Debug many forms in Oracle 6i

I do not write very good English. I hope that I can describe my problem.
I would like to debag my application in Forms 6i. The application has many forms and would like to follow the code execution.
Unfortunately, in the Form Builder (version 6i) I can debug only one form. I would first form will run in debug, and then set a breakpoint in another form. Is this possible in Oracle Forms 6i?

ifrun60.EXE your_form.fmx record=collect log=c:\log_file.logBetter known as "Forms Runtime Diagnostics", this will produce a log file of everthing that occurs in the Forms Session. I suggest you start with one Form and then review the log file to familiarize yourself with the log file output. This log file will include everything from rendering an item on a canvas to querying data to execution of triggers and program units, but it is very criptic. It is also very useful and I have solved numerous issues using this method, but it is not an easy method to use since the output is difficult to follow. Like I said, log a single form; look at the log file and make sure you can follow the change of events and then run your application.
Craig B-)
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