Common debugger tasks

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Add a directory to the Java source file search path

File > Add Source Path

Display callee's context

Stack > Down

Display caller's context

Stack > Up

Enable capturing of connections by the debugger

Connection > Enable capture

Exit the debugger

File > Exit

Find a string in the selected window

Search > Find

Ignore the case of a word when searching

Search > Ignore Case

Load the procedure debugger's settings from a file

Settings > Load From File

Login to the database as a new connection

Connection > Login

Log out of the database

Connection > Logout

Restart a program's execution

Run > Restart

Run a debug script

File > Run Script

For more information, see “Writing debugger scripts”

Run a program line by line, going through procedures line by line as well

Run > Step Into

Run a program, line by line, switching between a Java program and stored procedures in other environments, when applicable

Run > Step Through

Run a program, line by line, without going through procedures line by line. If any procedure contains a breakpoint, the breakpoint will be ignored.

Run > Step Over

Run a program, or resume a program's execution from a breakpoint

Run > Go

Run a program until the current procedure/method returns.

Run > Step Out

Save procedures' breakpoints within procedures

Settings > Remember Breakpoints

Save the procedure debugger's settings

Settings > Save

Save the procedure debugger's settings to a file

Settings > Save to File

Save the procedure debugger's window positions, fonts, etc. automatically upon exiting the debugger

Settings > Save on Exit

Save the procedure debugger's window positions, fonts, etc. with settings.

Settings > Remember Windows Attributes

Specify the path containing the Java source file

File > Edit Source Path

View the source code for a procedure or class

File > Open