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Use Windows Debugging APITag(s): WinAPI/Registry


Windows provides API to debug applications and PB can easily send messages to the debugging console
[local external routine declaration]
SUBROUTINE OutputDebugStringA (String lpszOutputString) &
   LIBRARY "kernel32.dll"
   
// FOR PB10 :
//   SUBROUTINE OutputDebugStringA (String lpszOutputString) &
//   LIBRARY "kernel32.dll" ALIAS FOR "OutputDebugStringA;Ansi"
   

[powerscript]
// if there is a Windows debugging console opened
// then the time will be displayed
OutputDebugStringA( String(Now(), "hh:mm") ) 

A (free) Windows debugging console can be downloaded from SysInternals (Microsoft) Web site.

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