ok I give up : how to use debug mode

There is no documentation with blitz 3D on how to use the debugger that I can see.

Is there a tutorial or something posted in the forums that can show someone new how to step through a program

I can get the debugger up and I can step through a progam but
if there is some code that is checking for a key depressesd I can not get the script to step into the code even though I hold the
key it is looking for as I am stepping the program

Thanks for any info in advance.

you can write

stop

In your code which will stop the program, and then you can 'step through' one function or line at a time using the icons at the top of the debugger. That what you wanted? Just be aware that if you run not in debug mode and your 'stop' line is still in there it will stop your game with no way (that i know) to start it again.

I thought a "Stop" was ignored if you run in release mode?

not that i have seen.

Thanks -- the stop does work and I can step through the program except in the code example before I can not step into the code that runs in one of the keydown sections even when I am holding down the key and steping the
program.

 Graphics3D 800,600

  SetBuffer BackBuffer()

  camera=CreateCamera()
  CameraViewport camera,0,0,800,600

  light=CreateLight()

  rocket=LoadMesh( "rocket.3ds" )
  PositionEntity rocket,0,0,7

  While Not KeyHit(1)

      If KeyDown(200) Then
          MoveEntity rocket,0,0.05,0
      EndIf

      If KeyDown(203) Then
          TurnEntity rocket,0,0,1.0
      EndIf

      If KeyDown(205) Then
          TurnEntity rocket,0,0,-1.0
      EndIf

  UpdateWorld
  RenderWorld

  Text 320,500,"Movement & Rotation"

  Flip

  Wend
  End

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ok I figured it out I had to put a stop after each of the key down statemens as well.

Not sure I fully understand what all the icons do --

I can see the green dot starts the program running again but so does the
icon that points up and right is there any difference in there functions

Also I can't see what function the icon that points down and to the right does other then stepping the program like the icon that points right does

Thanks for any info

When running in release mode the stop line does stop the program so for each of my stop lines I changed it to an if statment

 debug = 1
 Graphics3D 800,600

  SetBuffer BackBuffer()

  camera=CreateCamera()
  CameraViewport camera,0,0,800,600

  light=CreateLight()

  rocket=LoadMesh( "rocket.3ds" )
  PositionEntity rocket,0,0,7

  While Not KeyHit(1)

      If KeyDown(200) Then
        If debug Then Stop 
        MoveEntity rocket,0,0.05,0
      EndIf

      ; toggle debug mode 
      If KeyDown(32) Then
        debug = Abs(debug - 1)
        Delay 250
      EndIf

      If KeyDown(203) Then
        If debug Then Stop
        TurnEntity rocket,0,0,1.0
      EndIf

      If KeyDown(205) Then
        If debug Then Stop
        TurnEntity rocket,0,0,-1.0
      EndIf

  UpdateWorld
  RenderWorld

  Text 320,500,"Movement & Rotation Debug Mode = " + debug

  Flip

  Wend
  End

I set debug variable at the top of my program only once to either 1 or 0

The three icons are
: Step forward - Process the next line of code, but do not enter a function/loop etc line by line. Processes the function/loop etc, but does not step through it

: Step into - Process the next line and go line by line through each function/loop etc encountered

:Step out - Jump out of what ever loop or function your in. Used if you've seen enough of whats happening and want to move on.

My terminology might be wrong here, but that's what i roughly think they mean.

That is basicaly what I was thinking ther were for as well...

Thanks,

if u havn't found it yet the debuglog command is useful, but sometimes its just easyter to print or text out to the screen.