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Symbols Screen

Has a Specification Area

The Symbols screen lets you list program or debugger symbols owned by the entity being debugged. The Symbols screen is the only global help screen with a specification area:

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  SYMBOLS TO DISPLAY: P (P-PROGRAM/D-DEBUGGER)
  SYMBOL OR SEARCH STRING:

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Field Options

These are the field options for the specification area:

SYMBOLS TO DISPLAY: P (P-PROGRAM/D-DEBUGGER)

Indicates whether program symbols (P) or debugger symbols (D) for the current entity are to be displayed. The default is P. The symbols are listed alphabetically.

SYMBOL OR SEARCH STRING:

Identifies a specific symbol or string that begins the display. When this field does not contain an entry, all specified program or debugger symbols are displayed from the beginning of the list

Example

For example, to begin the display with program symbols prefaced by MIS, you would supply this information on the screen:

SYMBOLS TO DISPLAY: p (P-PROGRAM/D-DEBUGGER)
SYMBOL OR SEARCH STRING: mis