SAS Component Language: Reference

Invoking the Debugger

After you have successfully compiled a program with the DEBUG ON option, you can choose to invoke the debugger for that entry. For an entry that can be executed with the TESTAF, AF, or AFA command, you can invoke the debugger in the following ways:

Enter the TESTAF command in the application window.
If the debugging environment has not been established through the DEBUG ON command, specify DEBUG=YES in the AF or AFA command:
```
afa c=libref.catalog.entry.type debug=yes
```
Otherwise, submit the AF or AFA command.
Specify the DEBUG option in conjunction with the TESTAF option in a PROC BUILD statement:
```
proc build c=libref.catalog.entry.type testaf debug;
```
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Build Test

For an FSEDIT or FSVIEW application, you can invoke the debugger in the following ways:

Close the SOURCE window, which compiles the program, when you build the application.

Specify the DEBUG option in the procedure statement:

proc fsedit data=SAS-table
            screen=libref.catalog.entry.SCREEN 
            debug;
run;

proc fsview data=SAS-table
            formula=libref.catalog.entry.FORMULA 
            debug;
run;

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