DYNAMIC (Default) Enables dynamic mode. When dynamic mode is enabled, the debugger sets modules and images automatically during program execution so that you typically do not have to enter the SET MODULE or SET IMAGE command. Specifically, whenever the debugger interrupts execution (whenever the debugger prompt is displayed), the debugger automatically sets the module and image that contain the routine in which execution is currently suspended. If the module or image is already set, dynamic mode has no effect on that module or image. The debugger issues an informational message when its sets a module or image automatically. NODYNAMIC Disables dynamic mode. Because additional memory is allocated when a module or image is set, you might want to disable dynamic mode if performance becomes a problem (you can also free up memory by canceling modules and images with the CANCEL MODULE and CANCEL IMAGE commands). When dynamic mode is disabled, you must set modules and images explicitly with the SET MODULE and SET IMAGE commands. G_FLOAT Specifies that the debugger interpret double-precision floating- point constants entered in expressions as G_FLOAT (does not affect the interpretation of variables declared in your program). NOG_FLOAT (Default) Specifies that the debugger interpret double-precision floating-point constants entered in expressions as D_FLOAT (does not affect the interpretation of variables declared in your program). INTERRUPT Useful when debugging a multiprocess program. Specifies that, when program execution is suspended in any process, the debugger interrupts execution in all other processes that were executing images and prompts for input. NOINTERRUPT (Default) Useful when debugging a multiprocess program. Specifies that, when program execution is suspended in any process, the debugger take no action with regard to other process. KEYPAD NOTE This parameter is not available in the VSI DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS user interface to the debugger. (Default) Enables keypad mode. When keypad mode is enabled, you can use the keys on the numeric keypad to perform certain predefined functions. Several debugger commands, especially useful in screen mode, are bound to the keypad keys. (See the Keypad_Definitions_CI help topic; also, use the SHOW KEY command to determine the current key definitions.) You can also redefine the key functions with the DEFINE/KEY command. NOKEYPAD NOTE This parameter is not available in the VSI DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS user interface to the debugger. Disables keypad mode. When keypad mode is disabled, the keys on the numeric keypad do not have predefined functions, nor can you assign debugger functions to those keys with DEFINE/KEY commands. LINE (Default) Specifies that the debugger display program locations in terms of line numbers, if possible. NOLINE Specifies that the debugger display program locations as routine- name + byte-offset rather than in terms of line numbers. OPERANDS[=keyword] Specifies that the EXAMINE command, when used to examine an instruction, display the address and contents of the instruction's operands in addition to the instruction and its operands. The level of information displayed about any nonregister operands depends on whether you use the keyword BRIEF or FULL. The default is OPERANDS=BRIEF. NOOPERANDS (Default) Specifies that the EXAMINE command, when used to examine an instruction, display only the instruction and its operands. SCREEN NOTE This parameter is not available in the VSI DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS user interface to the debugger. Enables screen mode. When screen mode is enabled, you can divide the terminal screen into rectangular regions, so different data can be displayed in different regions. Screen mode enables you to view more information more conveniently than the default, line- oriented, noscreen mode. You can use the predefined displays, or you can define your own. NOSCREEN NOTE This parameter is not available in the VSI DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS user interface to the debugger. (Default) Disables screen mode. SCROLL NOTE This parameter is not available in the VSI DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS user interface to the debugger. Enables scroll mode. When scroll mode is enabled, a screen-mode output or DO display is updated by scrolling the output line by line, as it is generated. SET MODE SCROLL is the default. NOSCROLL NOTE This parameter is not available in the VSI DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS user interface to the debugger. Disables scroll mode. When scroll mode is disabled, a screen-mode output or DO display is updated only once per command, instead of line by line as it is generated. Disabling scroll mode reduces the amount of screen updating that takes place and can be useful with slow terminals. SEPARATE (Applies only to workstations running VWS.) Specifies that a separate window be created for debugger input and output. This feature is useful when debugging screen-oriented programs, because it moves all debugger displays out of the window that contains the program's input and output. The separate window is created with a height of 24 lines and a width of 80 columns wide, emulating a VT-series terminal screen. NOSEPARATE (Applies only to workstations running VWS. Default.) Specifies that no separate window be created for debugger input and output. SYMBOLIC (Default) Enables symbolic mode. When symbolic mode is enabled, the debugger displays the locations denoted by address expressions symbolically (if possible) and displays instruction operands symbolically (if possible). EXAMINE/NOSYMBOLIC can be used to override SET MODE SYMBOLIC for the duration of an EXAMINE command. NOSYMBOLIC Disables symbolic mode. When symbolic mode is disabled, the debugger does not attempt to symbolize numeric addresses (it does not cause the debugger to convert numbers to names). This is useful if you are interested in identifying numeric addresses rather than their symbolic names (if symbolic names exist for those addresses). When symbolic mode is disabled, command processing might speed up somewhat, because the debugger does not need to convert numbers to names. EXAMINE/SYMBOLIC can be used to override SET MODE NOSYMBOLIC for the duration of an EXAMINE command. WAIT (Default) Enables wait mode. In wait mode the debugger waits until all processes under its control have stopped before prompting for a new command. NOWAIT Disable wait mode. In nowait mode, the debugger immediately prompts for new commands even if some or all processes are still running.