PowerBuilder® 9: Internet and Distributed Application Development

Tracing Component Execution

Now that we've gotten to the point where the actual component instance has been created, let's look at techniques to troubleshoot a component instance as its various business methods execute.

Remote Debugging

PowerBuilder provides a remote debugging facility, allowing you to step line by line through a component executing on an EAServer instance anywhere in your network using PowerBuilder's familiar debugging environment on your own workstation. Remote debugging can be an aid when analyzing the execution of a single client through the application. The complexities of the n-tier environment, however, make it less useful when trying to troubleshoot an issue that occurs only when multiple clients are accessing the EAServer ...