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This page describes the process for creating a dump of your memory system while WireCAD is running or immediately after a crash. | This page describes the process for creating a dump of your memory system while WireCAD is running or immediately after a crash. | ||
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| + | #Crash: the application quits working without warning and Window reports that the application has quit unexpectedly. It is very unusual for WireCAD to crash. Please note that a crash is NOT a logical error in the code that causes the standard WireCAD exception handler to pop up (the unhappy face form). Crashes are catastrophic. They are unrecoverable and may corrupt data. | ||
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A dump file contains all of the memory on your machine relating to the program that is under scrutiny. | A dump file contains all of the memory on your machine relating to the program that is under scrutiny. | ||
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| + | A full dump file can be quite large as it contains the values of all memory locations used by the application. | ||
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| + | A mini dump file is often enough information for us to determine the offending code or hardware. | ||
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| + | How to Generate a Dump File? | ||
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Revision as of 15:01, 17 July 2014
This page describes the process for creating a dump of your memory system while WireCAD is running or immediately after a crash.
Definitions
- Crash: the application quits working without warning and Window reports that the application has quit unexpectedly. It is very unusual for WireCAD to crash. Please note that a crash is NOT a logical error in the code that causes the standard WireCAD exception handler to pop up (the unhappy face form). Crashes are catastrophic. They are unrecoverable and may corrupt data.
- Hang
What is a dump file?
A dump file contains all of the memory on your machine relating to the program that is under scrutiny.
A full dump file can be quite large as it contains the values of all memory locations used by the application.
A mini dump file is often enough information for us to determine the offending code or hardware.
How to Generate a Dump File?
If an application crashes
