Establishes the visible process or enables/disables dynamic process setting. Used only when debugging multiprocess programs (kept debugger only). Format SET PROCESS [process-spec[, . . . ]]
1 – Parameters
process-spec Specifies a process currently under debugger control. Use any of the following forms: [%PROCESS_NAME] process- The process name, if that name does not name contain spaces or lowercase characters. The process name can include the asterisk (*) wildcard character. [%PROCESS_NAME] The process name, if that name contains "process-name " spaces or lowercase characters. You can also use apostrophes (') instead of quotation marks ("). %PROCESS_PID process_id The process identifier (PID, a hexadecimal number). [%PROCESS_NUMBER] The number assigned to a process when process-number it comes under debugger control. A (or %PROC process- new number is assigned sequentially, number) starting with 1, to each process. If a process is terminated with the EXIT or QUIT command, the number can be assigned again during the debugging session. Process numbers appear in a SHOW PROCESS display. Processes are ordered in a circular list so they can be indexed with the built-in symbols %PREVIOUS_PROCESS and %NEXT_PROCESS. process-set-name A symbol defined with the DEFINE/PROCESS_SET command to represent a group of processes. %NEXT_PROCESS The next process after the visible process in the debugger's circular process list. %PREVIOUS_PROCESS The process previous to the visible process in the debugger's circular process list. %VISIBLE_PROCESS The process whose stack, register set, and images are the current context for looking up symbols, register values, routine calls, breakpoints, and so on. You can also use the asterisk (*) wildcard character to specify process set all. Do not specify a process with the /[NO]DYNAMIC qualifier.
2 – Qualifiers
2.1 /DYNAMIC
/DYNAMIC (default) /NODYNAMIC Controls whether dynamic process setting is enabled or disabled. When dynamic process setting is enabled (/DYNAMIC), whenever the debugger suspends execution and displays its prompt, the process in which execution is suspended automatically becomes the visible process. When dynamic process setting is disabled (/NODYNAMIC), the visible process remains unchanged until you specify another process with the SET PROCESS/VISIBLE command.
2.2 /VISIBLE
Makes the specified process the visible process. This switches your debugging context to the specified process, so that symbol lookups and the setting of breakpoints, and so on, are done in the context of that process. When using /VISIBLE, you must specify one process.
3 – Description
The SET PROCESS command establishes the visible process, defines the current process set, or defines the visible process. By default, commands are executed in the context of the visible process (the process that is your current debugging context). Symbol lookups, the setting of breakpoints, and so on, are done in the context of the visible process. Dynamic process setting is enabled by default and is controlled with /[NO]DYNAMIC. When dynamic process setting is enabled, whenever the debugger suspends program execution and displays its prompt, the process in which execution is suspended becomes the visible process automatically. Related commands: CALL EXIT GO QUIT SHOW PROCESS STEP
4 – Example
all> SET PROCESS TEST_Y all> SHOW PROCESS Number Name State Current PC * 2 TEST_Y break PROG\%LINE 71 all> The SET PROCESS TEST_Y command makes process TEST_Y the visible process. The SHOW PROCESS command displays information about the visible process by default.