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Updated on 2023-04-03 GMT+08:00
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Checking Debugging Information

When you use Data Studio, you can examine debugging information through several debugging tabs. This section describes how to check the debugging information:

Operating on Variables

The Variables pane is used to monitor information or evaluate values. The Variables pane can be opened from the minimized window panel. Using this pane, you can evaluate or modify variables or arguments in a PL/SQL function. As you step through the code, the values of some local variables may change.

The content of the Variables pane can be copied to the clipboard using Alt+K.

You can double-click the corresponding row of the variable and manually change variable values during run-time.

Click the Variable, Datatype, or Value column in the Variables pane to sort the values. For example, to change the value of the percentage variable from 5 to 15, double-click the corresponding row in the Variable pane. The Set Variable Value dialog box will be displayed, which prompts you to input the variable value. Input the variable value and click OK.

To set NULL as a variable value, enter NULL or null in the Value column.

If the variable is read-only, it will be indicated by beside the corresponding variable.

Users cannot update these variables. A variable declared as a constant will not be shown as read-only in the Variables pane. However, while updating it, an error will occur.

  • In the Variables pane, the parameter value will be displayed as NULL, if the input to the parameter value is string literal 'NULL'.
  • When the value is set to a variable using Data Studio, then the value of the variable is the same as the value returned by the statement "select expression" executed from gsql.

Setting/Displaying Variables

Description

Setting NULL Values
  1. Double-click a variable value in the Variables pane.

    A dialog box is displayed.

  2. Set the variable to an empty value.

Configuring String Values

Configure the string values as follows:

  • To configure abc, enter abc.
  • To configure Master's Degree, enter Master's Degree.
  • To set variable as text (NULL), configure NULL in the Variables pane.

Setting Boolean Values

Enclose the boolean values t or f within single quotes. To set t to a boolean variable, enter 't' in the Variables pane.

Displaying Variable Value

If the variable value is NULL text, it will be displayed as NULL.

If the variable value is NULL, it will be displayed as empty.

If the variable value is a string, for example, abc, it will be displayed as abc.

Viewing Results

The Result tab displays the output for the PL/SQL debugging session, with the corresponding function/procedure name at the top of the tab. The Result tab will appear automatically, only if there is a result for the executed PL/SQL program.

You can copy the content of the Result tab, by clicking . For details, see Working with SQL Terminals.

  • The tool tip in the Result tab displays a maximum of 10 lines, where each line contains maximum of 80 characters.
  • If the result of the executed query is NULL, it will be displayed as <NULL>.
  • Tab characters (ASCII 009) in table data will not be displayed in the Results/View Table Data/Properties window. Tab characters will be included correctly when copying/exporting the data. Tool tip will also display the tab characters correctly.