Debugging the Application

Compiling and building leads to debugging. You may want to debug your application when a build failure occurs, or when you’ve modified your source code. You can run a program in the debugger, if you’ve built the debug project configuration. Or, you can enter Debug mode if your application fails in execution, without closing the application.

The integrated debugger adds features that make debugging a less troublesome process, including:

• DataTips
  
  
• Variables window
  
  
• Stepping into a specific function
  
  
• QuickWatch
  
  
• New Watch window
  
  
• TCP/IP remote debugging

Suggested Reading

• Subtopics under Viewing and Modifying SQL Variables, Visual C++ Programmer’s Guide
  
  
• Debugging Remote Applications, Visual C++ Programmer’s Guide
  
  
• Home Page: The Debugger, Visual C++ User’s Guide