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AcuXDBC returns the error message "We cannot return the data producing this query because of its complexity" when opening a table using an ODBC connection in MS Excel. If MS Query is used instead of the ODBC connection, no error occurs.  Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016498#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Is there a tool or process to migrate a native COBOL project from a version of Visual COBOL or Visual Studio to another version? Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016479#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Editor is not accepting the arrow keys for navigation instead its inserting A B C D as up down right left. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016417#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

We have to connect a scale for cattle via a USB (defined COM3) with ACUCOBOL 10.1.5. The command and the answer are in the image. Somebody experience with this matter? Kind regards

I have below variable: 01 WS-KEY  05 WS-KEY1 PIC X(08).  05 WS-KEY2 PIC X(50). While trying to read WS-KEY against the file, I am getting file status code of 23 (which means that record is not present). However, when I checked the file, I can see the record. I am suspecting that the WS-KEY2 has junk value somewhere in it which might be leading status code of 23. How can I display the hexadecimal value of WS-KEY (or WS-KEY2 alone) to check if it has any junk value. I tried using HEX-OF function but I believe that may not be relevant for RM/COBOL.

Hello, What are the support Oracle ODBC drivers for Visual COBOL 4? Is Oracle 19 32bit ODBC driver supported for Visual COBOL 4? Is there somewhere in documentation that details supported ODBC drivers for Visual COBOL releases? Thank you, Doug

I just installed Visual COBOL. I get the COBOL language option in Visual Studio 2022 but not 2019. Can I configure the "VSIX Installer" to target VS 2019? Also, not sure what type of project to start in Visual Studio to debug Infor Lawson Microfocus COBOL. Also do not know how to connect Visual Studio to the source code on the Infor server. Do I have to download the PD, WS, rpt and .scr files to my local windows PC? Any help appreciated!

After installing the Oracle Data Provider (ODP.NET) 19c product files, the Oracle Data Providers still do not show in the Visual COBOL ADO.NET Connection Editor. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016031#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Program contains : 10 TIP-LIABILITY-ARR PIC X(2) VARYING. ... EVALUATE TIP-LIABILITY-ARR ... WHEN 'R' ... WHEN 'NB' The evaluation was working in Server Express 2.2 but is not working in Server Express 5.1Server Express 5.1, always checks 2 characters, and therefore tests with only one character (eg WHEN 'R') fail.To make the program work the source needs to be changed to: EVALUATE TIP-LIABILITY-ARR (1:TIP-LIABILITY-LEN ) Is there a compile directive to get the same behavior in Server Express 2.2, in Server Express 5.1, without changing the program source code? Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016138#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

The Micro Focus Native Database File Handler (MFDBFH) enables you to store your COBOL data files in a relational database without changing your application. This walk-through outlines the steps required to store your data files in a relational database. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000015911#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

After upgrading Kubernetes version and O/S Kernel, attempts to run a COBOL program under COBOL Server for Docker might begin issuing 245 COBOL RTS errors consistent with not being licensed: 245 There are no valid product licenses Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016093#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

For issues using the Eclipse remote connection type "Micro Focus DevHub SSH Only", a checklist of items that may interfere with remote debugging. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000015528#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

I have network printer HP LaserJet Pro M428f-M429f with static IP address 10.0.0.27. It was installed using TPC/IP option on Windows 10. Printing from Windows is OK but from Cobol program I got error: error code: 114, pc=350F, call=1, seg=0 114 Attempt to access item beyond bounds of memory (Signal 11) When I try to print with another printer ( locally connected with USB) everything is normal.This is my code: PERFORM PRNW-OPEN. PRNW-OPEN.     *-------- move 1 to Prn-Flags.     *-----------definisi pre poziva Prn-Flags------------------------      move 0 to Prn-WinHand.      move "Greska kod OPEN Printera !!! " to Prn-Errtxt.      *-----------Izracunavanje duzine naziva liste--------------------      MOVE 128 TO Prnw-len.      MOVE PrnDoc-naz TO Prnw-InCHR.      PERFORM PRNW-Title-Len.      IF PrnDoc-naz = Space THEN;     &nbs

Hello, Recently, when working in a Visual COBOL 4.0 Visual Studio 2017 environment, if we leave Visual Studio 2017 up for a length of time, we get the following Visual Studio 2017 error.   We then have to kill Visual Studio 2017 via Task Manager.   Has anyone else experienced this?  Could this have been caused by a Microsoft update?

We are using WPF with Visual COBOL in our software, and our software is setup where our screens display in tabs.   I need to figure out a way to check to see if the user has a program open in one tab, and then tries to run that exact program from a call statement in another program.  I want to display an error message letting them know that the program is already open on another tab. Is there a way to do this? 

We applications running under cobol server on Linux (RHEL 8) with a temporary license and have a permanent license to install. Can this be done without stopping our COBOL applications?

By importing the project.app i can see in the importReport.txt following lines: * Did not optimize 'adm-anb_dll', as its 'link with lib file' link setting contains a non-default value * Did not optimize 'cgtools_dll', as its 'link with lib file' link setting contains a non-default value * Did not optimize 'eti-anb_dll', as its 'run-time model' link setting contains a non-default value * Did not optimize 'LLMODULES_dll', as its 'run-time model' link setting contains a non-default value What can i do to find the non-default value and correct this? thanks for help!

Find references to DS.ICN resource file in Dialog System screensets Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000015983#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Server Express throws an error when trying to use a license: "No more licenses for this product are available"  but there is no obvious process consuming such license (eg. compilation, animator). Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016012#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Each Patch Update release of Visual COBOL is provided with a .zip file containing Help content that can be installed into the Visual Studio Help Viewer. This file can be obtained as a separate download from the SLD site. If I already have installed the base release of the Help content into Visual Studio then how do I install the updated Help content? Are these files cumlative? Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000015975#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

The Visual COBOL intrinsic function INTEGER-OF-DATE returns a RTS error 181 when specifying an invalid date as an argument. We were expecting it to return a zero. Why? Example statement: compute date-int = FUNCTION INTEGER-OF-DATE (20230230) If a valid date is used then the integer is returned correctly. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000015976#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

mfsort using "take" file generated using a UNIX script, produces incorrect results Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000015955#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

 References to some variables are not being resolved at run-time or while debugging (.NET) Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000014696#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Compiling programs with debug option increases *.so file size dramatically Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000015829#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

After adding a service reference into a project with SQL directives (e.g. SQL(DBMAN=ADO)...) , the build fails with "Undefined ECM error. Inform Technical Support. Error code 12." Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000015594#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs