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

Hi there, Is it possible to extend Visual COBOL PE 9.0 license ? If yes, then what's the process  ? Thanks.Gagan

When I call the "SetVolumeMountPoint" function in Kernel32.dll, I get the following error: Error code = 1008: An attempt was made to reference a token that does not exist.  I get this error from any function I call in Kernel32.dll.  However, I can call other Win32 functions from sample code I've seen without a problem.  Any ideas?  (I've included a code snippet here.)                call WINAPI "SetVolumeMountPointA"                   using by reference RestoreDrive,                         by reference VolumeGUID                   returning                         dwErrorCode               end-call                if &nbsp

Looking for assistance in using CodeBridge to call several Windows routines, GetFileTime, FindFirstFileA, ShellExecuteA. Need to define copy code to match C header file parameters, like LPCSTR, LPWIN32_FIND_DATAA. Get File Time https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-getfiletime Similar to the Header-to-COPY utility in NetExpress H2cpy.  https://docs.rocketsoftware.com/bundle/netexpress_ug_51wrappack1_html/page/prh2cp.htm Planning to use with 64bit RM COBOL 12.20.Thanks, John------------------------------John AukemaSenior Software DeveloperParklane Computer SystemsLondon CA------------------------------

Using vc_build_tools_dockerfiles_10.0_windows_pu04 we build and license the docker container. When the container is run in 'process isolation' where  can see the java process from the license daemon running using task manager on the host.These containers use a mounted volume.We run multiple  Visual COBOPL compile containers. The host machine is Windows Server 2022 datacenter.Today ALL our COBOL  containers are failing and it seems to be due to the java process. The contains start and perhaps you start to compile a few times, then it sems the java process from the autopass daemon consumes such high CPU that the containers fail.Remember this is process isolation. We  can't run hyper-v because the host doesn't support nested hyper-v.If we quickly kill the java process we can exec into the container to do some exploratory work, but the question is what are we looking for?We  even stopped all containers, removed all the images and rebuilt them all, but we get the same behaviour. No updates

How do I construct a Resources .rc (or otherwise) file to add to a Visual COBOL project to populate the Details tab on a .EXE/.DLL Properties? I would like to be able specify Copyright, Product name, Product version, and File description. I have created a .rc file that contains: 1 VERSIONINFO  FILEVERSION    1,2,3,4  PRODUCTVERSION 5,6,7,8  FILEFLAGS      0BEGIN  BLOCK "StringFileInfo"  BEGIN    BLOCK "04090000"            /* lang-charset : US. English, ACSII */    BEGIN      VALUE "CompanyName",      "Company Name\\0"      VALUE "FileVersion",      "9.10.11.12\\0"      VALUE "LegalCopyright",   "Copyright (C) 2025\\0"      VALUE "ProductName",      "Product name\\0"      VALUE "ProductVersion",   "13.14.15.16\\0"    END  ENDEND But the only property that gets used is the initial FILEVERSION (1,2,3,4). How do I get the other values into the EXE/DLL Properties?------------------------------Nick KayeRocket Software Forum Member------------------------------

Hello, I've inherited a project where I am to upgrade the Micro Focus compiler from version 4.0.38 to version 10 at my company. I've installed the Build Tools because we want to continue to use the command line only setup for a while longer (we have lots of batch files that drive our process) and I've started recompiling with the new compiler. However, I realize now there are no cfg files created with this version. I've searched, or so I think, the documentation and can not pinpoint how to handle the lack of cfg files. I'm primarily a help desk jockey and cloud administrator here, so any guidance here would be great appreciated. TIA. ------------------------------Jeff------------------------------

i had create a little project in Netexpress 5.x and wanted to import/convert this in Visual Cobol 10 This was not possible due errors Is it possible to become the latest service packs for this product, to be able to see if this problem is solved or a new trouble? ------------------------------Claude GreinerManaging Director - Cobol DeveloperRocket Forum Shared AccountRheinbreitbach Germany------------------------------

Hi all, On VC 10.0 with the default VSAM security, I got the following error with mdump: C:\\>mdump -a localhost -p 86 -n ESDEMO -s 1 -v 2Copyright 2001-2024 Micro Focus or one of its affiliates.mdump 3.8.14: Dump MFDS repository information *********************Command Line Arguments********************** Address =  localhost                                         ** Port =  86                                                   ** Module =  MRNRPI.DLL                                         ** Server Name =  ESDEMO                                        ** Base DN =                                                    ** Scope =  2                                                   ***************************************************************** Using directory at localhost:86... m_ldap_init successUsing path: C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Micro Focus\\Enterprise Developer\\bin64\\MRNRPI.DLL Provider: MRNRPI MLDAP version: 1.22Provider version: 1.88Querying extended DS info:m_ldap_bind: 0

Is there a way to define a MLE field (Netexpress 5.1) to allow for Cyrillic input? (I think this is a question for Chris Glazier)------------------------------Georg JarzakChefRocket Forum Shared AccountCologne Germany------------------------------

Hi, Two customer running RM/COBOL Runtime version 12 reported this same issue: Error invoking unauthorized copy of runtime. Use count exceeded (Loc 518), running under Windows 11. Any ideas or ways to solve this? Regards, ------------------------------Juan Manuel UrraburuDirector, Information TechnologyProRM UruguayMontevideo UY------------------------------

