Debug from the OpenEdge command line
- Last Updated: February 11, 2026
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- OpenEdge
- Version 13.0
- Documentation
Starting the Debugger from the command line using the Debugger startup parameter
(-debug) runs the Debugger in stand-alone mode.
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To start a debugging session from the OpenEdge command line:
Run the client session with the Debugger (
-debug) startup parameter, as in the following example:pro sports2020 -debugThe Debugger is the entry point for all application procedures you want to run. The Debugger starts and allows you to open a procedure and set breakpoints in the procedure before running it, using .
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To start a single-user debugging session from the OpenEdge command line and start debugging the
arrmenu.pprocedure:pro sports2020 -p arrmenu.p -debugThis command runs the Debugger in stand-alone mode, ready to execute and debug
arrmenu.p(or any other procedures you choose). An automatic breakpoint is set on the first executable line ofarrmenu.p.