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- Bdebug - Debugging tool for btrieve user.
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- Bdebug is a debugging tool designed to help programmers which are using the
- Btrieve record manager.
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- Bdebug is a memory resident program which trace each call to Btrieve and
- display all parameters sending to and receiving from Btrieve.
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- Having the ability to watch each parameter sending to or from Btrieve
- mean a lot of time saving and more convenient way to trace error in program.
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- To activate the program just type bdebug. Note however that this program
- must be loaded AFTER the Btrieve record manager.
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- Once loaded, the program is in a sleeping mode. to activate the program one
- must press the ALT CTRL LEFT-SHIFT keys all together.
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- When activated, Bdebug display its menu which contain 6 options.
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- Use the arrow keys to move the lighted bar between options. Select option by
- pressing the enter key.
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- The option that appear in the menu are.
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- 1. Sleep/wake up.
- 2. Window position.
- 3. Window size.
- 4. Single/Double strike.
- 5. Unhook Bdebug.
- 6. Exit this menu.
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- 1. Sleep/wake up.
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- Once loaded, the program is in sleep mode. In order to begin tracing of
- Btrieve call, press the key combination to activate the menu, than select
- the first option and press ENTER. The first paragraph will change from 'sleep'
- to 'wake up'. From now on Bdebug will trace Each call to Btrieve and will
- display the parameters in special window on screen.
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- After putting the program in the wake up mode, select option 6 to exit
- menu and resume normal program execution. Note however that it is also
- possible to quit the menu any time by pressing the ESC key.
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- 2. Window position.
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- By selecting this option, the user have the ability to place the window at
- any chosen location on the screen. After selecting this option, the menu
- will disappear from screen and the data window will be shown. Use arrow keys
- to bring this window to desired place, than press ENTER or ESC keys to
- return to menu.
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- 3. Window size.
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- By enlarging window size, The user have the ability to examine the content of
- the key and the record. those are given both in ascii and hex format.
- Again, use arrow keys to enlarge the window size. When done, press ENTER or
- the ESC keys to return to menu.
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- 4. Single/Double strike.
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- Usually, the Bdebug program will display all parameters which are sent and
- receive from Btrieve in a window, Than it will wait for key to be pressed in
- order to resume execution. Actually the program display all parameters twice.
- Once before calling Btrieve and once after the call.
- Sometimes it is desirable to examine parameters before AND after the call.
- If this the case, choose this option and by pressing enter change it from
- single to double strike. The program will wait for user input before it call
- the Btrieve and after returning.
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- 5. Unhook Bdebug.
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- select this option to remove Bdebug program entirely from memory.
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- Warning - NEVER uninstall the program while you are running another program.
- always choose this option from DOS prompt only.
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- NEVER uninstall the program if there are other memory resident programs
- above it. Uninstall them first.
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- Hope you benefit something by using this program
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- Jacob Gafny.
- Israel 1987.
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