These forums require a regular login. Specifically they offer the option of a 30 day login, which I always choose. However I am usually requested to login again after 4-5 days. Can this be fixed? ------------------------------[Paul] [Richards] []MrRocket Forum Shared AccountAustralia------------------------------

Which analyzing options do exist in our product to analyze the reason for return code 453 from a Web Service call which was issued by the generated COBOL Client?------------------------------Rolf Richard BeckingRocket Internal - All BrandsDenver CO US------------------------------

i was able to download vc10 installed on visual studio 2022, newest version. when i compile my projects, i become the error COBCH0314 Illegal key by following command "start DATEI key not less datei-key0" "start DATEI key not greater datei-key0" had no problem The same project compiled from vc3 to vc9 had no trouble, also with Netexpress 2 to 5.1 Is it possible to become the latest patches for vc10, i use the personal edition for the moment? Who can help me?------------------------------Claude GreinerManaging Director - Cobol DeveloperRocket Forum Shared AccountRheinbreitbach Germany------------------------------

Recently, we have upgraded from ESv6.0 to ESv9.0. After that we are greeting error in one of our online screens as Security Interface rejection -  83872R.  There is no error message in of logs. Can you please share your thoughts. Thanks ------------------------------Morshed AlamMFES AdminVoya Services CompanyBengaluru IN------------------------------

Have a project where need to re-write a datafile but with a slightly different primary key value? Does someone have a working example?  Thanks in advance. I do have the original FD and structure. Field in file is pic 9(8) but was being used by program as pic 9(5) hence numbers were stored as "12345   " but now need to be reformatted as "00012345". Thanks

In our dockerbuild file, we are installing the visual cobol setup for docker and installing the license.# installing Cobol Devhub and LicenseRUN /opt/DevHub/setup_visualcobol_devhub_for_docker_8.0_redhat_x64 -IacceptEULARUN /var/microfocuslicensing/bin/MFLicenseAdmin -install /opt/Licenses/VC1_Visual_COBOL_Linux_Docker.mflic As root , it is able to run cob -u.  But when we switch to another user ,  we are getting a no license error.This container used to work on a RHEL7 host, but when we moved the container to a RHEL8 host, that is where we started getting the license error.------------------------------Aldous CarlosRocket Forum Shared Account------------------------------

How can I install NetExpress 5.1 on Windows 11?  When I try I get an error message "Error 2878.  On the dialog PreReqs the control PreReqList has a possible value:  Either Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 or later, Microsoft Windows 2003 Ser ..." Do I need a new version of the software - and if so where do I get it from?  Or is there a way of cheating the system by copying a few files from an XP or Windows 7 PC onto the Windows 11 PC? I am assuming it is possible to run NetExpress 5.1 development IDE on Windows 11? Many thanks, Phil------------------------------Phil HicklingDeveloperRocket Forum Shared Account------------------------------

I was at a breakpoint in my managed code program and I was looking at the properties listed for a menu strip.  One of them was "DisplayedItems" with a heart shaped icon beside it.  It is a collection and I can see the items in the collection at the breakpoint.  I would very much like to use the information in this collection in my program but that property is not available to my program.  Why not?  If my menu strip is too wide to see in my window, I would like to increase the width of my window.  This collection would tell me if any of the menu items are not displayed.  ------------------------------Lee RobinsonSoftware Development ManagerNew Hampshire Admin Office of the CourtsConcord NH US------------------------------

Customer is in the process of migrating our customer's COBOL application (Visual COBOL) from a physical RHEL 7.9 server to a VMware-based RHEL 8.10 environment. The customer is currently using a High Availability (HA) clustering setup with NFS as the mount point for data storage in their RHEL 7.9 environment.As they are moving to VMware, the customer has the following concerns and questions regarding the HA clustering and management of data files in the new setup:Handling HA Clustering in VMware:What are the best practices for handling HA clustering for the virtual machines (VMs) in VMware, particularly concerning data files that are shared among multiple VMs ? How do we ensure seamless failover and VMotion of VMs while maintaining access to shared data files during maintenance or failures?VMware HA Considerations for Active-Active / Active-Passive Configurations:For Rocket COBOL, can you provide guidance on configuring HA clustering in an active-active or active-passive mode for the V

Could someone share link to download  COBOL Analyzer------------------------------Rajimon PanthodiConsultantRocket Forum Shared Account------------------------------

Has anyone used Microsoft Print to PDF to generate PDF's dynamically?  For example, our application produces a text file from which we want to create a PDF.  Using C#, the following could be used: PrintDocument.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = "Microsoft Print to PDF";PrintDocument.PrinterSettings.PrintToFile = true;PrintDocument.PrinterSettings.PrintFileName = "pdf_filename"; However, I'm having difficulty generating a def file for the System.Drawing and System.Drawing.Common dll's. ------------------------------Ken SchwartzSenior Engineer, DevelopmentSouthware Innovations, IncOpelika US------------------------------

Is there a way to dynamically set WINPRINT-PORT, or is that limited to WINPRINT-CURR- values?------------------------------Ken SchwartzSenior Engineer, DevelopmentSouthware Innovations, IncOpelika US------------------------------

Hey everyone all, does the following link: https://cs2cobol.microfocuscloud.com/ has been deactivated because it is not working? Thanks------------------------------Altair BorgesSr.Rocket Forum Shared AccountBelo Horizonte Brazil------------------------------

Hi, is there anyone who has included QRCodes when printing documents? ------------------------------Jose FernandezGerenteSistemas Informaticos Malaga SlMalaga ES------------------------------