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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

Hello,,,Am using Personal COBOL 2015. I want to install the HELP files on my machine, so do not have to go online for help. I think I have set up the files needed (eg, installed Java, downloaded Eclipse Classic  3.6.0. , etc). Refered to https://supportline.microfocus.com/documentation/MFInfocenter.htm Am at the stage where it says  Display the Infocenter by pointing your browser to localhost:8081/.../index.jsp. I have created a batch file to 1) add Java bin directory to the path, and it executes the startup command as per the instructions.(this is all done in a DOS window),  2) I then open my browser and enter the localhost info in and hit ENTER If I open a browser window and input the localhost info, says "local host refused to connect". What does "point your browser" mean here? Thank you...Thomas

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Dear Chris, We are using Server Express 5.2 with AIX 5.1 and we have problem with several Cursor Open. How we can Close of them before finish the program??? Many Thanks 

Hi, I'd like to understand the use of  EXEC SQL INCLUDE a bit better. Can somebody explain (or point me to a good doc explanation)... what does EXEC SQL INCLUDE actually do and also what happens if host variables i.e. table layouts etc aren't declared inside one i.e. are just declared as regular working-storage items? Also does it matter if fields 'included' as it were, are not actually used with sql? Do I need the special sqlda and sqlca includes or are they created automatically? If I do,can I copy the content into my own copybook? - ideally I'll have just one db related copybook that I can put it into the 100 or so programs I'm converting? Should mfsqlmessagetext be 'included' ? Does it matter if it is or isn't?   Thanks in advance, Linden 

I'm attempting to install Visual Cobol vcvs2012_231 on Win2012R2 server. It doesn't ask for any licecnse keys. The installation completed OK. Rebooted server. How or where do I check how the license for VC is actually entered? I can't find any documentation on that. The online documentation says to use the sh and mflmman commands, but those don't exist in Windows. (Yes I know they are Unix/AIX commands but the online WINDOWS documentation for VC says to use the commands.) Can anyone provide some insight where and how the licenses are entered and administered? It doesnt appear in the Entereprise Server Administration tool. Or maybe I'm missing something? Thank you for helping.

We are using Visual Cobol, but it is unmanaged, and most of our screens are still dialog screens. I need to know whenever a certain entry field has its value changed. I know there are ways of doing it with code, dialog etc., but is there something like a CheckChanged Event I can use?  Lost focus doesn't really work because there is no guarantee that the user will tab to a field; they may just click an icon etc.

We use Windows Small Bussiness Server 2003 and Netexpress 5.1.   The FILESHARE works perfect as described in the documentation. If a file/record is locked I receive the file Status 9/65 or 9/68 indicating this Situation.  But besides this Status, is there any way or API to know Information about who has the lock?  I Need the Name of the terminal or user in order to inform who is locking the file or record.

I want to delete a part of a word document. The text I want to delete is between \\\\*\\\\ and \\\\**\\\\. So I need to figure out the range between them. The part in blue I cannot seem to get it right. Does someone know how to translate this bit? Sub FindIt() Dim blnFound As Boolean Dim rng1 As Range Dim rng2 As Range Dim rngFound As Range Dim strTheText As String Application.ScreenUpdating = False Selection.HomeKey wdStory Selection.Find.Text = "\\\\*\\\\" blnFound = Selection.Find.Execute If blnFound Then Selection.MoveRight wdWord Set rng1 = Selection.Range Selection.Find.Text = "\\\\**\\\\" blnFound = Selection.Find.Execute If blnFound Then Set rng2 = Selection.Range Set rngFound = ActiveDocument.Range(rng1.Start, rng2.Start) strTheText = rngFound.Text MsgBox strTheText End If End If 'move back to beginning Sel

Lately I got some strange errors (doesn´t affekt function) stating: Dependent file not found c:\\src\\WinGMS\\OF\\     . Rebuild completeDependent file not found c:\\src\\WinGMS\\OF\\       . when running. Among project files I have a lot nonexistant files, nameed   '.' The can not be deleted. Running Net Express 3.1

looking for a way to loop through a Form.ControlCollection in visual cobol. Any solutions? set netInt to type System.Windows.Forms.Control ControlCollection::Count. set gridViewIndex to 0. perform until gridViewIndex = netInt if controlList[gridViewIndex]::GetType = type TextBox set type System.Windows.Forms.Form ControlCollection.Item[gridViewIndex]::ReadOnly to false add 1 to gridViewIndex end-perform. compiler errors are:  ControlCollection has no visible static member Count type TextBox invalid operand gridViewItem is invalid operand

Hi, I'm trying to understand about SQL cursors. Are cursor names used at run-time i.e. passed to ODBC/SQL engine or just used internally at compile time to associate various EXEC SQL statements. What I'm wondering is... If a COBOL program, 'A' calls two other programs, 'B' and 'C', alternately, to fetch rows from tables T1 and T2, can programs B and C use the same cursor name i.e. such that both programs have the same-named open cursor? I'm asking because I'm switching a system from MF native files to MySQL and I'd like to use copybooks of standard procedures.  Thanks, Linden.    

I am trying to use HttpGet(extend version 9.2) on the google directions api. I have the pointer and a field in the linkage area for the response. The problem is when i use https in the url I get a memory access violation on the field in the linkage area. If use http google tells me i need to use https. I am not sure why i am getting to MAV. Thanks in advance for any help. #HTTP#ACUCOBOL9.2.4

I am a long time Cobol programmer but new to MicoFocus.  I am trying to get a report to print 176 characters on letter paper (16 cpi) without bypassing the windows print driver.  I have looked through the documentation but I just can not get it to work.#ACUCOBOL10.0.1printing

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