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Hello COBOL community! It's hard to believe it's already been a week since COBOL Day in Brussels. I'm excited to share some event highlights with you all. The day was filled with inspiring conversations, fresh insights, and future-focused discussions about COBOL modernization. Our team enjoyed connecting with a fantastic group of dedicated COBOL practitioners, customers, and partners-all working together to drive innovation in our field. A special thank you to those from this community who joined us and shared valuable questions, ideas, and feedback. Here's a look at the key topics covered: Move to Rocket Software and the Future of COBOL: Discussing COBOL's ongoing relevance and evolution, with a focus on how modern tools (including AI) are extending its value and integration capabilities. New Functionalities in Visual COBOL and COBOL Analyzer: Showcasing enhancements and new features in the latest versions. Modernization Options for COBOL Applications. Special thanks to our speake

Welcome to our first AMA! It'll take place May 29, 10-11 a.m. EST Post your questions below, and Principal Sales Engineer David Fleishman and Product Management Director Paul Wade will be here to share their expertise. ------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

The wait is over! Our live Ask Me Anything session with David Fleishman and Paul Wade is happening today from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. (ET) right here in the sub-forum. To ask your questions about Zeke, jump to the dedicated AMA thread and drop your questions. Don’t miss the opportunity to connect directly with our product experts!------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

I am teaching a Cobol class and today we downloaded/installed Visual Studio 2022 Community, 17.14.2.  We also installed MicroFocus 2022_100.  No errors appeared but when I create a project, I don't have the int/gnt template I need to create our Cobol program.  Students with an older version of VS 17.12.4 are not having this issue. Any help to resolve this would be great.   Thanks! Susan------------------------------Susan WilsonProfessorIndian Hills Community College Foundation, Inc.IA US------------------------------

Is anyone else having problems with "memory access violation" terminating the programs at unpredictable times? We have upgraded a large number of users from 9.1.0 to 10.5.1 in the hope that 10.5.1 was a stable version. The environment is application running on Debian linux (acurcl) with windows thin clients. No software changes has been made.------------------------------Lars-Bo JørgensenDeveloperFinn Levinsen ApsEspergærde DK------------------------------

May has been an exciting month! Community Growth Our sub-forum continues to grow! We're now 95 members strong and counting. Thank you for helping us build such a vibrant community. AMA Session Happening Tomorrow! A quick reminder-our Ask Me Anything session is happening tomorrow, right here in the sub-forum, from 10–11 a.m. EST! This is your chance to connect with our product gurus and get answers to all your questions. The session will take place in a dedicated thread-please click here to post your questions. Thank you for being a valuable part of our community! Stay tuned for more updates, conversations, and opportunities. ------------------------------Martyna UlevičiūtėCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

After migrating to AcuCobol version 10.5.1 we have a problem using page up/down in a grid. We simply miss one line in the bottom using page up and one line in the top when using page down. Displaying a 10 line grid with 50 records will show line 41 thru 50 correctly, but after pressing page up then grid will show line 30 thru 39. So, we miss line 40. Using arrow up/down works fine. Anyone heard of this problem? We migrated from Acucobol 9.1 where the grid works fine. ------------------------------Lars-Bo JørgensenDeveloperFinn Levinsen ApsEspergærde DK------------------------------

Good morning folks! How are VOC items created?  Compile/Catalog?  Are there any other files in UniVerse where executable items exist? THX in advance for your always helpful replies! ~Doc------------------------------Doc RuckelPart time programmerRocket Forum Shared Account------------------------------

When I right click on a file name in the VSC explorer window I get the option "Compile selected BASIC programs". Selecting this (when connected to the U2 server) runs compile on the selected program(s) on the server. When I run this from F1 (or assign a keyboard shortcut to it) I get an error message even if focus is on the selected file name(s) in the explorer bar. [Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'forEach')] Is anyone else getting this issue? ------------------------------Stuart BoydellAU------------------------------

In a migration we're performing, we have this difference: we have Cobol programs in Server Express 5.1 and signed variables (not comp); after execution, when viewing the output file, the field displays the sign at the end of the variable. That same program in Visual Cobol 10 generates output but without displaying the sign at the end of the variable (an example is attached). We modified compiler features and resolved the appearance of the sign, but the record length increases. Therefore, we must review the use of this file with the new length. The question is: What parameter do we include in the compiler to correctly generate the record with the sign of the variable without increasing the length? AIX71+SE5   ADJ ZERO/NEG:00000000000000000+OLD:00000000000000000+NEW:00000000000000000+ AIX73+VC10  ADJ ZERO/NEG:00000000000000000OLD:00000000000000000NEW:00000000000000000 Thank you very much for your guidance.------------------------------alejandro rodriguez manceraconsulting IIOptima LAT

The Universe UDO... functions handle UDOFORMAT_XML and UDOFORMAT_JSON just fine. Is any effort in progress to extend them to UDOFORMAT_YAML?

