Monitoring execution of a calculation

[durian]

With scripts I can monitor the the script using Debug Scripts (or in the old days - dialog boxes). But is there any way to follow the execution of a calculation - or, to be more precise, a Custom Function?

I've got a calculation I just don't think is executing (it's an Auto-enter calc) but am not sure how to see what's happening. With PHP I'd just 'print' or 'echo', but in Filemaker I don't see a calculation step that'll help me in any real way.

Any ideas or solutions?

Thanks,

Nelson

Edited April 26, 2007 by Guest
clarification

[RT]

i could be wrong but try using the data viewer under the tools menu

[durian]

The data viewer - as far as I can see - only monitors values in scripts. It won't let me monitor the value of a variable or expression inside a custom function, which is what I'm after.

I'm trying to use a recursive function ( the Phone Number formatter described by Excelisys), but I can't tell that it's actually recursing for me.

[fabriceN]

I do not know of a way to do this, except declare dynamically multivaluated global variable in the custom function, so you can see a value for each iteration (the variable value number is set dynamically from iteration number).

Hope this helps.

[Ender]

Yeah, for debugging a calc (or CF), you need to go low-tech and insert code that echos the values you wish to track.

For example, in a recursive CF, you might output the parameters to see what's happening at each iteration.

[Oldfogey]

A bit late but I only just came across this thread.

I had dreadful trouble with my first CF and couldn't work out how to debug the ******* thing.

I turned it into a script and used debug. Worked very well and showed me the problem very quickly. Scripts can be recursive so it should work for recursive functions as well.