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How to debug a DX program with VC++?

Started by Zeke Dec 9, 2000 at 9:37 AM 3 replies 400+ views

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Dec 9, 2000 at 9:37 AM

There is something going wrong with my directx (DDraw) program. When I hit debug (after setting some breakpoints) the black screen loads up and the program breaks. This is fine except that I can only see a black screen. When the program reaches the breakpoint it stops but doesnt minimize the DX (full screen)window so I can''t see anything but a black screen which i cant minimize. Therefore i cant step through the program and see where it is going wrong. Can anyone tell me how i am supposed to debug this program? The only way i can kind of see what is going wrong is to use sprintf and messagebox() but this isnt very helpful in trying to find what is going wrong. Any help is appreciated. Thankyou "People spend too much time thinking about the past, whatever else it is, its gone"-Mel Gibson, Man Without A Face

Crazy_Vasey

Dec 9, 2000 at 10:05 AM

There are two options dual monitor setup or run it windowed.

Zeke

Dec 9, 2000 at 10:21 AM

Thanks for the reply Crazy_Vasey . How do I set-up dual monitors?
can i do it over a network? because I have my laptop hooked up to my desktop at the moment. I also have a spare monitor (all be it an old svga 14"). Only I have no idea how to use 2 monitors.

"People spend too much time thinking about the past, whatever else it is, its gone"-Mel Gibson, Man Without A Face

Crazy_Vasey

Dec 9, 2000 at 1:03 PM

As I don''t have a second monitor or a network I have no idea. Theres bound to be somebody on here who''ll know.

I think you can set it up over a network.

Zeke

Dec 9, 2000 at 1:21 PM

Ok thanks Crazy_Vasey. I shall start another topic about dual monitor set up then.
Thanks for the info

"People spend too much time thinking about the past, whatever else it is, its gone"-Mel Gibson, Man Without A Face

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