Chapter 6 Debugging

Visual Basic provides debugging tools to help you analyze how your macros operate. These tools are particularly useful in locating the sources of errors (bugs). You can also use them to experiment with changes to your macros or to learn how macros created by others work.

This chapter shows you how to use the debugging tools included in Visual Basic.

Contents

• Avoiding Bugs
• Using Debugging Tools and Break Mode
• Entering Break Mode at a Problem Statement
• Stepping Through Code
• Monitoring Data with Watch Expressions
• Using the Calls Dialog Box to Trace Nested Procedures
• Inspecting Code and Data in the Immediate Pane