RE: Reading an RPG dump

Pete

FYI, if the production version of the program was compiled with enough debug information you can always strdbg on the program and, without running the program, find the line number in the listing view. If the program doesn't have enough debug information that's when you can compile the module/program into QTEMP (or wherever) and look at the generated listing to find the line number.

Duane Christen


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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pete Helgren
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 1:25 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: Reading an RPG dump

As an additional follow up.

I was able to compile the program and was just about to fire off a debug session when the Controller came in an asked about a report that wasn't running each night. I told him that I was trying to run it down and it appeared that it was a calculation that resulted in a value too large for the report field to hold. The "light bulb" went off in his head and he came back with a printout of warehouse item that was $18 billion. (a little too big...)

So, it was a data item (as I suspected) and I am pretty sure, now that I have compiled the source and looked at the numbering, I know where the error can occur.

Pete Helgren
Value Added Software, Inc
www.valadd.com
www.opensource4i.com


On 9/29/2010 11:35 AM, Pete Helgren wrote:

Ok. Great suggestions all. First I am reluctant to run the
program because I do not know enough about what it will impact since I
am not familiar with the program and function. Yes, I could run it in
debugt but since I am a consultant I'd hate to make this my last day
by running something that causes downstream problems. I guess I could
try to compile. The only thing that may come back to haunt me is that
I don't know if there is a "tool" I need to use to compile the source in BPCS.

I was hoping that I could figure out the issue, which I am certain is
a data issue (although the program should anticipate the possible data
issue) without running the program but I'll see if I can compile it
and get it to run in debug. No easy way out I guess.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Pete Helgren
Value Added Software, Inc
www.valadd.com
www.opensource4i.com

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