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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
May. 23, 2002
Eric Lawrence Barsness, Pine Island, MN (US);
Michael Brian Brutman, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard Dean Dettinger, Rochester, MN (US);
Mahdad Majd, Rochester, MN (US);
Brian Edward Olson, Rochester, MN (US);
John Matthew Santosuosso, Rochester, MN (US);
Eric Lawrence Barsness, Pine Island, MN (US);
Michael Brian Brutman, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard Dean Dettinger, Rochester, MN (US);
Mahdad Majd, Rochester, MN (US);
Brian Edward Olson, Rochester, MN (US);
John Matthew Santosuosso, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method define the concept of a 'database breakpoint.' One or more conditions in the database are specified as a database breakpoint in a debug environment for debugging a computer program that accesses the database. When the database conditions exist, one or more debug functions may be performed with respect to the execution of the computer program. Examples of debug functions include halting execution of the computer program and halting operations to the database by other programs. With both the computer program and database halted, the user may then interrogate the database to determine its state, and may interrogate the program to determine its state. Database breakpoints greatly enhance the utility of a debugger by providing additional conditions for debugging a computer program that accesses a database.