This is a little hard to explain, so I have some screen-shots (NO! Our firewall or something won't let me upload images! Argh!). Ok, in a nutshell, the debugger won't let me see the entire contents of a local variable when its contents are very long, such as when holding an XML element. In the database grid, for comparison, if a column holds a large string, clicking on the grid produces a down-arrow, and when that's clicked, a small window opens showing the entire contents of the column. You can then copy the contents from that little window. The debugger's local watch window shows a grid of local variables and their values. If the value is a lengthy string, there's no way to select the entire contents and paste it into an editor or something for viewing. The 'select all' menu item _appears_ to select the entire value, but when pasted, it is truncated at the ellipses '...'. I'd much rather have the little pop-up window showing the entire contents of the variable. I can supply screen-shots to an email if someone would like them. Just can't insert media on this site. Something is blocking it.
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