Microsoft KB Archive/45545

= QB Debugger Step Problem with Breakpoint in Watched FUNCTION =

Article ID: 45545

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft QuickBasic 4.0
 * Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0b
 * Microsoft QuickBasic 4.5 for MS-DOS
 * Microsoft BASIC Compiler 6.0
 * Microsoft BASIC Compiler 6.0b
 * Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System 7.0
 * Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System 7.1

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This article was previously published under Q45545



SYMPTOMS
The Step (press F8) command in the QuickBasic version 4.50 editor may not operate correctly when all of the following conditions are met:


 * 1) You declared and defined a FUNCTION procedure.
 * 2) You chose Add Watch or Instant Watch on the FUNCTION name.
 * 3) You set a breakpoint inside the FUNCTION procedure being watched.

The symptom of the problem is that when the Step process (F8) begins, it causes the watched FUNCTION to be executed from the beginning to the breakpoint, instead of executing intervening lines individually with each press of the F8 key. Choosing Restart from the Run menu or pressing F8 again causes the editor to again step through the FUNCTION from the beginning to the breakpoint.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the QB.EXE environment of Microsoft QuickBasic versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50; in the QB.EXE environment of Microsoft Basic compiler versions 6.00 and 6.00b (buglist6.00, buglist6.00b); and in the QBX.EXE environment of Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) versions 7.00 and 7.10 for MS-DOS (buglist7.00, buglist7.10). We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

To work around this problem, either remove the breakpoint from the watched FUNCTION, or delete the watch on the FUNCTION.

Code Example
After you choose Add Watch on test% and set a breakpoint on the PRINT &quot;world&quot; line, the following code example executes the FUNCTION test% from the beginning to the PRINT &quot;world&quot; line when you perform a Step (F8) operation: DECLARE FUNCTION test% x% = test% END

FUNCTION test%    'Add Watch... on test% PLAY &quot;CDEFGAB>C&quot;  'These two lines are executed PRINT &quot;Hello&quot;     'on every Step (F8) PRINT &quot;world&quot;   'Set Breakpoint here ' Never gets here test% = 1 END FUNCTION To work around this problem, Add Watch on x% instead of test%, or remove the breakpoint.

Additional query words: QuickBas BasicCom buglist4.00 buglist4.00b buglist4.50

Keywords: KB45545

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