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Our institution is part of the academic initiative. Our labs have Visual COBOL 2015 installed - we will be moving to 2017 this summer.  And those copies are managed by a license manager.  The problem is that instructors also have a copy of Visual COBOL 2015 on their laptops.  As long as they are connected to the university's network, and the license manager is accessible, the copy of Visual COBOL works.  But once they go home, they are unable to use Visual COBOL.  Is there a way for them to be able to work both on and off campus?   Do we just need to request a license for these machines to use? Lisa Landgraf University of Wisconsin Platteville

We use .mak files to compile cobol modules for execution in the server environment.  We are testing a Windows 7 install, and the compile fails because it cannot find the db2agapi.dll.  The same compile with same directives and environmental settings (i.e., path, coblib, etc...)  works fine in the XP environment.  I know there are some instructions on how to fix this in the IDE with a MicroFocus project build, but we are just running .mak files and don't create projects or use the IDE at all.  We generate cobol modules from a 3rd party tool that kicks off the compiles or we compile them manually from the command line using generated .mak files.   Does anyone know why this would occur when the db2agapi file is in the PATH?  I've even put it in the directory where the compile is initiated, just to see if it would find it, but same error. 

I have installed visual Studio 2017 professional, install visual Cobol pe, license correctly this Version. When i start Visual Studio i can't see any Points/Menus from MF and i can't work with Cobol?I can also not see Dialog System! Who can help?

Can I use Visual Studio code with visual cobol#VisualStudio

The title basically sums it up but whatever I do it wont activate. I am using visual studio.

Anyone using a 3rd party product to basically merge data and a PDF fillable form  to produce a merged PDF form

What runtime supports Acu4gl and AcuSql for SQL Server 2017

I was trying to run a batch script and got the below error.   Can't open message file '/opt/microfocus/cobol/rts.msg' Defaulting  to English Messages Execution error: file '' error code: 187, pc=0, call=1, seg=0 187   error message text not found   Can someone please help in understanding the above error.  

Bom dia, gostaria de saber se no cobol Microfocus existe algum comando facilitador para leitura de aquivo formato JSON?

 I too, like many others, cannot activate the student trial license for Visual COBOL. This is for Visual Studio 2017. I need this install ready for a mainframe development class I am in and would appreciate any assistance you can offer. Thanks

Hi all, What's the easiest way for an MF cobol program to check a font is present on a Windows (7, 10) PC or Windows Server (2008/2012).  My environment is Visual Studio 15, Visual COBOL v3 - compiling to native windows .exe i.e. not .net.  Thanks, Linden

Please is there any possibility to have Unicode chars in filename, and use this file in Cobol. Like this: select optional intb-file assign to f-intb-file file status is w-file-status. DATA DIVISION.FILE SECTION. fd intb-file value of id f-intb-file. copy "sxintrc.cpy". WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 FILE-NAMES. 05 f-intb-file pic n(100) value spaces.   I got this error: COBCH0258S ASSIGN data-name F-INTB-FILE illegal Thanks for any help.#NetExpress5.1#COBOL

Using Acu 10.1.1 -- can anyone tell me how, if it is possible, to set the path where a PDF file will be written taking the decision out of the users control; example "C:\\A2\\Reports\\pdffilename.pdf".  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks

Hello,   how much longer is Windows 7 supported by NetExpress and it's runtime?  

Hi everyone, I'm having trouble activating my free trial for Visual Cobol 2017 PE.  I've tried automatic activation, but get an error that I'm not registered.  I'm sure the email address is correct.  I've also tried manual registration but receive the  error MG0106: Unable to authorize the request. My serial no. is 600000730619 Thanks for the help. Edit-  I should also add that I contacted Supportline@microfocus.com and was told they do not support the personal edition and that I should come here.

How can i use syntax help for the cobol language within the cobol editor? This does not work out of the box, instead the Microsoft Online Help shows up in a Browser. Micro Focus Documentation says this feature is available:"In the editor, point to a COBOL reserved word and press F1 to display the syntax Help for that word." We're working with Enterprise Developer 2.3 for Visual Studio 2015.