Human-in-the-loop (HITL) automation integrates human oversight and decision-making into automated systems, allowing humans to guide and validate the automation process.   A simple example is where a workflow pauses for an end-user to accept or reject an activity before continuing execution. One alternative to this is fully autonomous processes. However, HITL ensures business critical and compliance-sensitive actions get human oversight before they are finalized. The growth in capability around AI is driving change in Workload Automation and is moving us closer to Human-on-the-loop (HOTL) as a steppingstone towards full autonomy which can conjure up scary analogies popularized in Sci-Fi movies. Rocket has HOTL capabilities now within AI Predictive Pulse, an AI/ML combo providing insights into job and process execution that includes fault detection, SLA protection and predictive analysis. Human automation experts confirm or decline suggestions from the AI to help train the model. We will

Human-in-the-loop (HITL) automation integrates human oversight and decision-making into automated systems, allowing humans to guide and validate the automation process.   A simple example is where a workflow pauses for an end-user to accept or reject an activity before continuing execution. One alternative to this is fully autonomous processes. However, HITL ensures business critical and compliance-sensitive actions get human oversight before they are finalized. The growth in capability around AI is driving change in Workload Automation and is moving us closer to Human-on-the-loop (HOTL) as a steppingstone towards full autonomy which can conjure up scary analogies popularized in Sci-Fi movies. Rocket has HOTL capabilities now within AI Predictive Pulse, an AI/ML combo providing insights into job and process execution that includes fault detection, SLA protection and predictive analysis. Human automation experts confirm or decline suggestions from the AI to help train the model. We will

Hello Alex, Here's how I finally resolved my issue: 1. Upgraded to zOS 3.1. 2. Upgraded to IBM Java 21 (which has different file encoding semantics than Java <= 17 - I was formerly using Java 11). 3. Found this Java file encoding snippet on the IBM Web site: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/semeru-runtime-ce-z/21.0.0?topic=guide-file-encoding-utf-8-as-default-charset 4. I think I had previously put -Dfile.encoding="IBM-1047" in the ant script as part of $ant.sys.options.  I removed it (and temporarily added -Dcom.ibm.autocvt.trace=true  just to do a verbose check). Viola - all tagged files (e.g., via .gitattributes) converted internally to UTF-8! This was a Java issue all along; -Dcom.ibm.autocvt was disabled because ant specified -Dfile.encoding="IBM-1047" (and Semeru, being higher than Java 17, acted differently than my former Java11). Again, thanks for your input - it helped to clarify the issue. ------------------------------Roger WilliamsCTOSelf RegisteredGainesville GA US--

Hi everyone, We're excited to announce that COBOL Day is coming to Australia! If you're in Melbourne or Sydney, we'd love for you to join us in person for an afternoon of insightful discussions, networking, and hands-on tips on how you can future-proof your COBOL applications and investments. Explore how the latest platforms, architectures, and modern development tools can revolutionize your productivity-all with our signature approach: Modernisation. Without Disruption.™ Melbourne Event: 🗓️ Wednesday, 4 June 2025 🕝 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM  📍 QT Melbourne, 133 Russell Street, Melbourne Register here Sydney Event: 🗓️ Thursday, 5 June 2025 🕝 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM 📍 QT Sydney, 49 Market St, Sydney Register here If you're based in Australia, these events are a great opportunity to connect face-to-face, ask questions, and get practical advice tailored to your needs. See you there! ------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com---

Hi everyone, We're excited to announce that COBOL Day is coming to Australia! If you're in Melbourne or Sydney, we'd love for you to join us in person for an afternoon of insightful discussions, networking, and hands-on tips on how you can future-proof your COBOL applications and investments. Explore how the latest platforms, architectures, and modern development tools can revolutionize your productivity-all with our signature approach: Modernisation. Without Disruption.™ Melbourne Event: 🗓️ Wednesday, 4 June 2025 🕝 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM  📍 QT Melbourne, 133 Russell Street, Melbourne Register here Sydney Event: 🗓️ Thursday, 5 June 2025 🕝 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM 📍 QT Sydney, 49 Market St, Sydney Register here If you're based in Australia, these events are a great opportunity to connect face-to-face, ask questions, and get practical advice tailored to your needs. See you there!------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com---------

Running ACU COBOL in WEB Browser in windows environment. Is there a way to react on the windows close button (X at top right) to close our application properly. Currently client stays active on the server and later just reconnect to their old connection. ------------------------------Riaan PretoriusSage South Africa (Pty) LtdCenturion ZA------------------------------

Hello, I need to login to Office365 Outlook with OAuth2.0 for SMTP Protocol.So far I cannot figure how this will be working and I am curious if anyone has already done something similar and is ready to share the connexion procedure ? Thanks,------------------------------Stephane PfeferApplication SpecialistDarling------------------------------

