Running in debug mode – PB Docs 2022

To run an application in debug mode

1. If necessary, open the debugger by clicking the Debug or
   Select and Debug button.

   The Debug button opens the debugger for the target you last
   ran or debugged. Use the Select and Debug button if you want to
   debug a different target in the workspace.

2. Click the Start button in the PainterBar or select
   Debug>Start from the menu bar.

   The application starts and runs until it reaches a
   breakpoint. PowerBuilder displays the debugger, with the line
   containing the breakpoint displayed in the Source view. The yellow
   arrow cursor indicates that this line contains the next statement
   to be executed. You can now examine the application using debugger
   views and tools.

   For more information, see Examining
   an application at a breakpoint and Stepping through an application.

To continue execution from a breakpoint

• Click the Continue button in the PainterBar or select
  Debug>Continue from the menu bar

  Execution begins at the statement indicated by the yellow
  arrow cursor and continues until the next breakpoint is hit or
  until the application terminates normally.

To terminate a debugging run at a breakpoint

• Click the Stop Debugging button in the PainterBar or select
  Debug>Stop from the menu bar

  PowerBuilder resets the state of the application and all the
  debugger views to their state at the beginning of the debugging
  run. You can now begin another run in debug mode, or close the
  debugger.

  Cleaning up

  When you terminate a debugging run or close the debugger
  without terminating the run, PowerBuilder executes the
  application’s close event and destroys any objects, such as
  autoinstantiated local variables, that it would have destroyed
  if the application had continued to run and exited
  normally.