How to interpert exceptioninfo.txt
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How to interpert exceptioninfo.txt
Hi,
how do I use the exceptioninfo.txt file to figure out what caused a crash? Is there a program or way to load the debug info and be able to see what happend?
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Naga
newbe programmer
how do I use the exceptioninfo.txt file to figure out what caused a crash? Is there a program or way to load the debug info and be able to see what happend?
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The interesting part in that file is the stack of functions called...from that I can figure out the parameters passed most of the time, but just knowing how something crashed and on what line in the source code gives enough hints (for instance a c00000005 access violation on a pointer dereference means that the pointer was null or already deleted...etc...etc...), it takes some experience before you see this sort of things...
You're better off installing a debugger and jumping in to it when the app crashes, there's one free in the win32 platform sdk...use "attach to process" when the bug window pops up, and you'll be able to examine what's at the memory addresses, most variables etc...this becomes easier if you do a debug build as well...
You're better off installing a debugger and jumping in to it when the app crashes, there's one free in the win32 platform sdk...use "attach to process" when the bug window pops up, and you'll be able to examine what's at the memory addresses, most variables etc...this becomes easier if you do a debug build as well...