Microsoft KB Archive/32947

COBOL Tools/ViewCob in Comparison to the Animator

PSS ID Number: Q32947 Article last modified on 04-21-1993

3.00 | 3.00 MS-DOS | OS/2

Summary: There are several notable feature differences between the Microsoft COBOL Tools debugger, called ViewCob, and the debugger provided with COBOL Version 3.0, called “The Animator” (ANIMATE.EXE). The following provides more information on these differences: Feature ViewCob Animator Number of Windows: Maximum of 10 Maximum of 2 line between line between 1..21 3..21 Information that 1. Source text 1. Source text can be stored in 2. Variables windows: 3. Breakpoints 4. Memory dump 5. Execution history Split screen, 1. Open a second 1. SH; Screen Half displaying source window with type 2. Subsequent in both windows: source operations effect 2. Subsequent the window with operations effect the cursor in it. the window with the cursor in it Window Searching: 1. All windows 1. Down from cursor up/down from 2. Case sensitive cursor from start/end of program 2. Case sensitive/ insensitive Monitor/display As many as are One at a time data items in/out in program program execution: Maximum number of 16 4 breakpoints: Set breakpoint Not available BI; Breakpoint If with associated associates a condition: condition with the breakpoint. IF the condition is true then execution is halted Trace backward Not available EB; Environment through program Backtrack. Up to execution: 100 statements Use color if the Yes; cannot Yes; cannot hardware is change default change default available: color settings color settings For additional information, please refer to the “Microsoft COBOL Compiler Version 3.0: Operating Guide” Pages 3-1 through 3-38.

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