Library /sys$common/syshlp/dbg$help.hlb DEBUG, Language Support, RPG_II, EXAMINE Command  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    The EXAMINE command enables you to look at the contents of a
    variable, the current table entry, an array element, or the I/O
    buffer.

    To examine an array variable, use array syntax as in the
    following example:

    DBG> EXAMINE ARR3(9)    ! Display element 9 of array ARR3
    DBG> EXAMINE ARRY(1:7)  ! Display elements 1-7 of array ARRY

    Specifying a table name enables you to examine the entry
    retrieved from the last LOOKUP operation.

    To display the contents of the I/O buffer, specify the name of
    the input file, update file, or output file, followed by the
    string $BUF. For example, the following command displays the
    contents of the I/O buffer for the input file INPUT:

    DBG> EXAMINE INPUT$BUF

    The following command displays the ASCII equivalent of the string
    STRING, which is 6 characters long:

    DBG> EXAMINE/ASCII:6 STRING

    To examine a variable which contains the at sign (@),  use %NAME
    as follows:

    DBG> EXAMINE %NAME 'ITEM@'

    To examine a nonexternal indicator, precede it with the string
    *IN. For example:

    DBG> EXAMINE *IN56
    *IN56:  "0"

    If an indicator is set off, 0 is displayed. If an indicator is
    set on, 1 is displayed.

    You cannot examine external indicators in this manner. To examine
    external indicators, you must first link the program with the
    /NOSYSSHR qualifier; then, use the CALL command, as in the
    following example which displays the value of U5:

    DBG> CALL RPG$EXT_INDS(5)
    value returned is 0