INITIALIZE Function

This function initializes the target session for debugging.

Syntax

DBMS_DEBUG.INITIALIZE (
   debug_session_id  IN VARCHAR2       := NULL, 
   diagnostics       IN BINARY_INTEGER := 0)
  RETURN VARCHAR2; 

Parameters

Table 9-6 INITIALIZE Function Parameters

Parameter	Description
debug_session_id	Name of session ID. If NULL, then a unique ID is generated.
diagnostics	Indicates whether to dump diagnostic output to the tracefile. 0 = (default) no diagnostics 1 = print diagnostics

Returns

The newly-registered debug session ID (debugID)