Re: AW: How do you debug CGIDEV2 programs

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As I just replied to Nathan, this does not set ro add an SEP. These are 
the old instructions for debugging a job other than your own. The 
problem is, you often can't know that job beforehand, especially when 
dealing with server jobs like CGI or QZDASOINIT or remote command jobs.

These instructions mean that you already know the job where the program 
will be running, which SEPs were meant to resolve.

To add an SEP in green screen, you use the SBREAK command in debug 
session. You then F12 out of the session and wait for a message, where 
the complete STRSRVJOB command string is given to you,

Then you execute it as given here in a new job, and then do the STRDBG 
in the new job and set the breakpoint with F6 or BREAK, at the same line 
number you used for SBREAK.

This is less simple than the case where you know the job to debug, but 
I've found a reasonable set of steps that are not onerous. RDP, of 
course, takes care of the heavy lifting of the STRSRVJOB and all.

My steps for doing this on green-screen are in the archives - 
http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l/201102/msg00419.html

Regards
Vern

On 8/10/2012 12:05 AM, Birgitta Hauser wrote:
> If you are on green screen, execute a STRSRVJOB (Start Service Job) to
> associate the appropriate HTTP job for debugging. Execute STRDBG after.
> After having ended debugging, End debug (ENDDBG) and end the Service job
> (ENDSRVJOB)
>
> STRSRVJOB JOB(123456/QTMHHTTP/MYCGIJOB)
> STRDBG PGM(MYCGILIB/MYCGIPGM)
> ... debugging
> ENDDBG
> ENDSRVJOB
>
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>
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> Auftrag von Robert Rogerson
> Gesendet: Thursday, 09.8 2012 22:33
> An: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
> Betreff: Re: How do you debug CGIDEV2 programs
>
>     Bob, how do you add a SEP on the green screen?
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Robert Rogerson
>     On 2012-08-09 4:22 PM, Bob P. Roche wrote:
>
>   With WDSC or RDI/RDP you can set a Service Entry Point. That's how I've
> done it. You have to get the permissions right, but it works great. You  can
> also do that for your green screen debugging, that way you always use  the
> same debugging tool.
>
>
>
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>   "Denis Robitaille" [1]<denis_robitaille@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>   08/09/2012 03:17 PM
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>   How do you debug CGIDEV2 programs
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>   Hello all,
>
>   I am using CGIDEV2 to develop an RPG program that present web pages.
>
>   When I needed to debug interactive green screen program, I used STRDBG to
> walk trought the code as it ran.
>
>   Does any one know of an easy way to do the same thing with a CGIDEV2
> programs?
>
>   Thanks
>
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