SE58370: RATIONAL DEVELOPER FOR SYSTEM I (RDI) MESSAGE DBGE001E LOOPS WHEN MONITORING RPG DATA STRUCTURE IN THE DEBUGGER

Rational Developer for i 9.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• RDi v9.0.1 client on Windows 7
  When debugging an RPG program that contains a data structure
  such as the one below an error message is given repeatedly.
  OCM_Debug    CHAR(38) OVERLAY(OCMSG:1) DIM(12);
  
  When this variable is added to the Monitor Variable view in
  the Integrated debugger the following message pop-up is given:
  DBGE001E Expression OCM_Debug is to complex.
  
  After clicking OK, the variable is added.  However, now the
  message pops up repeatedly.  To stop the message from popping
  up bring up the Task manager and kill RDi.
  
  Steps to reproduce the Error:
  1.  Start RDi 9.0.1
  2.  Add Service Entry point for the RPG program
  3.  Debug the program
  4.  Click to add Variable: "OCM_DEBUG" to the Monitor View
  5.  Watch the multiple pop-up windows for message, "DBGE001E"
  

Local fix

• Do not monitor a data structure variable.
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: Programmers debugging RDi programs.          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A looping dialog message appears when   *
  *                      trying to monitor a variable.           *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  The UI tries to monitor a variable and when you expand the
  monitor, the debug engine sends a message, rather than an
  error. This causes the UI to try and expand the monitor again
  and cause the debug engine to send another message. Causing an
  infinite loop.
  

Problem conclusion

• The message now causes the UI to throw an exception. The fix
  has been delivered.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RDI RPG AND COB

• Fixed component ID

  5724Y99RC

Applicable component levels

• R900 PSN

     UP

• R901 PSY

     UP

• R910 PSN

     UP