1. Trace window - active?
- Posted by Mike777 <anon4321 at gmai?.co?>
May 07, 2008
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Last edited May 08, 2008
I'm pretty sure that this can't be done, but I thought I would at least ask.
When the trace window is displayed I can interrogate any variable by typing the
question mark, the name of the variable and hitting enter. If the value isn't
already displayed in the bottom portion of the window, it will then be displayed.
So far, so good.
Is there any way to interactively modify the value of a variable? For example,
it would be quite nice if I could type
? SP=2
to change the value SP to 2 so that I could test various continuations. This
sort of "active" debug window exists in many of the Microsoft Office applications
(Access, Excel), so I've grown quite fond of it over the years.
But I suspect the answer is that it can't be done.
Mike
2. Re: Trace window - active?
Mike777 wrote:
>
> I'm pretty sure that this can't be done, but I thought I would at least ask.
> When the trace window is displayed I can interrogate any variable by typing
> the question mark, the name of the variable and hitting enter. If the value
> isn't already displayed in the bottom portion of the window, it will then be
> displayed.
>
> So far, so good.
>
> Is there any way to interactively modify the value of a variable? For
> example,
> it would be quite nice if I could type
>
> ? SP=2
>
> to change the value SP to 2 so that I could test various continuations. This
> sort of "active" debug window exists in many of the Microsoft Office
> applications
> (Access, Excel), so I've grown quite fond of it over the years.
>
> But I suspect the answer is that it can't be done.
>
> Mike
I asked for this years ago too.
Kat
3. Re: Trace window - active?
> On 7 May 2008 at 23:27, Kat wrote (maybe snipped):
> Mike777 wrote:
> >
> > I'm pretty sure that this can't be done, but I thought I would at
> > least ask. When the trace window is displayed I can interrogate any
> > variable by typing the question mark, the name of the variable and
> > hitting enter. If the value isn't already displayed in the bottom
> > portion of the window, it will then be displayed.
> >
> > So far, so good.
> >
> > Is there any way to interactively modify the value of a variable?
> > For example, it would be quite nice if I could type
> >
> > ? SP=2
> >
> > to change the value SP to 2 so that I could test various
> > continuations. This sort of "active" debug window exists in many of
> > the Microsoft Office applications (Access, Excel), so I've grown
> > quite fond of it over the years.
> >
> > But I suspect the answer is that it can't be done.
> >
> > Mike
>
I really don't see why not. It would be very handy indeed. Maybe now
that source code is open a clever soul could help. BTW, does J=FCrgen
L=FCthje sill fiddling here?
> I asked for this years ago too.
>
Along with 'goto' IIRC. 
> Kat
>
Best,
Euler
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