Locating a line of code by memory address (at run time)

Original Post

Jan 6, 2008 at 4:26 PM

Hi everyone, I have a pretty straight forward question (I think...) I have a memory address I know is causing a program crash, and I would like the debugger to take me to that line of code during runtime. Is that possible? If so how? I am using C++ on VS2005. (I can't use the regular call stack because it is a memory corruption issue and the crash itself does not take place untill later in the game, when the overwritten data is accessed). Thanks, Ehud

ToohrVyk

Jan 6, 2008 at 5:06 PM

Check your debugger's documentation about breakpoints and memory breakpoints. VS2005 supports both.

SiCrane

Jan 6, 2008 at 6:07 PM

At runtime go to the disassembly window, and there's a place to enter a memory address. Put it there, and it should bring you to the disassembly for that instruction. If there's a corresponding line of code for it (and there may not be), it should show up in the window with the disassembly.

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