topic Macro debugger functionality? in QlikView

Macro debugger functionality?

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:35:42 GMT

Why can't I get the debugger to work.... I am under the impression that it should work similarly to MS Access but I can't seem to make it work. I would like to step through the code and see values, etc and place stop lines... Does the QV debugger simply not work that way? Am I missing something? A setting or option?

Running QV 10

Thanks for the help.

Macro debugger functionality?

IAMDV — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:46:58 GMT

Rob - Have you found the solution? I have the same question to ask... please help if you have more information.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers - DV

Macro debugger functionality?

jonathandienst — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:29:10 GMT

I seem to remeber reading in the manual (or perhaps it was a post on this forum) that for full debugging functionality, the debugger uses the Microsoft script debugger. Download the MS script debugger from microsoft.com and then try the macro debugger.

I have not tried this myself, so I would be interested yo know if that really works.

Hope that helps

Jonathan

Macro debugger functionality?

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:38:40 GMT

I have the same problem and I have installed the Microsoft Script Debugger.

It does NOT work:

A dialog is opened at the bottom of the macro editor window and closed again immediately.

Christian

Macro debugger functionality?

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:09:55 GMT

I tried too but was unsuccessful. Still no solution.

Macro debugger functionality?

Tue, 10 May 2011 22:19:53 GMT

Script Debugging does not work in QV10, applies to both 32-bit and 64. Works fine in QV9 - but get the same "screen flash" as mentioned from christian.tiim when trying to debug. Someone from QlikTech that can confirm this? Months since this thread where opened..

Macro debugger functionality?

IAMDV — Tue, 24 May 2011 08:19:08 GMT

tomlekang - I had contacted Jason Long from QlikTech. I hope we should have more updates.

Thanks,

Macro debugger functionality?

wizardo — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:30:09 GMT

this is from the version 11 beta release notes:

it comes under the heading like this:

"Comments on product features

The following features are conscious design decisions and

most of them are not likely to change in coming Service Releases."

* The macro script debugger is no longer in QlikView. The product is no longer supported by Microsoft.

seems like bed news

Macro debugger functionality?

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:44:33 GMT

yeah, quite a bad news... perhaps QlikView has to support more scripting languages!!!

Macro debugger functionality?

suniljain — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:57:03 GMT

I think qliktech have to provide alternate option to debug macro.

Macro debugger functionality?

wizardo — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:02:36 GMT

i think so too,

but this........

"not likely to change in coming Service Releases"

makes it clear Qliktech thoughts are not even close to ours

Re: Macro debugger functionality?

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:55:25 GMT

Hi robrobin,

I made a little experiment by using the VBScript Debugger of Excel to debug my QlikView VBScript Code. Maybe this is also helpful for you.. or maybe you have any suggestions on my proposal.

All details about the approach can be found here:

http://community.qlik.com/message/278381#278381

Kind regards

Chris

Re: Macro debugger functionality?

Wed, 17 May 2017 20:44:28 GMT

why wouldn't they want to develop their own? I've been trying to use a module in Qlikview but nothing is working. This has got to be one of the most frustrating experiences in using Qlikview.

I feel like telling people to steer clear of using this program and looking elsewhere because of how rigid it is.

Qliktech - what is your logic?