IBM AS/400 manual Setting Watch Conditions, Command, Setting and Removing Watch Conditions

Setting and Removing Watch Conditions

Setting Watch Conditions

Before	you	can set	a	watch	condition,		your program		must	be stopped
and the	expression or			variable	you	want	to watch must be in scope:
¹ To watch a global			variable,		you	must	ensure	that	the	program in whi
able	is	defined	is active before setting the watch condition.
¹ To watch a local			variable, you must step into the procedure in whi
able	is	defined	before setting			the	watch	condition.

You can set a watch condition by using:

¹F17 (Watch Variable) to set a watch condition for a variable on w cursor is positioned.

¹ The WATCH debug command with or without its parameters.

Using	the	WATCH	Command
If	you	use	the WATCH command, it	must be entered	as a single command;
other debug			commands are allowed	on the same command	line.

¹To access WorktheWith Watch display shown below, type:

WATCH

on the debug command line, without any parameters.

	‡				Work with Watch	—
		Type options, press Enter.			System:	DEBUGGER
		4=Clear 5=Display
		Opt	Num	Variable	Address	Length
	-		1	SALARY	080090506F027004	4
		Command				Bottom
	===>____________________________________________________________________
	ˆ F3=Exit		F4=Prompt F5=Refresh		F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel	˜
Figure 88.				Example of a Work with Watch Display

The Work with Watch display shows all watches currently active in the session. You can clear, and display watches from this display. When

select OptionDisplay5 , theDisplay Watch window shown below displays information about the currently active watch.

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