Tracing into a Macro When Debugging Assembly Programs (67440)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 5.1
- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 6.0
- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 6.0a
- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 6.0b
This article was previously published under Q67440 SUMMARY
When you use a macro in an assembly-language routine and you are
debugging, you cannot trace into the macro definition as you can with
a procedure. The debugger simply executes the macro call (steps over
it) as if it were a single instruction.
This behavior is by design. There is no symbolic information
generated to allow the debugger to step into the macro. If you are
using CodeView, you can switch to assembler mode (not source mode) and
single step through the code. However, if you are using Microsoft
Quick Assembler, you will have to expand the macro before assembly if
you want to step through the code.
Note: There is a CodeView update for Quick Assembler version 2.51
owners. Call Microsoft Sales and Service at (800) 426-9400 for more
information.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 11/15/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB67440 |
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