Is there any difference between debugging and viewing source code

[sikindar_a]

Dear Techies

i had a doubt iam a Functional Guy and know ABAP a littel i had a doubt does debugging and viewing the source code of the Report thru SE38 are same please let me know

[former_member188827]

No,they are different.In debugging you actually execute the code and check values being passed to different programs and flow logic.

[sikindar_a]

Thanks ABAPUSER

[former_member188827]

I missed one word in my reply..(insetad of program variables I wrote programs)

No,they are different.In debugging you actually execute the code and check values being passed to different program variables and flow logic.

[former_member194669]

Main difference

In debugging mode variables declared have contains values

but if you view in se38 variables declared don't contains values

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[sikindar_a]

thanks for your wonderful support

wht i can understand is in SE38 we can view only "Code " where as while dubugging we can know how the code is being active and get passing thru various tables and feilds

hopeing the question is answered iam closeing the thread