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==Purpose==
 
==Purpose==
Toggle sending of echoed commands to printer
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Enable or disable the logging of [[DEBUG()]] messages
  
  
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
[[SET ALTERNATE]], [[SET ECHO]], [[SET PRINT]], [[SET PRINTER]], [[SET TALK]]
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[[ASSERT]], [[DB_DEBUGDIR]], [[DEBUG]], [[DEBUG()]], [[SET ASSERTS]]
  
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
If SET DEBUG is ON and SET ECHO is ON, then each command that is read from a program file is displayed on the printerThis command is primarily used in program debugging.  By default, DEBUG is OFF.
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If SET DEBUG is ON, debugging information messages specified by the [[DEBUG()]] function are written to a text file in the current [[DB_DEBUGDIR]] directoryThe text file is named ''debug'' + process ID + ''.txt''.  A copy of the latest debug file can also be found in the file ''debug.txt''.  By default, DEBUG is OFF.
  
  
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<code lang="recital">
 
<code lang="recital">
 
set debug on
 
set debug on
set echo on
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do yourproc</code>
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// app1.prg
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debug("program started by " + user())
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//...
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debug("program end")
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</code>
  
  

Revision as of 11:02, 27 July 2010

Purpose

Enable or disable the logging of DEBUG() messages


Syntax

SET DEBUG ON | OFF | (<expL>)


See Also

ASSERT, DB_DEBUGDIR, DEBUG, DEBUG(), SET ASSERTS


Description

If SET DEBUG is ON, debugging information messages specified by the DEBUG() function are written to a text file in the current DB_DEBUGDIR directory. The text file is named debug + process ID + .txt. A copy of the latest debug file can also be found in the file debug.txt. By default, DEBUG is OFF.


Example

set debug on
 
// app1.prg
debug("program started by " + user())
//...
debug("program end")


Products

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