Debug viewing of intermediate values

[Lorick]

What's the best way to get visibility into intermediate values calculated during a Script step? For example, I have the following script step:

Move/Resize Window[CurrentWindow, Height:Get(WindowHeight), ...]

and I want to see what the value for Height turns out to be.

Thanks!

[Fenton]

You could set variables into separate global fields as the script progresses, then look at them afterwards. I would think of putting the global fields in their own table. You don't need a relationship to set global fields, just a table occurrence of the globals table.

If you have FileMaker Developer (which it appears you don't), then there is a Debug mode for scripts, which lets you run them 1 step at a time. Great for those pesky Loops, and as you say, intermediate values. You still often have to put the fields on the layout however, or you can't see what's happening. Get (WindowHeight) would not be visible (except visually as the height of the window).

[sbg2]

How about...?

Show Custom Dialog, "Window Height =" & Get(WindowHeight)

[Lorick]

That did it. You've clued me into an important tool that I'd missed. Thanks!

Thanks to the other responder, too. I had a hunch that might be an avenue. sbg's suggestion was more like what I wanted. (P.S., I do have Developer, but I needed internal visibility to what was happening inside a step - which the debugger doesn't provide.)

Rick