Set and remove unconditional breakpoints

There are a variety of ways to set and remove unconditional breakpoints.

You can set or remove an unconditional breakpoint by using:

F6 (Add/Clear breakpoint) from the Display Module Source display
F13 (Work with Module Breakpoints) from the Display Module Source display
The BREAK debug command to set a breakpoint
The CLEAR debug command to remove a breakpoint

The simplest way to set and remove an unconditional breakpoint is to use F6 (Add/Clear breakpoint) from the Display Module Source display. To set an unconditional breakpoint using F6, place your cursor on the line to which you want to add the breakpoint and press F6. An unconditional breakpoint is then set on the line. To remove an unconditional breakpoint, place your cursor on the line from which you want to remove the breakpoint and press F6. The breakpoint is then removed from the line.

Repeat the previous steps for each unconditional breakpoint you want to set.

Note: If the line on which you want to set a breakpoint is not a runnable statement, the breakpoint is set at the next runnable statement.

After the breakpoints are set, press F3 (Exit) to leave the Display Module Source display. You can also use F21 (Command Line) from the Display Module Source display to call the program from a command line.

Call the program object. When a breakpoint is reached, the program stops and the Display Module Source display is shown again. At this point, you can evaluate variables, set more breakpoints, and run any of the debug commands.

An alternate method of setting and removing unconditional breakpoints is to use the BREAK and CLEAR debug commands.

To set an unconditional breakpoint by using the BREAK debug command, type the following on the debug command line:

BREAK line-number

Line-number is the line number in the currently displayed view of the module object on which you want to set a breakpoint.

To remove an unconditional breakpoint by using the CLEAR debug command, type the following on the debug command line:

CLEAR line-number

Line-number is the line number in the currently displayed view of the module object from which you want to remove a breakpoint.

If using the statement view, there is no line numbers displayed. To set unconditional breakpoints in the statement view, type the following on the debug command line:

BREAK procedure-name/statement-number

Procedure-name is the name of your CL module. Statement-number(from the compiler listing) is the statement number where you wanted to stop.