Hi all We have an environment with several users running concurrently. This works fine, but I'm having trouble when several users try to run Python code concurrently. This is my UP NOMBRE.SCRIPT='excel_utils' NOMBRE.FUNCION='leer_excel' PATH.REPOSITORIO='/u2/quiter/CONTA5/REPO.FILE/' FICHERO.EXCEL='Fichero Extracontables a integrar BR LEAPMOTOR.xlsx' RUTA.EXCEL=PATH.REPOSITORIO:FICHERO.EXCEL RUTA.CSV='/u2/quiter/CONTA5/REPO.FILE/' CONVERTIR.CSV='' USAR.CABECERA='1' RESPUESTA=PyCallFunction(NOMBRE.SCRIPT,NOMBRE.FUNCION,RUTA.EXCEL,RUTA.CSV,CONVERTIR.CSV,USAR.CABECERA) IF @PYEXCEPTIONMSG#'' THEN CRT 'ERROR: ':@PYEXCEPTIONMSG END CRT 'RESPUESTA: ':RESPUESTA RETURN If I call RUN UP from two terminals it works fine, once. When I try to run it again... >RUN UP TESTEXCEL RESPUESTA: OK|... >RUN UP TESTEXCEL Abnormal termination of UniVerse. Fault type is 11. Layer type is BASIC run machine. Fault occurred in BASIC program TESTEXCEL at address 32. Connection to narobial.intra

Hi All !With Uniface 10.403, on Windows server 2025, the ORA driver is not yet compatible ?? Thanks for any help  Daniel------------------------------Daniel CABEROLead of IT R&D LideaLIDEA FranceMONDONVILLE FR------------------------------

What's the most efficient/fastest way to securely get data in/out of a jBase system? The last time I had to do this, we wrote a CGI interface and accessed the system via HTTPS. This time, we have no need for the full CGI environment, we just need to parse some JSON data, and return a JSON response.  Similarly, MVIS is overkill. Is there a "jClient", like there is with qm? We could just listen to a port, but the inbound connections will be coming from multiple clients, so we really don't want to run multiple transactions through the same process. We like the statelessness of separate connections.  Since jBase apps compile to OS executables, the current thought is to establish an ssh connection, with keys, run the appropriate routine, return the JSON and then exit.  We're wondering if there's something simpler.  ------------------------------Raymond DeGennaroOwnerSelf RegisteredBelvidere IL US------------------------------

Hi, We're a very small company that has an app used by a few local school districts that we *think* was last built with Micro Focus Visual COBOL for Visual Studio 2013 that needs a small change to extend some calendars and then be recompiled.  The app runs on Windows.  However, the developer's health/memory ( who built and maintained the app for the last 35 years) has deteriorated such that he is no longer able to do so.  He's only able to tell us that he used Visual Studio 2013 to edit the source and ran some command via the Windows Command prompt to compile it.  He last compiled it in 2022. So, needless to say, we could use home help.  And, of course, we need this done in the next couple of weeks.  We know very little about Cobol (though I am a .NET web developer).  Ideally, someone here would be willing to do some freelance work to compile the app for us.  If we can't find someone to help, then we'd need some pointers on where to start and try to do it ourselves using VS Code .  

I guess I'm a better programmer than Admin. I have successfully(?) installed UniData on an AWS Server. But I'll be damned if I can start the DB. The install Manual states:You can now start UniData by selecting All Programs > Rocket U2 > UniData RDBMS 8.3.2.I assume that references:C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Rocket U2\\UniData RDBMS 8.3\\UDT or (directly):C:\\U2\\ud83\\bin\\udt.exeUnfortunately, the result is:Error msgno = 427. args = VOCerrno=2: No such file or directoryCan anyone point me in the right direction?Thanks in advance-Rich------------------------------Richard LucibellaDirectorRocket Forum Shared Account------------------------------

Is there any way to know, from within the contained component in a tab widget, when the component is visible (I.e. when the tab value on the other component is changed).  I have contained component which I would like to refresh/instanciate when the tab is clicked, but not before.  trigger getfocus only fires when the contents of the tab is clicked, not when the tab widget itself has it's value changed to show the item.  The contained component is used by several different 'parent' components, and I would rather not have to alter the tab widget valuechanged trigger on all of them to include some 'instanciate' message. I'd rather the contained component knew when it was visible automatically. This would allow adding it to other parents without having to have secret knowledge of how to configure it.  Regards,  Iain------------------------------Iain SharpHead of Technical ServicesJonas Metals Software LimitedSheffield GB------------------------------

I would like to capture the dbpause is on message from a RESTful call.  Currently I'm getting an error 500 can't connect.  If I turn on the server_debug the server debug message does say dbpause is on.  So, I'm wondering if I can get the notification through my RESTful call.------------------------------David GreenComputer ProgrammerRocket Forum Shared Account------------------------------