Debugging Scripts

A software debugger is an interactive tool used by developers to perform a controlled execution through a scripted process for analysis and troubleshooting purposes. A debugging interface provides control over the progress through lines of executing code alongside a live view of the interface being acted upon and the values stored in variables at each step. This allows developers to literally see how their code behaves line by line, greatly easing the task of evaluating performance and identifying the cause of problems. As a database grows more complex, a debugger quickly becomes an important tool for developers. FileMaker includes a script debugger that can easily move through a script’s steps and follow a process through a hierarchy of interconnected scripts. In this chapter, we introduce basic script debugging and cover the following topics: