Re: Classic PDF format documentation for strdbg?

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Googling for STRISDB returned several hits - links in them might not be 
live, but there are useful ones.

*Regards*

*Vern Hamberg*

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On 9/4/2025 9:01 AM, Michael Mayer via MIDRANGE-L wrote:
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>     1. Re: Classic PDF format documentation for strdbg? (Rob Berendt)
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> message: 1
> date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 08:17:16 -0400
> from: Rob Berendt<robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: Classic PDF format documentation for strdbg?
>
> You were so close.
> RPG, ILE RPG Programmer's Guide
> What is the first line there but "PDF file for ILE RPG Programmer's Guide"
> But there does not seem to be a separate PDF for just debugging.
>
> On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 4:23?AM Patrik Schindler<poc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm searching for a classic IBM documentation PDF file, explaining strdbg.
> >
> > I have found SC09-1897-00, "ADTS/400: Interactive Source Debugger"
> > from
> > 1994 with less than 40 pages. Not sure if something newer is existing,
> > and relevant for me?
> >
> > In the online docs section, I see there is a similarly structured tree
> > for every ILE language here:
> >
> > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.
> > ibm.com%2Fdocs%2Fen%2Fi%2F7.6.0%3Ftopic%3Dprogramming-ile-languages&da
> > ta=05%7C02%7Cmichael.mayer%40ermco-eci.com%7C4831f0d83f0f4e4a51ba08dde
> > bb9721c%7Cd2deeaf270e4425c91d7d99d784e89d6%7C0%7C0%7C63892590393312170
> > 2%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIs
> > IlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Z2
> > GJw9Wpo%2FnJxBdnQTfsUjTdjTYTi18dBihTGq7OsZ4%3D&reserved=0
> >
> >  From there, it's
> > => C and C++ => ILE C/C++ Programmer's Guide => Debugging Programs
> >
> > => COBOL => ILE COBOL Programmer's Guide => Compiling, Running, and
> > Debugging ILE COBOLPrograms => Debugging a Program
> >
> > => RPG => ILE RPG Programmer's Guide => Debugging and Exception
> > Handling => Debugging Programs
> >
> >
> >  From that point, all three language documentation converge towards the
> > initial chapter "The ILE source debugger" (the title for RPG being
> > somewhat
> > truncated):
> >
> > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.
> > ibm.com%2Fdocs%2Fen%2Fi%2F7.6.0%3Ftopic%3Dprograms-ile-source-debugger
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> >
> > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.
> > ibm.com%2Fdocs%2Fen%2Fi%2F7.6.0%3Ftopic%3Dprogram-ile-source-debugger&
> > data=05%7C02%7Cmichael.mayer%40ermco-eci.com%7C4831f0d83f0f4e4a51ba08d
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> >
> > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.
> > ibm.com%2Fdocs%2Fen%2Fi%2F7.6.0%3Ftopic%3Dprograms-ile-source&data=05%
> > 7C02%7Cmichael.mayer%40ermco-eci.com%7C4831f0d83f0f4e4a51ba08ddebb9721
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> >
> > Does this mean, there is no debugger-centric documentation?
> >
> >
> > Sub-question: What is the key difference between strdbg and strisdb?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > :wq! PoC