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Visual COBOL for Visual Studio 2022 11.0.0 failing install on windows server 2022. Visual studio community edition is installed, version 18.4.3 and “Workload for C++ Desktop Applications “ is installed. Setup fail with error:81f40001 - Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 17.8 or later has not been detected anyone enconter this issue?

We are a rather large implementation of Universe 11.3.1 (originally created in the mid-80s as a PI install and migrated to PI Open to Universe over the years).   We have 3 application developers but do not have a traditional UV admin (we don’t modify the uvconfig parameters at all).  The system just seems to run itself.  I have read through Tech Specs & Release Notes but have not found alot of detail on how to or what to look out for.Does anyone have experience in going from 11 to 14?  Any advice or detailed check list?Thank you!

Currently in our version control system, we have exports of each component we generate in Uniface, which are then imported during check out and then exported during check in.  In our migration from 9.7 to 10.4, one of the things I would like to do is do a full export of everything from my 10.4 repository to put back into version control.Individual components are pretty easy, as we can name the component we want to export and pass that to $ude, since we know the name of the component from our version control system.  What I would like to be able to do is from within Uniface, list all of the components programmatically and then for each individual component, export each component to its own XML file for check in.  Is there a way to list all components or even all objects in the repository programmatically? 

On out development server, we have several installs of uniface for different uses (devel, testing, ‘live’ etc.) Some of these I can tell apart in the “Programs and Features” because they are different versions or patches. Others I cannot. Having just uninstalled the wrong version in an attempt to fix another problem, the question is. Is there a trick to naming the installations inthe Programs and features MMC so we can tell them apart. The info gives us version and install date, but not install path, and I can’t see any sensible way to differentiate them. Iain

Hello Rocket Team, I hope everything is going well; Where can I find the quarterly Rocket DevOps videos or seminars? I only have the link for Q423 DevOps Customer Enablement. I'd like to see the ones from 2024. Please help me by telling me where I can find them so I can review them. I have some questions about Git integration. These videos might help me. I would appreciate your help about this request. Meet virtually with Cisco Webex. Anytime, anywhere, on any device. Cisco Webex Site remove preview Meet virtually with Cisco Webex. Anytime, anywhere, on any device. Simple, modern video meetings for everyone on the world's most popular and trusted collaboration platform. View this on Cisco Webex Site >

Stay ahead of innovation on IBM i with our Q1 Portfolio Update on‑demand webinar, where we walk you through the latest enhancements across the IBM i portfolio—with live demos that show what’s new in action. This quarter’s update focuses on two key releases:🚀 Rocket DevOps 11.2See how Rocket DevOps continues to accelerate modern IBM i development with powerful new capabilities, including:Test Framework with AI‑driven unit test generation Static Code Analysis to improve code quality and reduce risk Git enhancements that streamline collaboration and CI/CD pipelinesWatch real demos that show how teams can increase speed, quality, and confidence across the development lifecycle.🔄 Continuous Modernization 10.6.2Discover how Continuous Modernization helps modernize IBM i applications while preserving business logic, with new features such as:AI Integration Framework to augment AI services into IBM i business workflows to make them Smart New Observability support for deeper runtime insights

Hi!  I am using Cursor to code (more than just coding, Cursor excels in Agentic programming tasks, I find it better than VS Code).  Cursor is a fork of VS Code, but it does not use the official Microsoft Visual Studio Marketplace. Instead, it uses a community-driven registry called Open VSX. Rocket MV Basic extension is not listed as a valid extension, so I can’t install it from the Extensions tab.  Gemini tells me I have two alternatives to install the extension in Cursor:Option 1: Cursor allows you to import the extensions from VS Code. This option is not working for me. Option 2: Install it directly from a VSIX file, that should be downloadable from the Rocket MV Basic Extension on the VS Code Marketplace. But there is no link to download a .vsix file to install it manually.  So I’m stuck with the installation.  The best solution would be to add the extension to the Open VSX catalog, so it can be installed from the Extensions menu and updated automatically.  If not possible, can any

Hi I am looking for advice on acquiring Cobol code (not publicly available code). I have a large budget to work. 

