Very Advanced Debugging tips

Overload Operator new to detect memory leaks

Calvin Hsia's WebLog — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:48:53 GMT

There are various leak detection methods for memory allocators. A popular one is to tag each allocation

VC++ debugging in 2003, Can not see values of all the variables

Rajeev — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:03:21 GMT

While I am dubugging a very large code (15000 lines) in VC++, for some of the local variables, it does NOT show the value while debugging. Is there some setting I need to do so that I can see the values of all the variables while debugging?

How to log application API calls using import module addresses

Calvin Hsia's WebLog — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:44:22 GMT

Let’s log all the calls that Excel makes to open or create a file. Start Visual Studio (any version),

re: Very Advanced Debugging tips

Mr. Raybell — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:09:34 GMT

Does modifying the registers only work in native debugging, or can you modify them in managed debugging as well? If so, I can't manage to figure out how to work it, so perhaps I'm missing something? It'd be horribly handy for what I'm doing right now.

re: Very Advanced Debugging tips

Arya — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:00:08 GMT

In case of debugging watson crash dumps ... what do we need to look for in the disassembly! I am new at this, so please explain in detail...

Thanks!

What API calls reset GetLastError between Declare DLL calls in VFP8?

Calvin Hsia's WebLog — Wed, 03 May 2006 21:32:25 GMT

I received a comment on this post: Will GetLastError ever work properly in VFP8.0?. &nbsp;I was consistently...

Customize the VS debugger display of your data

Calvin Hsia's WebLog — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:04:10 GMT

As a software developer, I spend much of my time looking at code, learning how it works, and figuring...

Another customer problem: a product doesn't work with VFP

Calvin Hsia's WebLog — Sat, 04 Dec 2004 02:56:00 GMT

Another customer problem: a product doesn't work with VFP

Calvin Hsia's WebLog — Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:49:00 GMT