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I just installed RM/COBOL v 12 on Windows 7 and am trying to compile a project.Unfortunately, I am receiving a compile error concerning InstantSQL (it compiles without error using v10):  2550          [0]           COPY LISQLALL.CPY.  2551          1 000100*===============================================================* LISQLALL  2552          1 000200* LISQLALL.CPY: Copy all of InstantSQL definitions.             * LISQLALL  2553          1 000300* InstantSQL (TM) Version 12.02.                                * LISQLALL&nbsp

hi, i try install RM 12 on Arch Linux but have this problem Copying the RM/COBOL components to /usr/rmcobol...install.sh: línea 810: cpio: no se encontró la ordenERROR: license utility does not exist. i have install on tmp and the file laint.lic need help please#rm#RMCOBOL#linuxcobol

Hello:I return to the forum with the continuation of the problem I had but now I am going more advanced.I bought a new IoBoard to a new vendor that has an API (NuxIOAPI.DLL) and now I can already enter it in the application and send some controls to it (type releto, activate a port, etc).Now the problem I have is the reverse: how to receive an IoBoard event.The command that is required and that is in the documentation is as follows:ValueEnteredEvent (object sender, ValueEnteredEventArgs, and)Can anyone help me?Thank youAlberto Ferraz

Hi Everyone: I've installed an ActiveX for using with Cobol Wow, but the control itself has many objects with its own Methods,Properties and Events. Unfortunately the wow development tools only show the main object. Is there an way in order to access others objects like CreateObject function we use in VB?. In others words how can I create a reference to an object with rm-cobol and wow?. Thanks for your tips, Humberto Betancur

I have a specification to call a stored procedure which accepts a Table type as one of the parameters. Is it possible to create this type of scenario within AcuCobol as a data structure that can be passed to the parameter My current code looks like this and i get an “Invalid SQL data type”,  when trying to call the procedure as i am using a temp table created on the database to pass to the procedure but this is not working.   MOVE "PAYDAY_TEMP" TO chvJournalName. MOVE "01" TO chvVendorCode. EXEC SQL declare spcursor10 cursor for :ret-code = exec P_F_G_UPD_LEDGER_JOURNAL ( :chvJournalName, :chvVendorCode ) END-EXEC. if SQLCODE < 0 perform error-exit exit paragraph. EXEC SQL open spcursor10 END-EXEC. if SQLCODE < 0 perform error-exit exit paragraph. move 0 to num-rows-read. perform until SQLCODE not = 0 EXEC SQL FETCH spcursor10 into :chvReturnStatus, :intBatchNumber, :intRecordsReceived, :intRecordsProcessed, :intRecordsFailed END-

Hi, I need to use an ActiveX from a vendor to control ioboards. How do I incorporate ActiveX into my program? Thanks Alberto Ferraz

Hello. I have AcuCOBOL in Ubuntu, using AcuThin to connect to the server from Windows PCs. Sometimes energy goes wrong and shut downs wifi routers, so users disconnect from the server, and leave the licenses "in use" (socket connecton error). I want to remove these orphaned users from the session without restart the server. If you ask why I'm asking for this, I'm the new sysadmin of my enterprise, but because the last one got fired, I'm clueless about how to use and maintain this software, because the last sysadmin left no manual, neither documentation. I will be very grateful to anyone who can help me.#Linux#Acuthin#communicationsocketerrorThinClientAcuConnect#AcuCobol

Been using IDX4 data configuration in some of my applications BUT apparently it won't go any big compared to IDX8. However I find that IDX8 is much more vulnerable to corruption (well, mostly on desktop/PC power failure interruptions). Is any of you experiencing the same?#netexpress#DataLimitation

The documentation gives the impression that the web-browser control works with the IE version installed on the client: For the control to work, your users must have Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4.0 or later on their machine. But I don't think that's true. The web-browser shows IE7 and this is not even installed on my computer, I'm working with Windows10 and IE11. My question is: Can you set or have you infuence on the IE version that the browser-control is using ? Thanks.

For AcuToWeb, we can check the status of gateway and I am curious for the state. -------UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMDroot      1245     1  0 14:49 ?        00:00:00 /bin/bash Python2.7/pyName:   pythonUmask:  0022State:  S (sleeping) ----------- For the state, can we declare any or it just shows what the status is?#info#Setup#acutoweb

THIS WAS THE OLD CODE BUT DOES NOT WORK WITH ACUTOWEB CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO CONVERT THIS TO THE HTTPPOST STATEMENT?   KIND REGARDS   * Open connection MODIFY objHTTP @Open("Post" strSoapAction 0 "USERNAME" "PASWORD"). * Set Soap headers MODIFY objHTTP@setRequestHeader ("Content-Type", "text/xml; charset=utf-8") MODIFY objHTTP@setRequestHeader ("host", "dbrbms.agro.nl/.../dierenWS_v2_0.wsdll") MODIFY objHTTP@setRequestHeader ("length", 10000) MODIFY objHTTP@setRequestHeader ("soapAction ", strSoapAction) * * send the message display message box strrequest MODIFY objHTTP@send (strRequest) * get the response INQUIRE objHTTP@responseText() IN strResponse. DESTROY objHTTP.

