To debug a program

  1. Ensure that the current active build configuration is compiling the project for debugging. See To configure and build a COBOL project.
  2. Compile the program by clicking Project > Build Project.
  3. Click Run > Debug ....
  4. Choose or create a launch configuration.
  5. Click Debug.
  6. Use the options on the Run menu to step through the program, stop at breakpoints and query data item values and so on.
  7. To stop debugging, click Run > Terminate.
  8. To leave the Debug perspective and return to the COBOL perspective, click COBOL at the top right of the Eclipse window.

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