lol -- I had to look at the post date myself, I was thinking "...when did I post that?!?!?"
what I have taken to doing is using the runtime explorer in the 'Catch' tab (stop sign) and setting a formula in there (evaluation to TRUE stops execution) I *WISH* that you could copy/paste into the formula... On Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:18:41 -0400, Jim Hays via 4D_Tech wrote: > Hmmm - replying to a 2 year old message. (But it was worth reading!) > > Jim > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 3:14 PM Jim Hays <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Wow - I completely forgot about that. (right-click and edit the break >> point formula) >> Used to use it all the time, but it stopped working in 4D 2004 (I think). >> It was _super_ useful. >> Or maybe it would lose the formula if you re-opened it. >> Seems to be working in v16R6 (Windows). >> >> Thanks Chip! >> >> Jim >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 2:23 PM Chip Scheide <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> you can, in the debugger, set a conditional break point this causes a >>> break based on some formula/equation >>> >>> if you create a break point, THEN option/alt click on the break point, >>> you will get a dialog to enter a formula. >>> >>> I have no had much success in getting this to work the way I expect >>> so... >>> YMMV >>> >>> Chip >>> On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 19:11:42 +0000, Pat Bensky 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] >>> ********************************************************************** >> >> > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** --------------- Gas is for washing parts Alcohol is for drinkin' Nitromethane is for racing ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
