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Debug Child Processes (OS/2)

Click on the Debug child processes check box in the Startup dialog if you want to debug child processes that are started by a parent program. When you enable this check box, the Child process(es) entry field becomes active.

When you select Debug child processes, the debugger does not stop in the main function of the program, and does not stop at any breakpoints set in your program. Instead, execution proceeds until the first invocation of a child process whose name you identified in the Child process(es) entry field.

In the Child process(es) entry field, you can type the name of the executable file for the child process you want to debug. If you do not know the child process executable name, click on the File List pushbutton to open the Open dialog. From this dialog, you can browse your file system for the executable that gets invoked as a child process of your program.