Hi all,   i want to read with cobol for eclipse a file folder and i'll write all of this files (they are copy books files) from this file folder in a file.i need help.   your sincerely alashara

 Hello, Im new to cobol. I have some question, does Cobol support animation such as gauge meter? Is there any way to implement gauge meter into cobol other than using ActiveX Control?  #ActiveX#animation#COBOL

Hello Everyone! I want to know if it's possible migrate or re-install NetExpress 4.0 in Windows Server 2008 (or 2012 preferably). So far I know our license only applies to 4.0 version, besides all the current developments are related to it.  Thanks for your collaboration, sorry for my English I'm not a native speaker.#Server2008#server2012#NetExpress40#64bit

Hi, Can anyone assist with changing below C# into Visual Cobol?  subItems = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem[] {new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem(item, "Directory"),new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem(item, dir.LastAccessTime.ToShortDateString())}; This is in the code block:-   *> TreeNode newSelected = e.Node; declare newSelected as type System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode = e::Node *>listView1.Items.Clear(); invoke listView1::Items::Clear *>DirectoryInfo nodeDirInfo = (DirectoryInfo)newSelected.Tag; declare nodeDirInfo as type System.IO.DirectoryInfo = newSelected::Tag as type System.IO.DirectoryInfo *>ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem[] subItems; declare subItems as type System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem ListViewSubItem[] *>ListViewItem item = null; declare item as type System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem = null * foreach (DirectoryInfo dir in nodeDirInfo.GetDirectories()) * { * item = new ListViewItem(dir.Name, 0); * subItems = new ListViewItem.ListViewS

Hallo, I installed Visual Cobol 3 with Devhub on a Redhat System 7.4 which runs on Virtualbox. Connecting from Eclipse to the remote system and creating a Cobol program is no problem. Also compiling it on Redhat works fine. However the remote built does not work. As I am a beginner with Devhub I probably missed one step. "Connection to 192.168.178.49 could not be established." is the main message from my understandig (see entire message below). However I have access to the remote system. I hope this is not a big for the community and someone knows what I did wrong. Thanks in advance Franz   Below  the error message is shown:   Errors occurred during the build.Errors running builder 'Remote COBOL Builder' on project 'CobolProgram1'.Could not connect to remote hostConnection to 192.168.178.49 could not be established.Launch command output:Last login: Wed Jan 10 23:26:31 2018 from 192.168.178.23sh -c "/opt/microfocus/VisualCOBOL/remotedev

I am working on an assignment where we need to convert AS400 CL to JCl (which will be executing on MicroFocus enterprise server or microfocus cobol executing engine). Do we have AS400 CL equivalent commands for JCL or Shell Script or COBOL.

Hi all, I am experiencing the following problem : I downloaded and installed Visual Cobol PE for Visual Studio 2017, but I can't activate it.When I select "I want to activate the free product" with my e-mail address (xrousaios@yahoo.gr), I am receiving the following message :"The activation of Micro Focus Visual Cobol personal edition failed. This was because we didn't recognize the email address you endered as having been previously registered with us.". But, when I am visiting the registration page, I couldn't see or find any registration procedure. So, I used the MANUAL activation process, using the "Send Email/Display Fields" sequence and, I sent an email according to the instructions.However, the answer I received was the following :   "The following error occurred during the authorization processMG0106: Unable to authorize the request." I tried it again later, but nothing happened.  Well, I don't know what excactly can I do to solve this issue.  Any help wll b

Is anyone using Redemption and AcuCOBOL to send email to an Outlook contact group?  So far I've not been able to make it work.  

Hello to everyone and happy new year, with health and blessings! As I have Windows XP as Operation System, I installed the personal (free) edition of Visual Cobol 2010 (only Visual Studio 2010 can work on Windows XP, not the earlier versions). I tried to activate it, even manually by sending email at LicenseRequest@microfocus.com, but the acivation failed. I received by email the message: "The following error occurred during the authorization process MG0106: Unable to authorize the request. Please try the authorization later. If this problem persists, please go to Micro Focus community website at http://community.microfocus.com/ and look at the authorization issues under the wiki. For more information start a thread under the Visual COBOL forum." Can you please help me about the issue? Thank you very much in advance.