One way to see variable contents when in debug mode is to hover the mouse over a variable name - a tooltip with its contents appears. Only discovered that a couple of weeks ago.
Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 12:36 PM, <dunb...@aol.com> wrote: > Richmond. > > > So if I see an egregious typo, like: > > > putt myVar into someOtherVar > > > then I do what you do. > > > But you never, really never, had to follow the contents of a variable > while stepping through a script? Never mind when debugging due to an error, > but rather just to see if your plan was sound? > > > I remember in the movie "Amadeus", when Salieri was told by Mozart's wife > that he made no fair copies of his work, and Salieri, crushed, realized he > simply wrote down "the music he heard in his head". > > > Craig > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richmond <richmondmathew...@gmail.com> > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Sent: Tue, Feb 11, 2014 3:28 pm > Subject: Re: Dollar Sign Variables > > > On 11/02/14 22:24, J. Landman Gay wrote: > > On 2/11/14, 12:38 PM, dunb...@aol.com wrote: > >> WHAT!!??!!! WHAAAAT???? > >> > >> > >> The first time? How, how is that possible? I have never used > >> "revXMLEndTree". But the debugger? > > > > I was wondering the same thing. How in the world does one program > > without the debugger? > > > > Jaw dropped. > > > > Dunno. Managed it for about 39 years without one. > > And RR/LC for the last 12 years. > > As I said earlier: every time I run a script and it has a problem the > scriptEditor opens up with a jolly yellow blob exactly where the problem > is, > and I "piss about" until it stops doing that. > > Richmond. > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
