Re: Debugging programs in WDSc

Thanks! That did the trick.

Kyle

On 5/20/05, Xuan Chen <xuanchen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Kyle,
> 
> There is a drop down on the tool bar of Service Entry Point view (upper
> right corner of the view).  Click on that drop down, and choose Clear all
> service entry point.  Then set the service entry point on your newly
> compiled program again.  This way, service entry point will be refreshed.
> 
> We've been aware of this problem and it is in the list of what we are going
> to fix in next release.
> 
> Service entry point is a new feature we added (from 5.1.2) in order to
> simplify the startup of the debugger.  It is a special kind of entry
> breakpoint which could be triggered when the program (or module/procedure)
> it set to is loaded to the job which is not currently under debug.  A debug
> session could be invoked automatically with the program object under debug.
> It is extremely useful when debugging in the environment where the job
> number is not known ahead of time.  For example, debug a legacy application
> invoked by web server or JNI call, or debug a program or service program
> invoked by iSeries toolbox program call.  Even for regular debugging work,
> it could save you much effect to setup the debug session.
> 
> It is a new feature and we encourage people to give it a try.  If you
> encounter any problem, please let us know (we monitor this new group).
> Thanks.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Xuan Chen,  Problem Determination Tools for iSeries
> (905) 413-3769 T/L 969-3769
> xuanchen@xxxxxxxxxx
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> Thanks to Jef Sutherland's article in the May 2005 iSeries News, I
> have started debugging via WDSc by setting service entry points.
> 
> I failed to read the article closely enough and sure enough, I made a
> change to my source and recompiled without first removing my entry
> point. Now when I set my entry point on the new version of my program,
> it does no go into debug when the program is run.
> 
> What do I need to do to recover from this?
> 
> Kyle
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