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Hi. Recently, i code a test program as below : IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. HELLO. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 WS-TEST PIC 9(5)V9(2) VALUE 13.5. 01 WS-NUM3 PIC S9(3)V9(2) VALUE -123.45. PROCEDURE DIVISION. DISPLAY WS-TEST. DISPLAY WS-NUM3. STOP RUN. When i run by ctrl f11 then the result in console command is : 000135012345- But when i run this project on OpenCobolIDE then result is correct :  00013.50 -123.45 Plz help me.#CobolEclipse

Who have programmed in Cobol a Integration of novell now MicroFocus Groupwise (the better email/collaboration) and will Exchange his experience and source code? thanks for you interest and help

I have a new Windows 7 professional laptop, and need to install NetExpress 3.1.  I have the original CD, but it does not install.  Is there any downloads available to make this work.  I have to have 3.1 for current client support. Thanks

I followed the instructions from this link: community.microfocus.com/.../11460.aspx I tried setting a procedure-pointer to the Windows libraries in order to load them but I get error 173 when executing the set procedure pointer statements. For example:  set pp to entry "kernel32.dll". I had to set up project references to the libraries in my SysWOW64 folder.  Does anyone know why setting a procedure-pointer isn't working? This happens even if I include SywWOW64 in the path.

Problem: How do I use COBOL Source Information (CSI) with Visual COBOL? Resolution: Overview COBOL Source Information (CSI) is a well-established code analysis view of COBOL programs, and is available within Visual COBOL. CSI displays information about programs based on queries and displays the results in the Micro Focus Code Analysis window. CSI queries provide a wide range of information about a program, for example: Where data items are defined, used, and modified. Where paragraphs and sections are executed. Which procedures a paragraph or section executes. Where subprograms are called. The copybook structure of a program. Running CSI Queries  There are a number of ways to run a CSI Query: Click the Quick Browse button  on the COBOL toolbar. This invokes the CSI query control. A CSI query can be entered followed by Enter. In the example below the Special Query COPY has been entered:The query results are displayed in the Micro F

Hi, We are a bit lost,  We need help ! We have developed  a cobol solution on redhat LINUX , it runs on Linuxredhat  V6 with server express 5.1 ! We need to upgrade to Linuxredhat 7 , I read the products matrix which has no cobol for redhat 7 ! which COBOL do we need to use ? Whare are the impacts ? regards

please take me off whatever email list I am on. I posted one thread and promptly received my answer. So thank you for that.  now i get several emails a day from threads I am not associated with.  i have tried muting the thread several times, and am taken to a page saying the thread is muted however I still receive constant emails.  Please remove me asap. 

I am trying to activate the free Visual Cobol PE version after installing it every time I try it throws a Authorization Process Error. "MG0006: unable to authorized the request."#MG0006Error

Hi, we want to provide our bills with the GiroCode-QR-Code. For generating the QR-Code we might use the function "Girocode.dll" in the .Net SDK. Please see below for an example how to use this: FormatName[] imageFormats = new FormatName[] { FormatName.BMP,         FormatName.PNG, };       foreach (FormatName fn in imageFormats)     {           string bic = "SOLADES1PFD";         string name = "GiroSolution AG";         string iban = "DE23690516200012345600";         Decimal amountBD = 15.00m;         String purpose = "Zahlen mit Code";           GiroCode.GiroCode giroCode = new GiroCode.GiroCode         {

Could you help me? I'm a student taking COBOL and I downloaded the Microfocus Visual COBOL PE and installed it in Visual Studio 15 Professional. When I create a COBOL project I get a product activation menu that asks if I want to activate automatically or manually. I tried activating automatically and got a "MG0006: Unable to authorize the request." error. So I tried activating manually and sent an email containing some kind of encrypted string to the license request email address at Microfocus. A Few minutes later I got back an email saying, "Authorization Process Error. The following error occurred during the authorization process: MG0006: Unable to authorize the request. I tried rebooting, reinstalling both Visual Studio and Visual COBOL, and searched the knowledgebase for a solution. This is my dad's computer (he owns Visual Studio 2015) and I don't know what to do. Here's the encrypted string I sent in the email.  Lucius Michael Dark

Hello, could anyone help me ? I need to create a window as a form in Visual COBOL .NET and then create a listview object into this form but from the listview class written in simple native code. So after creation of the form I need to call native code with the handle of the form and here's the problem. First time I use the form handle in the native code as a parameter in calling Windows API functions causes exception and the process is terminated. I was looking for the solution and I've found that perhaps something like SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurity attribute must be specified in the calling managed code. But I don't know if I'm right and if I'm how to declare it. In the attachment file is dialog-box with the exception thrown by first calling Windows API with the form handle.#nativeunmanagedmanagedsecurityWindowsAPI

The issue. I have a c# application that does the following: reads an xml file with menu tree items, gets the user and groups from AD then using that information builds the menu tree. Each of the menu tree leaves are visual cobol programs that the user can run. Currently I have a switch statement looking at the name of the node and opening the appropriate winform (visual cobol). I would like to use reflection by having the visual cobol class name in the xml file. That way when I add a new program, I can update the xml file and upload the cobol program without needing to recompile the c sharp application. I've tried using: Activator.CreateInstance which gives me a "could not load type ***** from assembly *******"  Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CreateInstance which throws "object reference not set to as instance of an object" Any one have any thoughts? I have not issue just writing a large switch and recompiling whenever a new program is added.

