Re: RDi Debug - Break when variable changes

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

help text for setting the watch does say you can do it in the editor - 
someone please verify, I looked in a hurry.

If so, that's either a bug or an RFE candidate to restore previous 
functionality.

On 8/5/2016 8:00 AM, Mark Murphy/STAR BASE Consulting Inc. wrote:
> Ok, so the feature is there, I withdraw my RFE.
>
> Mark Murphy
> STAR BASE Consulting, Inc.
> mmurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----"Kevin Bucknum" <Kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: -----
> To: "Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client forSystem i & iSeries" <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: "Kevin Bucknum" <Kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 08/05/2016 08:35AM
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RDi Debug - Break when variable changes
>
>
> Correct - you have to actually be debugging.
> http://wiki.midrange.com/index.php/Interactive_debugger
>
>
>
>
> Kevin Bucknum
> Senior Programmer Analyst
> MEDDATA/MEDTRON
> Tel: 985-893-2550
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark
> Murphy/STAR BASE Consulting Inc.
> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 7:26 AM
> To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client
> forSystem i & iSeries
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RDi Debug - Break when variable changes
>
> It sounds like it should be, but I don't see Add Watch Breakpoint in my
> right click menu. I have Add/Remove Breakpoint which sets a line
> breakpoint, and Set Service Entry Point, but that is it. Maybe debug has
> to be started and the program running.
>
> RDi 9.5.0.3
>
> Mark Murphy
> STAR BASE Consulting, Inc.
> mmurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----<paultherrien@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: -----
> To: "'Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client
> for System i & iSeries'" <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: <paultherrien@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 08/04/2016 04:00PM
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RDi Debug - Break when variable changes
>
>
> I haven't use this feature, but isn't the Add Watch breakpoint what you
> want?
>
> Paul
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark
> Murphy/STAR BASE Consulting Inc.
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 3:35 PM
> To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client
> for
> System i & iSeries
> Subject: [WDSCI-L] RDi Debug - Break when variable changes
>
> In the past I have been able to set a debugger to stop when a variable
> value
> changes. I am unable to find a similar feature in RDi. Here is the
> issue. I
> have an old spaghetti program full of tags, gotos, and cabs that jump
> all
> over the program. I have a variable that is being populated incorrectly,
> but
> I have no idea where the offending code is. I would be nice to be able
> to
> just have the debugger watch the value of this variable, and when it is
> changed to the invalid value, break. Or when it is changed to any value
> break there. This would speed up my debugging immensely.
>
> If anyone knows how to do this in RDi, please let me know, or vote for
> my
> RFE here
> http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=926
> 20.
>
> Mark Murphy
> STAR BASE Consulting, Inc.
> mmurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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