Hi All, hope all is well.Well, I never thought I would get back to COBOL, but during the watching of a video about AI and MS Access, my colleague briefly mentioned COBOL.   I thought cool, I will check COBOL out, since it has been a while since I developed with the language.  And I am glad I did!   Doing a Google Search on COBOL, I came across Rocket Software’s COBOL infographic.   Wow!  I was blown a way that COBOL was so widely used to this day.   Well, it has been decades since I programmed with COBOL.   My first job, was on a OS/390 Mainframe (nicknamed “Old Charlie”) during the Y2K effort.  Another job had me using MicroFocus COBOL for a Web Patient Application.Now today (decades later), I am getting back into COBOL and taking the first certification offered by Rocket Software..  I am almost done.   A few questions for some assistance.VS Code - How do you setup tasks to compile programs and related sub programs..  Yeah, I could do each one manually, but it would be more efficient

Hi there,my backup-drive crashed and the installation file nxp3251110031.msp is corrupt. Is there any way to get a replacement?Best regardsHeinz-Bernd Diers

Hello Team,Currently we have Enterprise developer already available in the system , I am trying to integrate VS Code using Rocket COBOL extension to do a BRD documentation using the Co-pilot features. We have two copybooks extension ,one with CPY and another COPYCOB. The intelisense is  able to identify the CPY copybooks but not the COPYCOB eventhough the extensions are mapped. Is there possibility to re-use the XML files of MFED for the integration of VS code.ThanksSanoop

Our company is a very heavy user of AcuBench with thousands of projects. We also use VS Code for really test only code that still is in use in our system.  We are upgrading to Acu11 soon so I want to start playing with VS plug-in.  Is it as simple as just adding the plug-in to VS Code and opening a .pjt for a project?  Are there any required things to be installed on the machines that will be using it...for example does AcuBench have to be there or AcuGT? Thanks for any help as I get started on this journey to move from AcuBench to VS Code plug-in.

Problem: If the RM/COBOL runtime, or, compiler abnormally terminate, then, the use counting mechanism can become corrupt.  This scenario will cause any future instances of the runtime/compiler to fail with a "unauthorized use message (loc 810). Resolution: The full text of the Loc 810 error is : System function error (Loc 810) - Semaphore OK but shared memory marked bad.The "rmucutil" utility will show that there is a shared memory issue. Either reboot or reset the locked "shared memory" to resolve the problem.Below is the syntax for the "rmucutil" utility, located in your RM/COBOL installation directory:rmucutil xx-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxx runtime|compiler detailsThe "rmucutil" utility will show that there is a shared memory issue. If the output shows there is a shared memory or semaphore issue, you can clear shared memory and semaphores manually if the ipcs (for Inter Process Communication Status) commands are available on your operati

Does everyone's IDE start page look like the following, or have I got something messed up in the ini files somewhere? The dates appear to be nonsensical/missing.  Regards,  Iain------------------------------Iain SharpHead of Technical ServicesPci Systems LtdSheffield GB------------------------------

Hello Team, Good day! I need help with refelection - excel vba macros automation.In our project we want to navigate to specific screen in reflection workspace application and copy all the needed data from that screen to excel sheet by using excel vba marcos automation. Kindly guide me to achieve this. #reflectionbasicmacros#Macro#macroeditor#ReflectionX#Reflections#Office#Vba#Windows#Desktop#Reflection#Other#Excel

HI,I am reading the book Visual COBOL. In my opinion the book is horrible. There is no punctuation in the code.  Since I am a beginner at this and Fortran, I’m not sure where it should go. So, I am putting periods at the end of every sentence. If you have read the book I am on page 14, doing the first program with Rental Agency. Also, there is no Capitalization in the text. S0, I am capitalizing words that I think are keywords.I have no idea if this is going to work.  I have another book Intro to COBOL. It  is better since it has done Cobol correctly. But I would like some help, please.Thanks for any help you can give me. Wow this site is very aggravating I keep getting post a public tag. I have 3 tags and it still is asking me for more tags, public ones.Mark

Hello I would like to compile cics pgms using personal edition but the cics copybooks are not there.  does rocket cobol personal edition allow me to compile cics pgms . i can see the db2 copy books but no cics.i can upload and recompile on z/os after i do my first test compile on vs cobol.thank you in advance for your assistance.

According to the documentation, if “FUNCTION ALL INTRINSIC” is specified in the Repository paragraph, the “FUNCTION” keyword is not required to refer to any intrinsic function.  Take the following program.       $set sourceformat"free"program-id. p.environment division.configuration section.repository.    function all intrinsic.data division.working-storage section.01  x               pic x(10).procedure division.    display function length(x)    display length(x)    goback.end program p.The first line of the procedure division (with function keyword) compiles fine.  The second like (no function keyword) gives the following error:    display length(x)*  13-S************                                                          ****    User-name requiredIs there a certain option required to activate this feature?Using Rocket (R) COBOL Version 11.0 (C).

It would be nice if you could have a package filter in the favorite without having to drill down to packages under an application.