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Debugging: The Basics
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When you debug programs with the Microsoft(R) CodeView(R)
debuggers, follow these steps:
1. Set up the information that you want to see on the CodeView
screen. For example,
■ Select how to ◄view your source program►
■ To view ranges of memory, ◄open Memory windows►
■ To view registers, ◄open the Register window►
■ To view changes in program variables,
◄set watch expressions► in the watch window
2. ◄Set breakpoints► to tell CodeView where and under what
conditions to pause during program execution.
3. Run the program, observing changes in local variables, watch
expressions, registers, and memory. You can single-step
through the program (◄tracing into► or ◄stepping over►
functions), or you can ◄execute the program►, pausing at each
breakpoint.
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