Memory Window

The Memory window enables you to view and monitor the contents of the memory, and edit data in writable containers.

To display the window, click Debug > Windows > Memory > Memory n in debug mode.

Use the Memory window to:

• Search the memory by typing any of the following in the Address field:
  • A data item
  • The address of a data-item - address of varname
  • A pointer reference - for example, varnamepointer
  • A memory address such as H"nnnnnnnn"
  • An expression
• Monitor the contents of the memory - any values that change during the execution of the program are displayed in red.
• View the contents of the memory in hexadecimal or decimal display mode:
  1. Right-click in the window and select the display mode you prefer.
• Change the values of the memory:
  1. Right-click a value in the window and select Edit Value.
• View the data in a CICS container by right-clicking a container in the CICS Channels window , and dragging and dropping it into the Memory window.
• Edit data in a writable CICS container as hexadecimal data:
  Note: A writable CICS container appears in the CICS Channels window with the Read-Only column set to False.
  1. If currently in decimal display mode, switch to hexadecimal display mode by right-clicking in the Memory window and selecting Hexadecimal Display from the context menu.
  2. While in hexadecimal display mode, edit the data as necessary.
     Note: Data changes made to CICS container data are reflected in the CICS Channels window .