We *used* to modify the program and put a DLYJOB 30 command in near the top of the RPG program to be debugged. Then WRKACTJOB shows a single web server job in delayed status, and we can get into STRSRVJOB and STRDBG before the delay runs out. The trick is remembering to remove the DLYJOB before promoting it back to production.
This isn't a good idea for production jobs. Many of the developers here have switched to RDP for debugging Web jobs, and that's the way I teach people to debug them.
John Maassel
Lead Programmer/Analyst
Bob Evans Farms, Inc
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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darryl Freinkel
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 2:22 PM
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Subject: How do you debug CGIDEV2 programs
Debugging a CGIDEV program is not an easy process. The reason for this is that you will not know which job to set your debug session on. Typically, the server side programs (RPG) are run in subsystem QHTTPSVR. If you are using vanilla configurations of CGIDEV2, you will see several jobs running in QHTTPSVR with the job name CGIDEV2APA. There will be at least 2 jobs that will service your call and depending on what is going on in your system there could be more. The problem is which job will be executed when you run the call.
You could use the green screen STRSRVJOB and STRDBG, but which job are you going to monitor. There is also the Java debugger which essentially has the same issue.
I found the best way to debug a CGI program is to use one of the WDSc/RDi/RDp tools from IBM/Lotus. There you can start a SEP (Debug(service Entry)/Service entry point) which does the best job of finding and debugging your program. It automagically locates and debugs the program from whichever job it happens to be called from.
Darryl Freinkel | Assignment 400 Group, Inc.
Tel: 770.321.8562 ext 111 | Fax 770.321.8562
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