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It's exciting to share: we're preparing a webinar on the latest release of Rocket® ACUCOBOL extend® 11  📅 Thursday, June 26, at 10 a.m. ET. 📍 Register here Dominique Sacre, Principal Product Manager of ACUCOBOL products, will lead a deep dive into the latest features in extend 11 and live demos of new capabilities.   Topics to be covered: Faster development with Visual Studio Code support Simplified cloud deployment with Rocket® AcuToWeb® Enhanced user interfaces with new graphical features Expanded platform support Prepare for a live Q&A session as well.  To learn more and register, navigate here. See you there!------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

Excited to be sharing some of the highlights from the recent COBOL Days in Australia! Two COBOL Day events took place last week: one on Wednesday in Melbourne, and one on Thursday in Sydney. Twenty five customers and partners running ACUCOBOL and Visual COBOL joined the Rocket team to learn more about the future of COBOL and the latest features now available. Happy to have gotten positive feedback from customers and partners, we hope to see everyone again soon.  Thank you to those who participated, and to everyone else - please look forward to more events like this in the future.  ------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

I have been successful in compiling a large cobol program using this beta version of AcuGT. I am trying to generate the output code so that it will work with an older runtime. Previously, I have used the compiler option -Z21 to generate a file that would run with version 2.1 of the runtime.  Similarly -Z43 for version 4.3 The documentation provided with the version (11.0.0.0) indicates that this option -Znn is available. However, when I include it in a command line edit command, I get an error message: Warning: Option -Znn (nn < 80) is obsolete and is ignored Is there any alternative to this parameter for older runtimes? I am not in a position to update the runtime to a later version. ------------------------------Steven BurnsDirectorRocket Software Forum Member------------------------------

Can any one  help, with  the  "RUNTIME COMPILER"   variables   needed for this command  ( I have the registration/licence  number )  Usage: RMUCUTIL xx-aaaa-sssss-nnnn {RUNTIME | COMPILER} [DETAILS] or: RMUCUTIL OSTYPE [DETAILS]   All my best guesses, do not work. I can not find, a practical example on where to get the variables. I am running on this  a Red hat 64 bit linux, that went  into production  last weekend. Has twice recorded  "Error invoking unauthorized copy of runtime.  AH01215: Use count exceeded (Loc 813) "  on apache processes Cobol locks after recording  the error.   A  manual count of the Cobol processes in use (  ps  | grep runcobol | wc -l) ,  is well under  the licence count  purchased.       

Excited to be sharing some of the highlights from the recent COBOL Days in Australia! Two COBOL Day events took place this week: one on Wednesday in Melbourne, and one on Thursday in Sydney. Twenty five customers and partners running ACUCOBOL and Visual COBOL joined the Rocket team to learn more about the future of COBOL and the latest features now available. Happy to have gotten positive feedback from customers and partners, we hope to see everyone again soon.  Thank you to those who participated, and to everyone else - please look forward to more events like this in the future.  ------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

Excited to be sharing some of the highlights from the recent COBOL Days in Australia! Two COBOL Day events took place this week: one on Wednesday in Melbourne, and one on Thursday in Sydney. Twenty five customers and partners running ACUCOBOL and Visual COBOL joined the Rocket team to learn more about the future of COBOL and the latest features now available. Happy to have gotten positive feedback from customers and partners, we hope to see everyone again soon.  Thank you to those who participated, and to everyone else - please look forward to more events like this in the future.  ------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

We have a file generated in MFED where the file contains X , 9 and COMP-3 data. When we looked at them thru data tools , it looks good. But , when we transfer the file to IBM mainframes (used both ASCII and BI ) , it's not looking like a usable file. We have the dialect as ASCII . How to get the file on to IBM mainframes for consumption?------------------------------Murali nandyalaMrRocket Software Forum Member------------------------------

Hello, Greetings of the day. I am now trying to setup Visual Cobol Personal Edition for Eclipse on Ubuntu (by using Windows Subsystem for Linux). I have been able to configure as much as possible, however, while trying to setup some things, I am seeing it is NOT working. Please see below: I set the COBCPY command to point to different folders/sub-folders (for copy codes - folders are outside of the source folder), exported COBCPY and verified the environment - it's showing accurately - however, while accessing the copy codes - the program is unable to pick those copy books (different folders that are NOT in the program source folder). PLEASE IGNORE THIS 2nd point - got it resolved - While creating indexed data files, looks like the default IDXFORMAT is being used, however, there is NO separate ".IDX" file for the index. I tried setting the "extfh.cfg" - unfortunately, though I export and have the environment in place - this is NOT being read OR there is NO change in the way the progr

We've got 3 COBOL Day events taking place this month! Thrilled to invite any Aussie COBOL users to events in both Sydney and Melbourne: COBOL Day Melbourne event details: Date: Wednesday 4th June, 2025 Time: 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM Location: QT Melbourne, 133 Russell Street, Melbourne 📌 Register here COBOL Day Sydney event details: Date: Thursday 5th June, 2025 Time: 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM Location: QT Sydney, 49 Market St, Sydney 📌 Register here Also, COBOL Day comes to Europe as well. Let's meet up in Paris: COBOL Day Paris event details: Date: Tuesday 24th June, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM Location: Maison de l’Alsace, 39 avenue des Champs Elysées, Paris 📌 Register here Excited for all of you to have a productive and enriching time together!------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

We've got 3 COBOL Day events taking place this month! Thrilled to invite any Aussie COBOL users to events in both Sydney and Melbourne: COBOL Day Melbourne event details: Date: Wednesday 4th June, 2025 Time: 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM Location: QT Melbourne, 133 Russell Street, Melbourne 📌 Register here COBOL Day Sydney event details: Date: Thursday 5th June, 2025 Time: 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM Location: QT Sydney, 49 Market St, Sydney 📌 Register here Also, COBOL Day comes to Europe as well. Let's meet up in Paris: COBOL Day Paris event details: Date: Tuesday 24th June, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM Location: Maison de l’Alsace, 39 avenue des Champs Elysées, Paris 📌 Register here Excited for all of you to have a productive and enriching time together!------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

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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

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

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------------------------------

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------------------------------

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

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------------------------------

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 .  

The Czech use a "s" with caron (inverted circumflex) as in Škoda. We need to convert the lowercase s to uppercase S but the C$TOUPPER seems not to know these characters. And becauce it's a double-byte character we don't know how to define it in the INSPECT REPLACING statement.  Does anyone know how to accomplish this?------------------------------Andreas WeinandVacos GmbHBöblingen DE------------------------------

Hi there, Just installed "Visual COBOL for Visual Studio Personal Edition 10.0" on Windows 10 Pro. Can't open: Data File Tools. Getting this java error message: "A Java Exception has occurred" This is the Java version I have.java version "1.8.0_451"Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_451-b10)Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.451-b10, mixed mode)Thanks.Gagan

There is a difference in the size of the .gnt file generated when compiling the same component for two different environments (Test and Production). The same compiler is used, with varying input copy assignment paths and compiled object delivery paths. We have compared the compiler lines and found that they are identical and contain the same instructions. I appreciate your support and guidance in identifying the difference and successfully delivering compiled objects with the same file sizes for both environments. Thank you very much.------------------------------alejandro rodriguez manceraconsulting IIOptima LATAM------------------------------