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Using DebugLogFilePath to Debug a Crash

If a crash is suspected to occur within a Chilkat method call, it can be debugged using the VerboseLogging and DebugLogFilePath as shown here. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oCrypt

nSuccess := 0

//  If a crash is suspected to occur within a Chilkat method call, it can be debugged using the VerboseLogging and DebugLogFilePath as shown here.
//  
//  NOTE: The same technique applies for any Chilkat class that has the DebugLogFilePath property.
//  Most Chilkat classes have DebugLogFilePath.

oCrypt := CreateObject("Chilkat.Crypt2")

//  First make sure VerboseLogging is turned on.
oCrypt:VerboseLogging := 1

//  Set the DebugLogFilePath to the path of a log file that will be created automatically.
//  If the file already exists, Chilkat will append to it.
oCrypt:DebugLogFilePath := "c:/someDir/debugLog.txt"

//  Reproduce the problem.

//  ...
nSuccess := oCrypt:VerifyP7M("c:/someDir/someFile.p7m")
//  ...

//  If a crash occurred within Chilkat, then the debugLog.txt will contain information that
//  can be sent to support@chilkatsoft.com

//  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Note: Given that the debug log file is always appended, the log file might grow 
//  to a very large size.  You can prevent the continual growth of the log file by
//  deleting the log file at certain points, such as after a Chilkat method returns.
//  
//  Given that we're only interested in the log file for Chilkat calls that crash or hang,
//  it's OK to delete the log file after a Chilkat method that returns.
//  
//  The next call to a Chilkat method will re-create the log file.  If the Chilkat call crashes
//  or hangs, then you'll be left with just the log of the crash or hang.
//  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

oCrypt:destroy()