Using ColdFusion Studio
Debugging Application Code

Setting up a Debugging Session

These are the tasks that you perform to set up a debugging session:

• Select or configure a RDS server against which to run a debugging session.
• Specify server, file, and browser mappings so that ColdFusionStudio can locate the ColdFusion development server and the files to debug.

The following procedure describes these tasks. For more information, see "Working with Files on Remote Servers".

To set up a debugging session:

1. Open an application page.
2. Select Debug > Debug Settings.

   The Remote Development Settings dialog box appears:

   

3. If ColdFusion Server is installed on the same computer as ColdFusionStudio, select the server in the Debug on RDS Server box, on the Debug Start tab.
4. If ColdFusion Server is not installed on the same computer as Studio, perform the following steps:
   1. On the Debug Start tab, in the Debug on RDS Server box, select Add RDS Server.

      The Configure RDS Server dialog box appears:

      

   2. In the Remote Host box, enter the RDS server description, host name, and port.

      (Optional) Select the Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) option.

   3. In the ColdFusion RDS Security box: if ColdFusion RDS Security is implemented on your system, enter a username and password to access the server. If you do not have this information, ask your network administrator.

      (Optional) Select the Prompt for Password option.

   4. Click OK.

      The Remote Development Settings dialog box displays the description and start page URL of the RDS server.

5. (Optional) Select the option called Don't prompt for these settings at next debug session.
6. Click the Mappings tab.

   

7. Complete the fields as follows:
   • RDS Server  Select a RDS server against which to run the debugging session.
   • Studio Path  Enter or browse to the path that ColdFusionStudio uses to locate the page you are debugging.
   • CF Server 

     If you debug against a local server, enter the same path as for ColdFusionStudio.

     If you debug against a remote server, enter its full path. The path must be the same as the alias or virtual mapping that your Web server uses.

   • Browser Path  Enter the browser path, or URL, of the application.

     Click Add.

8. For each debugging mapping, repeat the previous step.
9. Click OK.

   The Remote Development Settings dialog box closes

You can begin debugging in the Editor.

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