
 DBWIN: Traps Debug Strings and RIPs Without Debug Terminal
 
 Revised: November 24, 1992
 
 DBWIN uses TOOLHELP.DLL to trap all calls to the
 OutputDebugString function and to all FatalExit events.
 Normally, text from these events is sent to the AUX port.
 If no device is connected to AUX, the infamous "Can't read
 from device AUX" message is displayed. DBWIN traps these
 events and either directs the text to a window, to a
 secondary monochrome monitor, or to a COMM port or
 completely ignores the message, thus eliminating the need
 to attach a debugging terminal to the COMM port.
 
 When running the debugging version of the Microsoft(R)
 Windows(TM) graphical environment, having DBWIN run all
 the time is extremely useful. You can monitor the
 diagnostic messages DBWIN traps to see when your
 application or the system encounters problems.
 
 DBWIN also demonstrates the use of TOOLHELP to trap
 debugging events and messages and includes code that
 displays text on a secondary monochrome monitor.
 
 For further information on DBWIN and its functions, see
 the DBWIN.TXT and DBAPI.TXT files. For more information on
 TOOLHELP, see the Microsoft Windows version 3.1 Software
 Development Kit (SDK) "Programmer's Reference, Volume 1:
 Overview" manual.
 
 DBWIN was built and tested under Microsoft Windows version
 3.1.
 
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