Keep debug window open after program ends

[jassing]

Is there a way to keep the debug window open after a program ends? or at east, not loose what's in there (so you can use debugger->debugger output to view it?

[Allen]

Hi Jassing,

May be you could try to use the standalone debugger.

Thanks

Allen

[spikey]

There are two options in the IDE preferences under Menu → Preferences → Debugger. The second will preserve the current content of the debugger windows until you manually end the program:
"Stop execution at program start"
"Stop execution before program end"

Or you can put "CallDebugger" at the end of the code.

Or there is SaveDebugOutput which will write the content of the window to a file.

[mk-soft]

Preferences -> Debugger -> Enable: Keep all debugger windows on top

[Michael Vogel]

Maybe the following macro could be useful, but then you need to modify all debug lines

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Macro Log(log)
	If OpenFile(666,#PB_Compiler_FilePath+"Debug.log",#PB_File_Append)
		Debug RSet(Str(#PB_Compiler_Line),4)+" | "+log
		WriteStringN(666,FormatDate("%DD.%MM.%YYYY %HH:%II:%SS #",Date())+RSet(Str(#PB_Compiler_Line),5,"0")+":"+LSet(#PB_Compiler_Procedure,10)+"| "+log)
		CloseFile(666)
	EndIf
EndMacro

Procedure Test(a,e)
	For i=a To e
		Log(Str(i))
	Next i
EndProcedure

Log("Start")
test(1,5)
Log("Stop")

[mk-soft]

In my case, the debug window remains open after exiting with my setting.

[Axolotl]

Maybe the following macro could be useful, but then you need to modify all debug lines

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Macro Log(log)
...

Please bear in mind that Log() is a Math-Lib command and overlaying existing commands can lead to problems later on. (smartass alert)
BTW: Sometimes I use OutputDebugString_() while "debugging" release versions.

[jassing]

In my case, the debug window remains open after exiting with my setting.

If the program crashes, or you stop it - the debug window closes.

Here's an example.
When it crashes, you cannot review the debug output, and it closes.

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For x = 1 To 300
  Debug Random(20000,1)/Random(10,1)
Next
RaiseError(#ERROR_INVALID_ADDRESS)

[BarryG]

The Debug Output window stays open here with your example, Jassing. It only closes if I click the "Kill Program" button (red X).

[jassing]

The Debug Output window stays open here with your example, Jassing. It only closes if I click the "Kill Program" button (red X).

OK -- Still, would be useful to still have this output available.

[BarryG]

would be useful to still have this output available

You can send the debug output to the IDE so that it's always available and not lose it. You can copy the output from there, too.

[jassing]

You can send the debug output to the IDE so that it's always available and not lose it. You can copy the output from there, too.

sure, but that's not the same as just leaving the debug window open...