RE: Debugging a batch program

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Do you need to run it in batch when run it in debug?  It sounds like it
isn't a real resource hog if it completes in 20 sec.  

I've got to admit I've only put production batch jobs with runtime errors or
infinite loops in debug.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wills, Mike N. (TC) [mailto:MNWills@taylorcorp.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 2:31 PM
> To: 'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: Debugging a batch program
> 
> 
> How do I debug a batch program? 
> 
> I know you can use STRSRVJOB and then use STRDBG. So what I 
> did was put the
> jobq on hold (test jobq so it is not a major thing to put on 
> hold) so I
> could get the job number. Then used STRSRVJOB on the job, 
> followed by STRDBG
> and was going to set a break point, but it wouldn't let me set one.
> Something about "cannot perform this function when job is not 
> active". Am I
> doing something wrong? The job runs for about 20 seconds normally.
> 
> Thanks for any help in advance.
> 
> Mike
> 
> BTW this is a RPG program.
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