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Q131348: PRB: SET STEP ON Opens the TRACE Window Only

Article: Q131348
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If the SET STEP ON command is executed outside of a program, it brings up the
TRACE window, but it does not step through the program unless you have a
breakpoint set in your program.

CAUSE
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The following information from the Visual FoxPro Help file explains how SET STEP
works:

SET STEP is used to debug programs. You can insert SET STEP ON in a program at
the point where you want to execute individual commands. For information about
the Trace window, see the Trace Window topic in the Visual FoxPro Help file and
Chapter 16, "Testing and Debugging Applications," in the Developer's Guide.

To pass parameters to a program and then trace its execution, follow these
steps:

1. Open the Trace window.

2. From the Trace window's Program menu, choose Open and select the program to
  trace.

3. Set a breakpoint on the first executable line of the program.

4. In the Command window, use DO to run the program with the parameters.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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  SET STEP ON
  DO <a program that does not have any breakpoints>

The TRACE window is activated, but stepping does not occur because there are no
breakpoints.

Additional query words: VFoxWin

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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