Re: __FUNCTION__ in a Watch Window?

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"Jos Groot Lipman" <dontspam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> But is there a convenient way of gettiung the function name in the watch
>> window *wiithout* adding unsightly debugging code to the function itself?
>
> You might add the 'Call stack' window to the IDE. This will always show
> the current function
> at the top.

Hmmmm! Thanks. This will do nicely. I use it all the time - asking
this question must be due to the spots I'm getting before the eyes at the
moment debugging a particularly unpleasant problem :-(

Still it *would* be nice to be able to get the info in a watch window too.

Dave

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