Alison Balter’s Mastering Microsoft Access 2002 Desktop Development

Chapter 15. Debugging: Your Key to Successful Development

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• Avoiding Bugs 676

• Harnessing the Power of the Immediate Window 677

• Invoking the Debugger 683

• Using Breakpoints to Troubleshoot 684

• Stepping Through Code 686

• Setting the Next Statement to Execute 691

• Using the Calls Window 691

• Working with the Locals Window 693

• Working with Watch Expressions 693

• Continuing Execution After a Runtime Error 698

• Looking At Gotchas with the Immediate Window 700

• Using Assertions 700

• Debugging Tips 701

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Why This Chapter Is Important

A good programmer is not necessarily one who can get things right the first time. To be fully effective as a VBA programmer, you need to master the art of debugging—the process of troubleshooting ...