Working with Watch Lists
You can store to file the set of all the items in the Watch window, in order to easily restore the status of these debugging tools in a successive working session.Follow this procedure to save a watch list:
When loading a watch list from file, you have two options: you can load the items from file and append them to the items currently shown in the watch window; or you can auto- matically clear the watch window and display only the items loaded from file. Either way, follow this procedure and choose the desired option:
The set of symbols in the watch list is added to the Watch window.
- Click on the corresponding item in the Watch window toolbar.
- Enter the file name and choose its destination in the file system.
When loading a watch list from file, you have two options: you can load the items from file and append them to the items currently shown in the watch window; or you can auto- matically clear the watch window and display only the items loaded from file. Either way, follow this procedure and choose the desired option:- Click on the corresponding item in the Watch window toolbar. The one labeled Load (no appends) watch list will remove all currently displayed elements and show only the ones loaded from file; the icon labeled Load watch list will append them instead
- Browse the file system and select the watch list file.
The set of symbols in the watch list is added to the Watch window.