DEBUG()

Syntax

DEBUG( On_Off_Switch as N )

Argument	Description
On_Off_Switch	-2 = Toggle Debugger -1 = Ask if Debugger is on 0 = Turn off Debugger 1 = Turn on Debugger

Description

The DEBUG() function is used to turn on or off the Alpha Five Debugger. The Debugger is used to trace through an Xbasic script, to watch the flow of execution. You can use the Debugger to find run-time errors and logical errors in your scripts. For more information, see "Finding Errors in Scripts".

Use the On/Off Switch parameter to turn the Debugger on or off. To turn on and display the Debugger window, use debug(1). To close the Debugger window, use debug(0).

Supported By

Alpha Five Version 5 and Above

Limitations

Desktop applications only.

Example

When running this script, the Debugger will appear after the word "Start" is printed to the Trace window.

function process as C (param as N)

select

case param = 0

process = "Zero"

case param = 1

process = "One"

case param = 2

process = "Two"

case else

process = "Error"

end select

end function

dim result as C

trace.writeln("Start")

debug(1)

x = 0

for x = 1 TO 10

y = mod(x,3)

result = process(y)

trace.writeln(result)

next x

trace.writeln("End")