Debug Script That Uses Active Window

[KenHadley]

How does one debug a script that uses GetActiveWindow? If I insert modal messages into the code below, and then run the script outside the debugger, it works fine. (I.e., num_matches = 1) I love the debugging tool, but it obviously thinks the MS Editor is the active window and so will not correctly run the script. (I.e., it shows num_mathces =0). Is there a switch somewhere or a workaround, so that the debugger does not view itself as the active window?

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Let>IGNORESPACES=1
Let>WIN_REGEX=1
GetActiveWindow>strTitle,nXPos,nYPos,,
Let>pattern=\A.*Transaction.*\z
RegEx>pattern,0,strTitle,matches,num_matches,0

Thank you.

[JRL]

One way would be:
Move the editor over so you can see the window, set up a mouse move and mouse click to pick the window, then use a **BREAKPOINT** and F9 rather than F8 to step through a small portion of the script. All of your values will show in the Watch List.

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//Pressing F8 as usual

Let>IGNORESPACES=1
Let>WIN_REGEX=1

//Press F9 here

MouseMove>100,100
Lclick
Wait>1

GetActiveWindow>strTitle,nXPos,nYPos,,

**BREAKPOINT**

//Pressing F8 again

Let>pattern=\A.*Transaction.*\z
RegEx>pattern,0,strTitle,matches,num_matches,0

[KenHadley]

Thank you, JRL. That's great. I couldn't figure out a way to see the Watch List when using Modal Messages, so your solution is perfect.

Ken

[armsys]

Is there a way/solution to dump the entire watch (a snapshot) list to a text file?

[KenHadley]

armsys,

Great question. I would like to know that as well.

Ken

[hagchr]

If you use logging and use Let>_DUMP_VARS=1 then the variables will be dumped to your log file at that time (it seems).

[KenHadley]

Great! I'll give it a try. Thank you.

[armsys]

Hi hagchr,
Thanks for your time-saving tip.