cobdebugremote/cobdebugremote32

The cobdebugremote (Windows) or cobdebugremote32 (UNIX) process runs on a remote machine and enables you to debug 32-bit applications on that machine using remote connections.

Restriction: The following applies to native code only.

Syntax:

To start the cobdebugremote (Windows) or cobdebugremote32 (UNIX) process, enter the following at a COBOL command prompt:

Options:

Windows:

cobdebugremote option

UNIX:

cobdebugremote32 option

no options

Starts the process and opens a random port for remote connections. The port number is displayed in the console.

machine=name

Specify the machine that the process is running on. Only valid with the stop option.

port

port=nnnnn: Specify the port to use to listen for connection requests.
port=nnnnn-yyyyy: Specify the range of ports to use. If port nnnnn is in use, the next port is tried until a free port is found. If no free ports are found in the range, the utility returns an error.
Note: You must enter the same number you set as the port option in the cobdebugremote port field of your debug configuration.

repeat

After the debug session has been completed, start listening for another connection. If no option is specified, the process exits after the debug session has completed.

stop

Causes the process that is listening on the port to exit. Must be used with the port option. This is only valid when the process is waiting for a connection.

Example

The following example starts the cobdebugremote (Windows) or cobdebugremote32 (UNIX) process using port 45678 to listen for connection requests. After the debug session has been completed, the process starts listening for another connection.

Windows:

cobdebugremote port=45678 repeat

UNIX:

cobdebugremote32 port=45678 repeat

Comments:

If you intend to remotely debug callable shared objects (.so), you must set the COBIDY environment variable to the location of the .idy file before you start cobdebugremote32 or cobdebugremote64.