Pat: "gate" is a new one to me, as well. I've referred to them as "accessor methods" but many folks call them "setters and getters".
-- Douglas von Roeder 949-336-2902 On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 11:11 AM, Pat Bensky <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah, right, yes I've used that method before - nice to know it's called a > gate! (makes sense). I thought I'd read somewhere, sometime in the past, > that there was a way to flag changes like that in the Debugger. I guess I > must have dreamed it :) > > On 22 November 2016 at 17:11, Douglas von Roeder <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Pat: > > > > Create a method Module_Var_Set and a matching Module_Var_Get, each with > the > > appropriate code. In this case, since you're trying to trap the change, > > you'll have to add code to the setter a la > > > > If($newValue#<processvariable>) > > Trace > > End if > > > > > > Do a Find in design for ":=VariableName" and do a Replace operation with > > the _Get method. > > > > Do another Find in design for "VariableName:=" and Replace with the _Set > > > > Put a break point in the _Set and run your code. > > > > > > > > -- > > Douglas von Roeder > > 949-336-2902 > > > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 8:54 AM, Pat Bensky <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Chip, > > > Yes, that'll work. But what if the variable changes again? For example, > > > suppose I have a text variable named MyTextVariable. It gets some text > > > assigned to it. Then, later on, it might get more text appended to it. > > And > > > maybe more later on, etc., depending upon certain factors. So I want to > > be > > > alerted whenever the value of that variable changes. > > > > > > Pat > > > > > > On 22 November 2016 at 16:38, Chip Scheide <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > use Run time explorer > > > > 'Catch' tab/icon/button > > > > > > > > enter an expression such as A = 6 > > > > When it becomes true the debugger will stop. > > > > > > > > TO catch when a field or variable changes, use that object's > > > > current/initial value > > > > ex: > > > > [table]field1 # !00/00/00! > > > > > > > > then when field1 is assigned a date the program will halt and the > > > > debugger will open on(?) or on the next(?) line of code > > > > > > > > On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:51:18 +0000, Pat Bensky wrote: > > > > > is there a way to create an expression in the debugger that will > > catch > > > > > whenever the value of a variable changes? > > > > > > > > > > Pat > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ************************************************* > > > > > CatBase - The Database Publishing Solution > > > > > tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 > > > > > w: http://www.catbase.com > > > > > skype: pat.bensky > > > > > ************************************************* > > > > > ************************************************************ > > ********** > > > > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > > > > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > > > > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > > > > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > > > > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > > > > > ************************************************************ > > ********** > > > > ************************************************************ > ********** > > > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > > > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > > > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > > > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > > > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > > > > ************************************************************ > ********** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ************************************************* > > > CatBase - The Database Publishing Solution > > > tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 > > > w: http://www.catbase.com > > > skype: pat.bensky > > > ************************************************* > > > ********************************************************************** > > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > -- > ************************************************* > CatBase - The Database Publishing Solution > tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 > w: http://www.catbase.com > skype: pat.bensky > ************************************************* > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
