Print from the Watch Window in Debugger

[bobbarker]

Is there a way I can print the contents of the watch window in the debugger to, e.g., a text file so I can then search the text file for an object or value?
I am developing within another 3rd party application that uses Visual Foxpro and can break into the programme and open debugger to assess which objects are open. I would like to be able search through a certain object to find a value.
May thanks in advance.

 

[bobmpalmer]

At the point immediately before you break into the program issue list memo to myfile.txt

Bob Palmer

http://www.resisystems.co.uk

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[Mike Lewis]

bobbarker,

You can't directly print the values shown in the watch windows, but you can print the expressions (including variable names and properties).

To do so, save the contents of the watch window in a "configuration file". Do that from the File menu, or by hitting Alt+F2. The result will be a text file (extension DBG), which contains one line for each watch window entry, in the format WATCH = <expression>.

Once you have that text file, you can do pretty well anything you like with it. I suppose you could even programmatically loop through all the expressions, obtaining the current value in each case (using the EVAL() function).

Mike


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