Wait for Debuggable Attachment and Native COBOL

When you use Wait for debuggable attachment, the debugger waits for the program to start in a separate process before attempting to attach to it.
Note:
  • The following applies to native code only.

To enable the option:

  1. In the IDE, click Project > MyProject Properties and click the Debug tab.
  2. Set Launch to Wait for debuggable attachment and choose an appropriate option from the corresponding list.
  3. Save your changes.
  4. Click Debug > Start Debugging.

    The IDE now waits for and then attaches to the next program that calls CBL_DEBUGBREAK.

  5. Start a program or a service.

    The debugger will attach to it as soon as it encounters a CBL_DEBUGBREAK call.