You shouldn't be at all embarrassed... I learned about starting trace in command files on this list (along with nearly every other neat concept I know...).
Not to beat this to death, but there is an undocumented (I think) use of trace while in forms. If you press [Shft]-[Ctrl]-[F12] just prior to activating an eep in forms, trace will start with the eep. Really handy for quick and dirty debugging. That tip also came from this list, but I don't recall to whom I should give credit. Ben Petersen On 20 Feb 2003, at 9:45, Alastair Burr wrote: > One, of the many, reasons that this list is so good is that there are > so many people willing to help and show others what's missing or wrong > or another way or... > > Re-reading the R:Syntax on TRACE I can see, with hindsight, that you > could use it in a command file but, judging by other responses, I'm > not the only one who didn't realise it. > > A couple of times in the past I've thought about posting my "little > trick" with "Trace_Break" but thought it was too stupid an idea to be > of use to anybody. I was right but, thanks to Ben, the "correct" way > to do the same thing is shown for everybody who didn't know it to pick > up on. > > It's such a huge advance for me that my embarrassment was well worth > it and just goes to show that no question or comment is too silly to > post as there's always someone who knows a solution - and nobody saw > my red face! > > Thanks again Ben, > Regards, > Alastair. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 6:26 AM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Crashing > > > > > On 20 Feb 2003, at 0:23, Alastair Burr wrote: > > > > > I suppose something like: DEBUG TRACE works as well? > > > > Actually that's how I first started using it and somewhere along the > > line dropped debug... I forget why. I also reverse my sons names on > > occasion, forget where I put my car, and last year thought I was a > > year older than I actually was... my 75 year old father corrected me > > ;-) --- this subject "works" on sooo many levels.... > > > > Ben Petersen > > > > > > > On 20 Feb 2003, at 0:23, Alastair Burr wrote: > > > > > > I guess I should have known to try the obvious but there is > > > nothing in the documentation _that I've seen_ to suggest that you > > > could do anything other than "TRACE Command.fle (in ...)" > > > > > > I suppose something like: DEBUG TRACE works as well? > > > > > > Thanks Ben. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Alastair. > > >
