Setting Global Debugging Options
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You can set global debugging options that will persist for all of 
your debugging sessions. For information on setting debugging options for 
a project, see Setting Project Debugging 
Options.
To set global debugging options:
- Choose Tools > Options.
- In the Options window, select C/C++ in the top pane.
- Select the Debugging Options tab,  
select the category of options you want to set, and set the options.
You can set the following global debugging options:
Session:
- Trace Pause Interval (in seconds). Determines the time 
interval between the execution of each line of code when tracing.
- Finish Debug Session When Program Exits. Determines 
whether the debug session is automatically terminated when the 
program being debugged finishes executing.
- Auto Start Process After Program Was Loaded. Determines 
whether the loaded program begins running immediately.
- Balloon Expression Evaluation. Determines whether the balloon 
expression evaluation feature is enabled.
Window Properties:
- Front the IDE when current source tab is active. Determines 
whether the IDE window is brought to the front when the debugger sources tab is active.
- Front the Debugger Window When A Program Is Loaded. Determines 
whether the Debugging window is brought to the front when a program is loaded.
- Front The Program I/O Tab The First Time A Program Creates Output. 
Determines whether the Process I/O tab is brought to the front of 
the Debugging window the first time a program creates output.
- Front The Access Errors Tab When An Error is Detected. Determines 
whether the Access Errors tab is brought to the front when a memory access 
error is detected.
- Front the Memory Usage Or Leaks Tab When a Report is Created. Determines 
whether the Memory Usage or Memory Leaks tab is  
brought to the front when a memory usage report or memory leaks report is created.
- Open the Threads View When Loading In A Multithreaded Program. 
Determines whether the Threads tab is opened when a multithreaded
program is loaded.
- Open the Sessions View When Loading a Second Session. Determines 
whether the Sessions tab is opened when a second debugging session 
is started.
- Maximum Lines Of Output For list Command. Determines the
maximum number of lines of output for the dbx list command.
    
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