Debugging is automatically enabled for you in Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge. If debugging has been disabled, however, you must enable it in one of the following ways:

  • By choosing to enable debugging in your first Debugger session. Simply choose Yes at the prompt to enable debugging for all OpenEdge clients.
  • By running the proDebugEnable command-line utility.
  • By setting the ENABLE_OPENEDGE_DEBUGGER environment variable.

To run the proDebugEnable command-line utility:

  1. On the Windows Start > Programs menu, select Progress > OpenEdge > Proenv. A command shell window opens and displays information about your OpenEdge installation, followed by a command prompt.
  2. Enter the following command: 
    prodebugenable -enable-all

    A confirmation message indicates that debugging is enabled. You set the ENABLE_OPENEDGE_DEBUGGER environment variable at the operating system level. When you do so, be sure to set the value of the variable as either yes or true. For more information about setting environment variables, consult the documentation for your operating system.

Disabling debugging

Debugging remains enabled unless you explicitly disable it. If you did not set the ENABLE_OPENEDGE_DEBUGGER environment variable, you can disable debugging simply by entering the following command from the Proenv window: 

prodebugenable -disable-all

A confirmation message indicates that debugging is disabled. If you did set the ENABLE_OPENEDGE_DEBUGGER environment variable, you must also remove the variable.