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[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 05 May 2011]Using Windows XP SP3, IIS5 and .NET 4Acucubol 8.1.2.1Having got the DOTNET to COBOL to work under testing, we have spent the last few months developing a complex application.We have written the website using MVC3 where the backend is our system written in Acucobol.The webserver should start the Acucobol runtime through the interop dll and thereafter perform calls to the relevant programmes.When we run this setup from Visual Studio using IIS Express then everything works fine. All the Acucobol programmes start as expected and the application is tested and in order.When we run it using "real" IIS5 however, the site hangs on the first call to the backend Acucobol programme.As far as running processes go, I can see that the runtime exe file is running, meaning the initial call was made and permissions seem to be ok.When we "deploy" the system, Interop.AcuGTObjects.dll is included in the website and I can see fr

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 04 May 2011]Running 8.1.3 using dual monitors, couple of strange things happen when I move my main application window to the secondary monitor. - Tool tips on buttons with bitmaps show up on the primary monitor up against the right edge of the screen, not next to the cursor on the secondary monitor where they should be. (Active X tooltips display properly).- modal windows show up on the primary monitor up against the right edge of the screen, not in the center of the window that called/opened them.- I'm sure there are other things I just haven't found yet...It seems like some things know there is a secondary monitor there, but can't go beyond the primary monitor. Anyone have a quick fix for this? or should I be reporting this as a bug to Acu?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 27 April 2011]I'm a user of acubench 8.0 and there is a problem in buttons with bitmaps, because the button still have a gray square around the bitmap and if i change the window color to non-gray the gui looks awful.¿There is some way to fix that buttons?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 18 April 2011]No doubt a very simple question for all you guys out there, but this is a first for me.We have a .Net app which needs to trigger a .acu program. There is no data to be passed between the apps. The .net app merely has to cause the .acu program to run.Documentation seems to suggest that I use either -netexe or -netdll compiler options, if true, which would he preferable? It is worth mentioning that the .acu program calls another .acu program, so presumably both .acu programs would have to be compiled with the same options?Anything else I need to provide for the .net guys?Dumb questions for those who know, but advice would be appreciated

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 22 April 2011]Hi, we use a batch to compile our cobol programs, that in addition to compile it also does some other operations and checks. After the compilation we do some copies only if it doesn't exist a generated error file; the problem is that error files are also generated when the compiler only raise warnings (we string some numeric 78 level).In windows 7 we observed that the windows variable ERROR_LEVEL is 0 when all is well done, 1 when any warning is raised and 2 when errors are raised; i don't find anything about the returning error level in the documentation, so do we can rely on this variable to perform our check in the batch or this is not a granted feature?Thank you

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 19 April 2011]We have been attempting to incorporate building Word documents into our process. We looked at the old forums and found sample programs that will accomplish this. The one issue that we would like to know if anyone has fixed is the Font Size issue. From reading the comments in the WordMailMerge.cbl program it says: *Note that the font size is of type single, which is a datatype *not currently supported by ACUCOBOL-GT, hence we can set it, *but not reset it. Therefore, if you plan on returning to the * original settings, you may not want to alter the size.We use Acu 6.2 and would like to be able to adjust the size of the fonts in our Word docs. Has this issue been fixed or have any of you accomplished adjusting the font size in a program?Thanks for any help.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 28 March 2011]I want to add a dashboard to my application using bar graphs, pie charts, etc. Can anyone suggest a way to do this with AcuCobol, ie, active-x etc. I have an excellent way of adding such to reports using RPV, but want the screen display abilitiy as well. This forum does not seem to have access to the old forum where I could search for a topic like this and gets lots of hits, is it no longer accessible?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 21 March 2011]Hi, i have this regular expression: \\$\\{([1-9]{1}[0-9]{0,4}|timestamp)\\} that matches with strings like ${1}, ${12345}, ${20} and ${timestamp} and don't with strings like ${a}, ${123456}, ${0}. I tested it with the online tester at here and it works but i can't get it working in the runtime, it compiles but it doesn't match at all. I also tried some simplified versions like \\$\\{[1-9] [0-9]*\\} that matches for example with ${10} and not with ${0} and this doesn't work as well.The only iper-simplified version that i got working is \\$\\{[^0] [0-9]*\\}. Obviuosly all this simple versions does not suite my needs, i have to get the first one working. Can you help me? Does the syntax is correct for acu runtime (9)?Thank you,Luca

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 21 March 2011]We have a program that queries user32.dll to determine the computer's DPI settings, using the "GetDeviceCaps" function. The following code works fine when run with the 8.1.2.1 runtime, but gives a MAV when run with the version 9.0.0 runtime (compiled by the 8.1.2.1 compiler). The MAV occurs on the call to "ReleaseDC", and does not happen if you step over (skip) the line in the debugger, or if you comment that line out.           SET ENVIRONMENT "DLL_CONVENTION" TO "1"           CALL "USER32.DLL@WINAPI"           CALL "GetDC" Using BY VALUE hwnd GIVING hdc           CANCEL "user32.dll"           CALL "gdi32.dll"           CALL "GetDeviceCaps"    &n

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 24 February 2011]How can help me. A mail and the attachment(pdf) out of my invoice program is going to outlook. That works fine, but still the securty warning of outlook is comming even when I installed the develop licence of REDEMPTION.I use a def of outlook and one of redemption.             77  OUTLOOK-APP             HANDLE OF APPLICATION of OUTLOOK.       77  OUTLOOK-MAIL            HANDLE OF MAILITEM of OUTLOOK.       77  NAMESPACE-HANDLE        HANDLE OF NAMESPACE of OUTLOOK.       77  CNTCTMAP-HANDLE         HANDLE OF MAPIFOLDER of OUTLOOK.       77  INBOXMAP-HANDLE         HANDLE OF MAPIFOLDER of OUTLOOK.       77  CONTACT-HANDLE 

