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This is a quick note on how I was able to use pdb with my first dabo app in Windows.

I opened a Windows command prompt or terminal, changed directory to my app, and invoked ClassDesigner:

- **python** ..\ide\ClassDesigner.py addressbook.py

- (note: it has to be **python** not pythonw)

Using the Editing window of ClassDesigner, I inserted **dabo.trace()** in the code where I would like pdb to pause the execution of my app:

- _(ff is a snippet of my print button code)_

- nameDS = self.Form.PrimaryBizobj.getDataSet()

- phoneDS = self.Form.getBizobj(dataSource="tblphone").getDataSet()

- **dabo.trace()**

- ds = nameDS.execute("select dataset.fullname, curPhone.infotext from dataset inner join curPhone on dataset.pkseq = curPhone.fkname", cursorDict="{'curPhone' : phoneDS}")

In ClassDesigner, I opened a console by clicking File->Command Window (or by pressing Control-D.

I  ran my app (Ctrl-Shift-R), and when I hit the print button of my app, the **dabo.trace** w/c I inserted in the code, activated pdb. Pdb outputted some debugging info at the Windows terminal and the ClassDesigner console now shows:

- >>> (Pdb)

From here I am able to issue the debugging commands mentioned in http://dabodev.com/wiki/Pdb or in http://docs.python.org/library/pdb.html#debugger-commands.

- _(try the ff in the ClassDesigner console, output will be displayed in the Windows terminal)_

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It is as simple as that. Have a nice day! 

-- by bopols --