Debugging in 132-column mode - A Technical Tip

submitted by Steve Kontos.

You can run the ILE debugger in 132 column mode. Using the Add Environment Variable command, enter the variable ILE_DEBUGGER_1 with the value ALLOW_WIDE_SCREEN as shown below:.

0........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7.........8
12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890

             ADDENVVAR  ENVVAR(ILE_DEBUGGER_1) +
                          VALUE(ALLOW_WIDE_SCREEN) LEVEL(*JOB) +
                          REPLACE(*YES)

To turn off wide debugging, simply use the remove (RMVENVVAR) command. Note: the debugger here is the one you get by using the STRDBG command and this works from (at least) V5R1 on. Enjoy!

Steve Kontos