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Variable-Change Breakpoints

COBOL and Assembler users set a conditional breakpoint to take effect whenever the value of a variable changes. To do this, type x in the All Instructions field on the Conditional Locations screen.

COBOL users must specify the variable name in fields Œ and Ž on the Conditional Breakpoint screen. The condition for a variable‑change breakpoint is:

variableA NE variableA

Assembler users must specify the variable name in fields Œ and  on the Detailed Conditional Breakpoint screen, as discussed in The Detailed Conditional Breakpoint Screen later in this chapter.

The operator entered in field  determines whether the breakpoint occurs whenever the value of the variable changes (NE), or only when the value increases, decreases, or does not change. Whenever you re-execute the program, the initial value of the variable resets to its value at the beginning of program execution.