Button Controls

InstallShield 2026 » InstallScript Debugger

The buttons located on the InstallScript Debugger toolbar enable you to control the execution of the script.

InstallScript Debugger Button Descriptions

Button

Description

Open

Allows you to open a script file.

Toggle Breakpoint

The toggle breakpoint button allows you to place or remove a breakpoint.

Go

Begins script execution. Use this button to execute to the next breakpoint or to the end of the script if there are no remaining breakpoints.

Break

Allows you to set and clear breakpoints.

Step Into

Executes the next statement in the script. If that statement specifies a call to a user-defined function, the debugger displays that function in the code window and positions the execution point at the statement following the keyword begin.

Step Over

Executes the next statement in the script. If that statement specifies a call to a user-defined function, all of the statements in that function are executed and the execution point is positioned at the next statement to be executed after the function call.

Step Out

Skips the current routine.

Show Next Statement

Displays the next statement in your script file.