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 16 March 2011]Hi,We have lost an STF file for a screen, but we have the SCR file. Is there a way to generate the STF from the SCR?Thank you,Paul

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 15 March 2011]Does anyone know how to create a print file to disk with a selected font so that when a user tries to display the file in notepad or word pad it is automatically displayed with that font?Is there a method to have embedded fonts?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 16 March 2011]Hi there,I am a bit rusty I think and have forgotten the syntax to access the second dimension of a two dimensional array e.g using the example in the extend help01 TABLE-2. 03 BAKER OCCURS 20 TIMES. 05 CHARLIE ... 05 DOG OCCURS 5 TIMES ... What is the syntax to access the 4th element of DOG in the 12 element of BAKER ?Thanks in advance.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 10 March 2011]Hello allI'm new to this forum so please excuse any mistakes in protocol...Can anyone assist with the following:The operation required is to start Excel from Cobol by using the C$SYSTEM command, passing control to the user and only returning to Cobol after the user closes Excel. So far the following command opens Excel (blank, with no workbooks/worksheets active):call "C$SYSTEM" using "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office12\\EXCEL.exe" 129.However, as Excel opens, it needs to simultaneously open a specific workbook, and worksheet which has been populated in advance with fields from a given policy record(6 fields on the relevant worksheet are unprotected and variable). The user may then experiment with projected values by changing the unprotected fields, and finally close Excel and return to the Cobol program, where the originally passed values will be refreshed.Is anyone able to assist?Thanks a

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 16 February 2011]Am encountering a problem using Acu4GL on the update of a column on an ORACLE table with spaces. The column is defined as - VARCHAR2(30 BYTE) NOT NULL - which we are attempting to populate with spaces. Acu4gl appears to be changing the value from spaces to null prior to the update - causing the update to fail. Has anyone had the same problem/know of any resolution (other than removing the NOT NULL from the table definition)?Thanks.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 03 March 2011]I have a dll created on .net framewrok 3.5. im running auccobol v7.21. on the following statement;REATE "@StgProxy" NAMESPACE IS "StgProxy" CLASS-NAME IS "WebSvc" HANDLE IS StgProxy-Handle.i get the error message LoadEntity invoke failed.Any clues?thanksWoody

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 03 March 2011]Micro Focus forum rules 5 state: "Do not spam".Since this tool has a limitation, I believe it is an attempt of commercial activity. Please refrain from such posting.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2011]Hi, i need to use the API given in the extend framework to call a cobol program from .NET. All it works fine, but if the cobol program crashes the .NET framework does too. The project we are working on is very critical and we can not permit unexpected crashes of the whole system. Does it exist a way to catch the crash of the cobol program from c# .NET? Catching Exception doesn't work. As an extreme solution, in C it is possible to specify custom handlers for system interrupts; is it possible something similar in the .NET context?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 03 March 2011]I have a version 7.2 program that loads a line sequential file into a table in an Access database. It works fine on Windows XP and Access 2007. It does not work on Windows 7 and Access 2010. How can I generate a msado.def file that will work on the new platform? Thanks!

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 03 March 2011]I have a function that returns a System.Object type. Where do I find namespace/class name information on defining handles for this type of object. The System.Object shows up in the .def file as a return value but don't know how to define/create the handle.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 08 February 2011]This issue was posted by Sal Cambareri on the old Forum and I have reproduced it here because it is exactly what we want to do (Hope you don't mind Sal).Sal's issueIf you aren't familiar with it, their auto-completion entry field looks like a combination entry-field/list box. As the operator types characters into the entry-field two things happen: The program suggests completion characters after the last character typed and a drop down list box appears with suggested values for the field. The operator can continue typing, press tab to take the automatic completion or click on any entry in the list box to fill the entry-field.(The Google search entry provides a similar, simpler, version of the same type of control. It would be acceptable to us too.)We are open to any suggestions including but not limited to ActiveX controls and other third party products or consulting services. We are looking to integrate this i

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2011]Up until we upgraded to the 8.1 runtime from the 7.2 runtime and earlier, we have always integrated our application icon by replacing one or more of the embedded icons in the runtime. This worked beautifully and provided a great looking icon both in the task bar and in the application window. We upgraded to 8.1 and now this functionality is gone. The task bar still displays the modified embedded icon in the runtime but the application window continues to use the default runtime icon even though it no longer exists in the runtime because we replaced it. Using the ICON = option we are able to display a very unattractive 16 color icon to the application window. Our icon doedn't translate well to 16 color so this is a problem for us. Are we doing something wrong or is this by design?Below is an example of the application window icon under the 7.2 and 8.1 runtime. 8.1, 8.3 and 9.0 runtimes all show the same icon.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 25 February 2011]Hi, i have a custom library in C# .NET compiled in a dll. In NetDefGen (with runtime 9) i select my dll from my path using "Other location" option. When i click on "next", the tab that should list all classes of my library is blank. All my classes are declared public, as well as all their methods i want to expose; do i need to compile the library with particular options in order to use it from COBOL?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 01 February 2011]I'm trying to set up a new Windows 7 machine with AcuBench 8.1.0. When I try to run a project in debug from within the bench, I'm getting strange behavior. It's going along as it should and then all of a sudden the debugger seems to jump to a random spot in the code. It then executes straight through the code from there, without regard to paragraphs. I've copied the source code over directly from my Win XP machine, where it works just fine.Any ideas as to what might be causing this?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 18 February 2011]Hi All,I tried to create a Server Socket in AcuCOBOL GT extend 6 using C$SOCKET. It is accepting connection from a Java Client but it is not reading data from it. Please help if any one have sample source..Thanks,Mano