ABAP_to_the_Future

Testing and Troubleshooting 1.3
Figure 1.21 Debugging in Eclipse
You can see the error; the code exits with a value of 4, not 5. Change the statement
to say IF RD_HOW_MANY = 5. This has no effect on the current execution (that
would be black magic), but when you’re finished and you run the program again,
everything is OK; the fix has taken effect.
The results appear in what is called the “embedded SAP GUI,” which is a standard
SAP screen that appears in an Eclipse window (Figur e 1.22). You will see this
often when working with Eclipse; when ever Eclipse cannot display something
(such as the results of a WRITE statement) it will outsource the task to the SAP GUI.
Figure 1.22 Embedded SAP GUI
1.3.3 Runtime Analysis
Of all the great features discussed to thispoint, what really stands out about ABAP
in Eclipse is the graphical view of the runtime analysis of an ABAP program. The
famous saying notes that “a picture is worth a thousand words,” but traditionally
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