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Re: Trace window - active?

• Posted by "Euler German" <eulerg at gmail.com> May 08, 2008
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> 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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