[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Debugging Java interface to 3rd party .exe

[Eric Rizzo <eclipse5@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

exquisitus wrote:
> Some clarification...
> I'm using a CAD system (not written in Java) that allows synchronous 
> Java applications to interface with it. The CAD system remains a parent 
> to these interfacing Java applications, which are initially detected and 
> started using its menus (i.e. closing the CAD system also closes the 
> Java process). I want to debug my Java app, which requires I take 
> control of the Java thread once it's been started by the CAD system. I 
> guess this requires some command-line style flag in the CAD system 
> script that starts the Java app. But what should that command be it 
> order to start the Java app in debug mode within the Eclipse IDE? 

There are specific parameters to pass to the JVM in order to run it in 
debug mode. You can Google for them. When the JVM is running in debug 
mode, you can use Eclipse to attach to that running process; Eclipse 
refers to this as "remote" debugging since the JVM is not running from 
Eclipse itself. Search the Help for "remote application launch" for the 
details setting it up.

Hope this helps,
	Eric