Has anybody come across a converter that takes the old .DDS 'ACCEPT' screen statement to a GUI screen. Not holding out much hope.   John

Greetings: I am looking to convert some very old Micro Focus COBOL code from W/B 4.x to Visual COBOL. I would prefer to use Visual COBOL on Eclipse with JDBC connectivity to SQLite or MySQL. Most importantly, I need some samples for an Eclipse solution.  When using MF COBOL on W/B 4.x or Net Express, we call D/S from COBOL. That is, the COBOL is the driver and D/S is a dependent on the COBOL programs...So, is there a way to call a Java GUI using Native COBOL ? For example, could I create a COBOL project using Eclipse and call the "WindowBuilder" [SWT Designer] screens FROM within COBOL ? => If I need to create a Java project and call the COBOL code from within Java; this is a process I am not familiar with; therefore, I would appreciate a few samples. NOTE:  The only one available on the Micro Focus site shows a dialog-box with "Hello"; I would appreciate anyone that has some samples that has both the COBOL and the Eclipse GUI for me to review in detail

I'm using the personal edition of Visual COBOL for Eclipse. Is this edition eligible for Micro Focus data tools add-pack? If so, how do I get it? Recently I attempted to register at supportline.microfocus.com/ so that I could get the data tools add-pack and the error message I received was, "A customer attempted to register on the Micro Focus SupportLine website but we were unable to complete their registration automatically because the customer didn't know the exact company name or serial number." I'm just someone trying to learn COBOL at home and on my own time. I don't work for or represent a company that uses COBOL. If the personal edition is eligible for the data tools add-pack I would like to get it. Please respond.#PersonalEdition#Eclipse#Windows7#datatoolsadd-pack#VisualCOBOL

Hi, I encountered a licensing problem when I try to compile the acusql sample with "acusql -Pc -Pd -Pu -Pp create.sqb". This is the error issue: Thanks in advance for the reply.

Creating a PDF using -P PDF I do not see any configuration variables for Title, Author, Subject, and most importantly Security? Is there a way to add this ability?

Hi everybody, when using resizable screens, it's a good idea to positioning controls with "column plus 1". Unfortunately, this is not possible in the screen designer in the workbench. Only absolute numerical values can be entered here.I can handle this when I enter "additional properties" "col plus 1".This also works, but the compiler generates "Warning: Repeated or conflicting option".Can this be prevented? Also the generated code does not look nice:                 05 la-lan-iso-2, Label,                 COL 44,50, LINE 14,60, LINES 1,30 CELLS,                 SIZE 2,70 CELLS,                 FONT IS Small-Font, ID IS 1,        &n

How can I differentiate in the keyboard the "dot" of the "dot" of the numerical keyboard?ThankKiko

Problem: After upgrading to ACUCOBOL-GT version 10 a successful START TRANSACTION operation the TRANSACTION-STATUS is set to 99 which indicates ‘not supported’.  All of the conditional checks for success, TRANSACTION-STATUS = 0, now fail. Solution: This is due to ACUCOBOL-GT version 10 including by default the RMFM file system which does not support transactions. The START TRANSACTION operation checks all file systems available and since the RMFM does not support transactions TRANSACTION-STATUS is set to 99. The solution is to add a Runtime configuration setting “RMFM-DETACH 1”. This detaches the RMFM file system so the START operation won’t see it and TRANSACTION-STATUS will be set to zero.  Alternatively, you can remove the RMFM library file itself to prevent it from being loaded.  That is armfm.dll on Windows, and libarmfm.so or libarmfm64.so for non-Windows shared-library builds.  For non-Windows static builds use the configuration

Good day please someone has knowledge or has an example of sending email by defining an SMTP server and attaching a file native Cobol, Many thanks for your collaboration#VisualCOBOL#nativecobol#Email#COBOL#attaching

After doing the form at https://www.microfocus.com/products/visual-cobol/visual-cobol-for-eclipse/personal-edition/windows/trial-download/  and supplying a valid gmail address I'm taken to a page that exclaims Visual COBOL Personal Edition 2.3 product download and registration Thanks for registering–you're on your way. I tried many times it's not there tried other different email no luck either. #COBOL

Hello,           I would like to ask whether it is possible for me to directly access/insert record to MySQL using COBOL program without using AcuSQL/Acu4GL to compile it? Since, my client are asking about the possibility to do it.   Thanks in advance for the reply.

Please, I have problem with inserting PIC N variable into NCHAR column in DB (MSSQL) I read line from UTF-8 file to PIC N record - here is everything ok, but when I do SQL INSERT from this variable to NCHAR column in DB exec sql insert into AAA111 (TEXT) values(:data1) end-exec I got complete rubbish data here. How to do this correctly? Thanks#SQL#cobolnetexpress

 Hi, Previously, I posted a question regarding the use of -P PDF in printing output to pdf format. I am able to print it now thanks to experts that calmly lead me to successfully use the pdf printing support. Now, I am trying to set the PDF settings with margins, font size and all. However, I can't seem to find a runtime environment variable for lines per page. Is there a variable that enables me to set how many lines per page? Thank you.

Hi there, I'm connecting to a MySQL db from Visual COBOL on Windows 10 and have a few questions I'm hoping someone can help with. I have watched Chris Glazier's useful MF video, 'Database Access Using ODBC with Visual COBOL' . (1) I'm assuming 32 bit throughout? I am using defaults in VC which I believe is 32 bit? (2) When setting up my ODBC DSN I have the option of a 'unicode' MySQL 32-bit driver or an 'ansi' one. Which should I use and why? (3) Simplest db sign-in? In our Windows production environment we have (a) standalone machines,  (b) server/client and (c) servers with users connecting with RDT. Is it easier to use built-in windows automatic security or have a specific MySQL username and password which is then specified in the programs. Simplifying deployment is my aim. (4) In a Windows production server/client environment... is (a) the odbc driver needed on each client machine, (b) with an odbc dsn pointing from the client to the ser