I am a student attempting to activate the free 1 year version of visual cobol.  I have downloaded it but when i try to acquire the free license i get an error.  Please advise

Hey when I try to activate the product I get an error code MG0006.

When trying to activate VCVS2015 in visual studios I get the same error as everyone else when trying to active when it's an error. #VCVS2015ActivationError

I am not able to activate the free 1 year version of visual cobol. I can download it but when it asks for my registered account it has an error MG0006. Help#COBOL#error

I'm receiving the unable to authorize the request, MG0006 error.  I have a class of approximately 40 students that are depending on this software.  Please advise on how to prevent this error.Capture.zip

Kindly anyone can help, I'm using Net Express 5.1 : I was trying to build Cgiprg2 in build release (demo with Netexpress 5.1), but I'm always getting an error as bellow : Starting rebuildRebuilding C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Micro Focus\\Net Express 5.1\\Examples\\Net Express IDE\\CGI\\Cgiprg2.cblRebuilding DEBUG\\CGIPRG2.EXEERROR: (1) Cannot open file : cbllds000013E0.lnkRebuild complete with errors

Switching to Relativity from a previous ODBC database connection and running in to some walls. In my previous product I could terminate each valid sql update statement with a semi colon and then execute hundreds of statements at a time. Relativity does not like this. Also in the previous product I could use the UNION statement to bring back one record set from multiple select statements and Relativity does not buy that. Any suggestions on work around solutions?  Thanks.#RelativityUnion

Hi We are upgrading from a .NET Windows Forms application in Visual Cobol 2.1running on Windows XP pc's, pointing to Cobol Server 2.1 license on Windows Server 2012 to Visual Cobol 2.3 on new Windows 10 pc's pointing, to Cobol Server 2.3 license on same server.  We want to confirm that these are the steps to be taken to upgrade: 1. Uninstall Cobol Server 2.1 on server. 2. Delete any directories used by Cobol Server not deleted during uninstall. 3. Install Cobol Server 2.3. 4. Copy the run-time assemblies from, say, %ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Micro Focus\\COBOL Server\\redist\\v4.0 to the application folder. No need to revoke the server license before uninstalling Cobol Server 2.1. On each Windows 10 pc: Install Micro Focus License Asministration tool and use Advanced configuration to point the pc to the license server. Also, if we run into difficulties and want to roll back to Cobol Server 2.1 can we just uninstall Cobol Sevrer 2.3 and reinstall Cobol Server 2.1? Thank you Brend

Hello. One of our customers reported an error related to NetExpress 3.0.14 Dialog System. This error is a cblrtss.dll exception that appears in the MFDEBUG.LOG file. In this file, the call stack shows: our application --> DSRUN --> dsgrun --> dsrx-nt. There is no more information. I searched the dsrx-nt file and only found it into DSGRUN.DLL. Can you tell me what is dsrx-nt and which can be the cause of that error? Thanks beforehand.#dialogsystem#dsrx-nt

In the Net Express is limit 256 MB for variable declaration. Is there a limits for WORKING-STORAGE or DATA-DIVISION sections in the Visual Cobol 2.3 update 2? What are the limits for file size in this new cobol? Thanks for an answer. Petr.

(if necessary to post in English contact me) Bom dia, preciso urgente de uma ajudar dos amigos coboleiros, Hoje eu gero vários XML para transações em meu sistema, porém a partir de dezembro serei obrigado assinar o XML com um certificado, estou usando o NetExpress 3.1 e não encontrei nada e nem o suportline da microfocos conseguiu me ajudar, alias pediu para colocar na comunidade. Tenho que desenvolver isso no NetExpress 3.1, mesmo que já compramos a licença do Visual Cobol for Visual Studio, pois não terei tempo hábil para atualizar todos clientes nessa nova versão. Por favor alguém poderia me ajudar e se possível enviar exemplos de como fazer isso, mesmo que seja através da DLL Capicom, que faz esse serviço de validar e assinar o XML. atenciosamente Renato Soares Vieira

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Hi, Any plans to support RM/Panels in Visual Cobol? Regards