Variable menu command

Syntax

Variable menu command: command {list-of-field-or-file-names (F1,F2..F3,F4)}

Commands

Description

This command performs one of the Variable context menu options on the specified field or list of fields. You can specify one of the following Variable menu options:

Set break on variable change sets a variable change breakpoint for each variable in the list.

Clear break on variable change clears any variable change breakpoint for each variable in the list. If no variable names list is specified, all current variable change breakpoints are cleared.

Set break on calculation sets a calculation breakpoint for each variable in the list. You can set the calculation for each variable using Set break calculation. Setting calculation breaks for more than a very few variables will cause methods to run very slowly.

Clear break on calculation clears any variable change breakpoints for each variable in the list. If no variable names list is specified, all current calculation breakpoints are cleared.

Store min & max causes minimum and maximum values to be stored for each variable in the list.

Do not store min & max clears ‘Store min and max’ mode for each variable on the list. If no variables are specified, all current ‘Store min and max’ are cleared.

Add to watch variables list marks each variable on the list as a watch variable.

Remove from watch variables list marks each variable on the list as not watched. If no variables are specified, all variables are marked as not watched. Note that variables with breakpoints or with ‘Store min and max’ mode set always appear in the watch variables list.

Send value to trace log adds a line to the trace log for each variable on the list. If no variables are specified, all values for all variables on the watch variables list are sent to the trace log.

Send minimum to trace log adds a line to the trace log for each variable on the list for which ‘Store min and max’ is set. If no variables are specified, the minimum values for all variables for which ‘Store min and max’ is set are sent to the trace log.

Send maximum to trace log adds a line to the trace log for each variable on the list for which ‘Store min and max’ is set. If no variables are specified, the maximum values for all variables for which ‘Store min and max’ is set are sent to the trace log.

Send all to trace log adds a value line to the trace log for each variable on the list, and adds minimum and maximum line(s) to the trace log for each variable on the list for which ‘Store min and max’ is set. If no variables are specified, this is carried out for all appropriate variables on the watch variables list.

Open value window opens a value window for each variable on the list, or for every variable on the watch variables list if no variables are specified. There is a limit on the number of windows that you can open at once.

Open values list opens the values list for each of the variable types given in the command parameters. For example, Variable menu command: open values list {lValue, iCount} opens two values lists, one for Local variables, the other for Instancel variables. There is one values list for each file class, so if more than one variable name in a particular file class is specified the values list for that file will only be opened once. There is also a limit on the number of windows that you can open at once.

Example

# pause method execution when the value of iValue changes
Calculate iValue as  5
Variable menu command : Set Break On  Variable Change {iValue}
Calculate iValue as  2
Variable menu command : Clear Break On  Variable Change {iValue}
# open two variable windows one showing the value of lCount and the other the value of iValue 
Calculate lCount as  10
Variable menu command : Open Value Window {lCount,iValue}