Object COBOL Character Tools

Table of Contents

Index

Chapter 4: Animator

• 4.1 Overview
  • 4.1.1 Executing the Program
  • 4.1.2 Querying, Monitoring and Changing Data Items
  • 4.1.3 Logic Testing
  • 4.1.4 Cooperative Animation
  • 4.1.5 The On-line Reference
• 4.2 Operation
  • 4.2.1 Preparing for Animation
    • 4.2.1.1 Preparing for Animation on the 16-bit COBOL System
    • 4.2.1.2 Preparing for Animation on 32-bit COBOL Systems for Windows NT or OS/2 V2
    • 4.2.1.3 Preparing for Animation on UNIX
  • 4.2.2 Invoking Animator
  • 4.2.3 Cooperative and Cross-session Animation (16-bit)
    • 4.2.3.1 Starting Cooperative Animation
    • 4.2.3.2 Starting Cross-session Animation
  • 4.2.4 Cross-session Animation (32-bit)
    • 4.2.4.1 Starting Cross-session Animation
  • 4.2.5 Cross-session and Intra-session Animation (UNIX)
    • 4.2.5.1 Starting Cross-session Animation
    • 4.2.5.2 Starting Intra-session Animation
    • 4.2.5.3 Error Messages
  • 4.2.6 Copyfile and Information File Location
  • 4.2.7 Screen Description and Operation
    • 4.2.7.1 The Information Line
    • 4.2.7.2 Moving the Cursor and Text During Animation
    • 4.2.7.3 Entering Text on Menus
    • 4.2.7.4 Using the Animator Windows
      • 4.2.7.4.1 Viewing Data
      • 4.2.7.4.2 Creating and Adjusting Windows
      • 4.2.7.4.3 Key Functions for Updating Queried Data Items
• 4.3 Specifying Animator Directives
• 4.4 Menus
  • 4.4.1 Alter-window Menu
  • 4.4.2 Alternate Menu
  • 4.4.3 Animator Main Menu
  • 4.4.4 Breakpoints Menu
  • 4.4.5 Control Menu
  • 4.4.6 Environment Menu
  • 4.4.7 Go Menu
  • 4.4.8 Locate-declaration Menu
  • 4.4.9 Perform-level Menu
  • 4.4.10 Query Menu
    • 4.4.10.1 Query Data-name Menu
  • 4.4.11 Reset-execution Menu
  • 4.4.12 Text Menu
• 4.5 Functions
  • 4.5.1 Function Access
  • 4.5.2 Function Descriptions
• 4.6 Error Messages
  • 4.6.1 Communication Errors
• 4.7 Animating Generated Code
  • 4.7.1 Overview
  • 4.7.2 Operation
    • 4.7.2.1 Preparing to Animate Generated Code
  • 4.7.3 Starting Animator to Debug Generated Code
    • 4.7.3.1 Animating .gnt Code Modules
    • 4.7.3.2 Animating Object Code Modules
  • 4.7.4 Error Messages
  • 4.7.5 Restrictions on SCO OpenServer: