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I have moved a legacy native COBOL application to Linux to run under the Visual COBOL runtime. Some of the files are defined as external in their file descriptors ie. opened once and shared between modules within the run unit.At the same time I am exploring access to the same application's files from a web front end through Java and Visual COBOL wrappers around native code.Both systems run successfully in isolation but if the native application is started after the webapp, the files declared external fail to open returning runtime error 9/064. I have no definition for this error.Can you explain what is happening here?

I want to get all my documentation up to date, but can't find the serial number or version/build of my Micro Focus Visual Cobol for Visual Studio 2010.#VisualCOBOL

The vcvs2017_30.exe installer will not let me repair or uninstall my trial copy of Visual Cobol 3.0. Here is the end of the log when I tried to uninstall: 02F0:0508][2017-09-02T00:36:49]i304: Verified existing payload: MFVSIXINSTALL at path: C:\\ProgramData\\Package Cache\\13878A2A80E0CFE60A5AC97A3A35E19FA3CBD595\\MFVSIXInstall.exe.[02F0:0378][2017-09-02T00:36:49]i301: Applying execute package: MFVSIXINSTALL, action: Uninstall, path: C:\\ProgramData\\Package Cache\\13878A2A80E0CFE60A5AC97A3A35E19FA3CBD595\\MFVSIXInstall.exe, arguments: '"C:\\ProgramData\\Package Cache\\13878A2A80E0CFE60A5AC97A3A35E19FA3CBD595\\MFVSIXInstall.exe" -u -q'[02F0:0378][2017-09-02T00:36:50]e000: Error 0x80004003: Process returned error: 0x80004003[02F0:0378][2017-09-02T00:36:50]e000: Error 0x80004003: Failed to execute EXE package.[1584:1664][2017-09-02T00:36:50]e000: Error 0x80004003: Failed to configure per-machine EXE package.[1584:1664][2017-09-02T00:36:50]i319: Applied execute package: MFVSIXINSTALL, res

This article explains how to customize the content of the SOAP Exception returned to a Web Service Client. Problem: When a Container Managed service of Web Service sets a return-code that is superior to the maximum success RETURN-CODE, which indicates to Enterprise Server to Rollback, it can be useful to retrieve to the client consuming the service a detailed information about what occurred. This is the aim of the MFRHSOAP User Exit 8. Resolution: This sample attached to this article demonstrates a simple COBOL user exit 8 program for MFRHSOAP, the Web Services request handler for Enterprise Server. MFRHSOAP user exits can be used to manipulate the SOAP request and response messages, the parameters passed to and from the COBOL service program, and other aspects of request processing. For more information, see the Net Express or Server Express 5 documentation. In the current documentation set, information on MFRHSOAP user exits can be found in Micro Focus Server > C

Salve, per la versione in oggetto come posso collegarmi e lavorare su due pc contemporaneamente quindi in multifunzione? in passato lo facevo ma non ricordo cosa bisogna fare... attendo il vostro aiuto

I need to call a c# user control when a COBOL window is minimized or maximized.  The window action works correctly, but I can't find an event or message that I can trap.

The character based Dialog System is available with the latest Visual COBOL PE. Looking at the  Dialog System Character Mode Guide the Tutorial Section makes reference to many example programs (*.s, *.err, *.sl, *.cbl, *.mf, *.cpb etc.)Is there a website where I might download these programs as they are not included in the Visual COBOL release?Thanks

provo ad avviare un programma di contabilità che avvio su un pc con windows xp professionale su windows 10 ma mi da questo errore: errore di sistema 66tipo di risorsa di rete non corretto"RUNCBL" non è riconosciuto come comando interno o esterno,un programma eseguibile o un file batch

       FILE SECTION.       XD XML-STREAM.       01 XML-REC       IDENTIFIED BY "envelope".       02 body          IDENTIFIED BY "body".              03 FILLER        IDENTIFIED BY "werkgevers"                        OCCURS 20 TIMES                        COUNT IN werkgevers-COUNT.       04 FILLER        IDENTIFIED BY "werkgever".       05 FILLER      &n

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.