Interactive Debugger Overview; Configuring Rds From The Debugger - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION STUDIO 4.5-USING COLDFUSION STUDIO Use Manual

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Interactive Debugger Overview

You can run the debugger against the ColdFusion application pages.
The debugger lets you:
Use the Debug menu or the Debug toolbar to run debugging processes.
Follow these steps to set up the debugging session:

Configuring RDS from the Debugger

To access a remote server from Studio, first configure the server and provide security
login information if the server is protected through ColdFusion security.
To configure a remote development server:
1. Open the first application page you would like to debug and choose Debug >
Debug Settings.
2. Choose Add RDS Server from the drop-down list in the Debug Start pane of the
Remote Development Settings dialog box.
3. Enter the description, host name, user name, password, and port of the remote
server in the Configure RDS Server dialog box. You can optionally enable Secure
Sockets Layer.
4. If the server is protected by ColdFusion RDS Security, enter the user name and
password you use to access this protected resource.
5. Click OK.
Set breakpoints and watches
Evaluate variables and expressions
Step through lines of code
Investigate the code stack
Monitor recordsets
Observe variables in all scopes
Select the ColdFusion server against which to run the debugging session.
Provide mappings to specify the ColdFusion Studio path, the ColdFusion Server
path, and the browser's path to the files you are debugging.
Specify the first page in the application to be debugged.