I am only using MPLAB X 4.01 for assembler code. It works ok but the editor is a bit quirky at times. Menu items: Windows -> Debugging -> Watches Right click on watch window to add a watch cheers Tony On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 9:50 AM, Dwayne Reid wrote= : > Good day to all. > > The following is a post I recently made on the Microchip Forums. No > help there, so I'm trying here. > > The only suggestion from the forum was to make sure that I had the > "Program in Absolute Mode" box checked - it was. No other suggestions so= far. > > Original post follows: > > I am a long-timer user of MPLAB - all versions prior to > MPLAB-X. Most recent projects are built using MPLAB 8.92. > > However, I want to use debug hardware that operates only with > MPLAB-X. I'm biting the bullet and trying to wrap my head around the > new paradigm. I've just upgraded MPLAB-X to version 4.05. > > My current problem is that I can't see Global Symbols when adding > variables to a watch window. My source is straight assembler, built > in Absolute mode. All variables are declared using a "cblock / endc" > section in my code. I'm not using re-locatable code nor am I using the l= inker. > > How to force MPLAB-X to make Global Symbols available for use in watch wi= ndows? > > Many thanks! > > dwayne > > -- > Dwayne Reid > Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA > 780-489-3199 voice 780-487-6397 fax 888-489-3199 Toll Free > www.trinity-electronics.com > Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .