Load a session using any of the following options.
or click on the Open Session icon on the standard toolbar.
or use the shortcut:
+ Open session
If you have a limit of 1 session to be open at a time, any open session will be closed first, otherwise you can open multiple sessions at a time.
Save a session using any of the following options.
or click on the Save Session icon on the standard toolbar.
or use the shortcut:
+ Save session
The Save Session dialog appears so you can choose the content and format of what gets saved.
The session export dialog is very similar to the Export dialog, except here the format is set to .mvm.
Choose the scope and type of data you want to record in the saved session, and set the file name before saving.
Typically you'll accept the default settings of saving everything.
Scope section
•Allocated Memory all memory and resource allocations not deallocated and information about damaged memory
•Reallocated Memory all allocations that have been reallocated
•Free Memory all allocations that have been deallocated
Type section
•Memory memory allocations, reallocations and deallocations
•Handle resource allocations and deallocations
•Errors error conditions such as damaged memory, incorrect deallocation, uninitialized memory
•Trace TRACE() and OutputDebugString() messages
Unlike exports where stack traces are optional, here they are saved unfiltered for all selected data types.
File section
The file format for a saved session is set as a .mvm file
•File type the filename or Browse to a location
•OK saves the session
Check the overwrite existing file option if necessary.