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Running and debugging ABL programs : Tasks : Using the Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge Debugger : Monitoring program execution : Using the Variables view
 
Using the Variables view
When program execution is suspended during a Debugger session, the Variables view displays information about buffers, datasets, parameters, properties, temp-tables, variables, class variables, handles, and properties of a class type. You can see as little or as much of the information as you want, and you can also choose its overall format display.
• To open the Variables view if it is not open select Window > Show View > Debug > Variables.
* Selecting Variables view display information
* Expanding and collapsing the Variables view list
* Evaluating a property in the Variables view
* Filtering the Variables view display
* Temporarily changing values in the Variables view
* Adding watch expressions using the Variables view
* Assigning a value to a data member
* Opening the Variable Details dialog
* Viewing variables in an AppServer or WebSpeed debug session