NetCOBOL V11.0 Debugging Guide

2.6.5 Handling of Unicode by the Debugger

This section explains how to debug programs compiled using Unicode.

2.6.5.1 Debug functions of Unicode programs

The debugger will automatically handle Unicode when debugging Unicode programs.

For Unicode programs, the debugger can basically use the same operations as those for non-Unicode programs.

2.6.5.2 Notes on handling Unicode

Note the following points when debugging Unicode programs:

Handling Unicode native characters

Unicode native characters are also displayed in the Data dialog box and Watch window. However, Unicode native characters cannot be input. To input Unicode native characters, specify them using hexadecimal format.

Displaying and updating data values

Big-endian is used as the encoding form of data values for manipulating national data items and national edited data items using hexadecimal format. For details of big-endian, refer to "Encoding Form" in the "NetCOBOL User's Guide".

Batch debugging, automatic debugging, and output log

ASCII is also used as the coding system of command files and history files for Unicode. As a result, Unicode native characters are replaced with a "_" and output.