Use the STEP debug command

To step through a program object using the STEP debug command, type the following on the debug command line:

STEP number-of-statements

Number-of-statements is the number of statements of the program object that you want to run in the next step before the program object is stopped again. For example, type the following on the debug command line:

STEP 5

The next five statements of your program object are run, then the program object is stopped again and the Display Module Source display is shown.

Alternatively, you can use the STEP OVER debug command to step over a called program object in a debug session. To use the STEP OVER debug command, type the following on the debug command line:

STEP number-of-statements OVER

If one of the statements that are run contains a CALL statement to another program object, the ILE source debugger steps over the called program object.

You can also use the STEP INTO debug command to step into a called program object in a debug session. To use the STEP INTO debug command, type the following on the debug command line:

STEP number-of-statements INTO

If one of the statements that are run contains a CALL statement to another program object, the debugger steps into the called program object. Each statement in the called program object is counted in the step. If the step ends in the called program object then the called program object is shown in the Display Module Source display. For example, type the following on the debug command line:

STEP 5 INTO

The next five statements of the program object are run. If the third statement is a CALL statement to another program object, then two statements of the calling program object are run and the first three statements of the called program object are run.