RE: Debugging a batch program

I know batch debugging works... I use it all the time, by holding the jobq, getting the job#, and stuff... and then strsrvjob, and strdbg on it... and I'm on v4-4, one thing to check... is make sure you don't have 2 versions of the program your debugging...  maybe your debugging one that never gets called...

just a thought.... but hang in there... it does work... and it's a lot easier to hold a jobq and debug in batch, than it is to change all your driving cl's so you can test it interactively... plus your not debugging in the same environment are your application really run's in a production mode...

(**side note to everyone else**) when debugging in batch, as you step through the code, it appears 2 pages are constantly switching back and forth.... is there anyway to solve that little annoyance..

good luck... and have a nice weekend...

tim

-----Original Message-----
From:   George J. Vitek [SMTP:vitekg@ctpf.org]
Sent:   Friday, May 25, 2001 9:52 AM
To:     RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject:        Re: Debugging a batch program

I'm just guessing, but I believe what you want is a trace function.

Kirk.Palmer@Walsworth.com wrote:

> I have followed all the steps outlined below to debug a batch program.  The
> problem is that even if I set a break point for the program running in the
> batch job, the debugger will not stop a the break point.  If the program
> runs long enough, I believe I can DSPMODSRC to look at the value of some
> variables, but the breakpoints don't work.
>
> When we first started programming with RPG IV (V3R2??) the breakpoints did
> work on batch programs, but lately they don't.  Debugging interactive
> programs works just fine.
>
> FYI, we are currently running on V4R4.
>
> I would appreciate some help with this.
>
> Thanks,
> Kirk
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
>
>
> Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 19:54:22 -0400
> From: Patrick W Conner <PWConner@Charter.net>
> Subject: Re: Debugging a batch program
>
> Instead of setting your break point when you are getting the error message,
> press
> F12 to go back to a command line. Release the out queue. A message will
> display
> stating "...press F10 for debug or enter to continue..." when your job goes
> active. Press F10. Your source should appear (if not, use the DSPMODSRC
> command).
> Now, set your break points and continue.
>
> Hope that helps
>
> "Wills, Mike N. (TC)" wrote:
>
> > 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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