Version 5.1.4.729 hangs after executing test script

[Maarten Deen]

Hi,

I have a rather big problem using PL/SQL developer version 5.1.4.729.
When I make a package and test in the test window, all is well if I use F8 to execute it, but as soon as I use F9 to step to the line that calls the package and then press F8, PL/SQL developer hangs when the package is finished executing.
It does display the running time but does not come back to the variable screen that is displayed at the bottom.
The only option is to end PL/SQL developer and restart it.
Note: this does not happen when pressing F8 right away.

I'm using Oracle 7.3.3.6.0

Is this a know topic?

 

[Marco Kalter]

Debugging is not really supported on Oracle 7.3.3. This Oracle Server version contains a pre-alpha version if the Oracle Debug API, that will indeed hang on termination. You will need to upgrade to 7.3.4 or later in order to debug.

 

[Maarten Deen]

I thought so! I had been working with Oracle 7.3.3.4 in the past and there PLSD gives a message like 'debugging is not available' and I knew you had to have 7.3.4 for debugging. I was surprised to see that I could go into the debugger on this Oracle.

Would it be an option to make a setting in PLSD to not allow debugging in these older, known to be faulty, versions?
I'm afraid that 'F9' is more or less my default key to press, also because we have newer Oracles floating around.