simple debugger question: stopping program when a variable changes

[grtoro]

Sorry if this question is trivial, but here it goes:

I am using CVF 6.6 and I would like the debugger to stop execution when a variable (or a particular array element) changes value. This was possible (though sometimes slow) in old VMS and HPUX debuggers I used in the past.

Can this be done with the CVF debugger?

Thanks,

Gabriel

[greldak]

Yes

You can set conditional breakpoints as below

Edit,Breakpoints

click the right arrow and enter the line for it

Condition

enter your variable or any other expression in the top edit box

[Jugoslav_Dujic]

Close but not exactly what Gabriel asked -- instead, there's "Data" tab on the same dialog, where a variable/expression can be entered.

Note that the feature is quirky and sometimes can lead to DFDEV slowdown/crashing, but it's quite useful when it works (and it usually does, especially if you don't try "exotic" expressions). (Remove the "breakpoint" as soon as you reach your goal).

Jugoslav