T r a c e P l u s 3 2 W e b D e t e c t i v e 32 bit Web and Intranet Debugging Facility ========================================================================= INSTALLATION Create a directory for the Web Detective, i.e. C:\SST. Copy all the files contained in this ZIP file to that directory. To run the Web Detective demonstration, select "Run..." from the "File" menu of the Program Manager and type: C:\SST\TPWEB32 Press Ok or to start the Web Detective. ========================================================================= SAMPLE LOG FILE We have included two trace log files that was generated using the Export feature, so that you can see what this feature provides. To load the sample log file, select Import from the Trace menu, then choose SAMPLE.RDF (it will be in the same directory as the Web Detective). Be sure to view the PC Configuration (This log was generated from the author's machine). ========================================================================= Using the Web Detective with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 The "Trace processes started from desktop" option in the Filters dialog box does not work with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. To trace Internet Explorer 3.0 do the following: 1. Select the Filters item from the Trace menu. 2. Check the box next to the words Launch application below. 3. Press the Choose Application button. Find the Internet Explorer .EXE file, i.e. IEXPLORE.EXE (It usually is in the \Microsoft Internet directory). Double-click on it The Choose Application dialog box will disappear, and the filename will appear in the Filters dialog box. 4. Press Ok to close the Filters dialog box. 5. Press the Start button on the toolbar, or select Start from the Trace menu. ========================================================================= Using the Web Detective with Visual Basic 4.00 To use TracePlus32 to trace Visual Basic 4.00 applications in DESIGN MODE, do the following: 1. Select the Filters item from the Trace menu. 2. Check the box next to the words Launch application below. 3. Press the Choose Application button. Find the Visual Basic 4.00 .EXE file, i.e. VB32.EXE (It usually is in the \VB40 directory). Double-click on it The Choose Application dialog box will disappear, and the filename will appear in the Filters dialog box. 4. Press Ok to close the Filters dialog box. 5. Press the Start button on the toolbar, or select Start from the Trace menu. ========================================================================= NOTES ON 32 BIT VERSIONS OF TRACEPLUS 32 bit versions of TracePlus use the standard Microsoft defined debugging interface for Win32 applications. The Microsoft interface does not permit detaching from a process after debugging has started. Therefore, if TracePlus is terminated, it will also terminate all processes being traced. Stopping the trace will not detach TracePlus from a process. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be sure that if you are tracing a server application, leave the TracePlus32 application running after stopping the trace, or terminate the server application, and restart it (be sure that TracePlus32 is not running or the trace is stopped before starting the server application again). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Web Detective can trace a Win32 console application. To do this, launch the console application from the Web Detective. See the topic "Setting Filters" in the help file for more details on this procedure. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Web Detective does not trace 16 bit Windows applications. ========================================================================= GENERAL NOTES The trace buffer size is limited to storing up to 100 most recent trace records. The monochrome, file, and printer log options in the Options dialog box will also be disabled. Otherwise all other features are fully functional. Note: This demonstration does not require WSOCK32.DLL on the system in order to execute. However, it won't be much of a demon- stration!