Using VB6 Debug - Where To Find It and Other Basics

The debugging module of the VB 6 IDE can be accessed by way of the Debug menu item. That menu item can normally be found in the IDE's main menu line as shown in this picture.

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There is also a companion Debug Toolbar that looks like the following and that toolbar will be the focus of this tutorial:

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If you can't find that toolbar then you can add it to the menus by pulling down the View menu item, clicking Toolbars, and checking Debug.

Components of the Debug Toolbar
They are (in order)

• Start/Continue (toggle)
• Break
• End
• Toggle Breakpoint
• Step Into
• Step Over
• Step Out
• Locals Window
• Immediate Window
• Watch Window
• Quick Watch
• Call Stack

Use the navigation links below to continue with this tutorial.

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