[RESOLVED] Why is my subroutine not being called ?

[Poppa Mintin]

Hi,

I have to re-write an application that's been running for years because it takes as its input text that I've copied from a website, the particular website has recently changed the format with which it displays its output.

So... I believe that I've re-formatted the data to present the data to my original subroutine in the original format.
When I call the subroutine, everything just stops. I can't find where the... (I don't know what to call it) ...the place where the code is at... usually the line is coloured yellow and there's a little yellow arrow in the margin, I can't find that and the whole of the code and the Watch page are 'fogged' out. Nothing responds to mouse clicks.

I've had something similar before but usually discovered what I've done wrong, but this time the called subroutine hasn't been touched, the data is in the ListOfString in the same format... It just stops.

Nothing from intellisence

At the moment I've not included any code because, for now, I'm hoping for some general pointers as to where to look.


Poppa

[jmcilhinney]

You won't get the line highlighted in yellow unless the debugger is in break mode, which it apparently isn't. Set a break point earlier so that the debugger does break, then then step through the code by line and you should hopefully be able to find out where things go wrong.

[Poppa Mintin]

You won't get the line highlighted in yellow unless the debugger is in break mode, which it apparently isn't. Set a break point earlier so that the debugger does break, then then step through the code by line and you should hopefully be able to find out where things go wrong.

Thanks John,

At the time I thought you were right, I did that and it all stepped through, but I must've already done something by the time I received your answer.

Now however, I have the same problem, I have definitely got a breakpoint set, the process stopped at the breakpoint, I single stepped down to my subroutine... Single stepped to call the subroutine... nothing, all the code goes 'foggy', the watch pane goes 'foggy' and the step buttons all go blank. The only response is to the 'Stop debugging' button.


Poppa

[Niya]

Thanks John,

At the time I thought you were right, I did that and it all stepped through, but I must've already done something by the time I received your answer.

Now however, I have the same problem, I have definitely got a breakpoint set, the process stopped at the breakpoint, I single stepped down to my subroutine... Single stepped to call the subroutine... nothing, all the code goes 'foggy', the watch pane goes 'foggy' and the step buttons all go blank. The only response is to the 'Stop debugging' button.


Poppa

A picture might help at this point. I have my suspicions about what is happening but I don't want to make a guess.

[Poppa Mintin]

A picture might help at this point. I have my suspicions about what is happening but I don't want to make a guess.

That's weird, I ran the app., it stopped at the breakpoint, I took a screenshot... stepped up to where the next step would call my subroutine, I took a screenshot... stepped into the sub' and this time it just went strait into the sub !

Now I am confused.

Ah ! I tried that again, and it went strait into the sub' again. I still don't know why it does it, but I've found when it does it... It goes wrong when I step with the 'Step-Over' rather than with the 'Step-Into'.
I usually use step-over to save stepping through other sub's or functions. (Must be tired)

So... I reckon that's sorted out my problem, lesson learned.


Poppa.

[Niya]

Ah ok.