruitland, ID 83619
208-452-4058
esinger@fmtc.com
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