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System and method for software error early detection and data capture

  • US 5,119,377 A
  • Filed: 06/16/1989
  • Issued: 06/02/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of detecting and diagnosing software errors in a computer software program executing on a computer processor system comprising the steps of:

  • defining the internal structure of the computer software program and recording said internal structure in at least one predefined table in a disk file;

    placing error detection points within said computer software program which are activated individually by the occurrence of a software error to signal when diagnostic data is to be collected;

    responsive to the receipt of a signal to collect diagnostic data generated by an activated error detection point, transferring control of said computer software program to a data collection and reporting routine;

    collecting and storing diagnostic data based on a first set of keyword-value pairs passed by the activated error detection point on a macro call to said data collection and reporting routine, and the computer software program internal structure contained in said predefined table;

    generating a unique software symptom string under control of the data collection and reporting routine; and

    recording said software symptom string in a software program error log.

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