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Could you please provide an example of calling Java from Visual Cobol ? Including parameter and return value ? I've checked the following site , but it looks a bit complicated and I don't know if it's the only correct way.... https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/visual-cobol/vc60/DevHub/BKDIDIJAFCS005.html Thank you

Hi, I’am not a cobol programmer. For a work I need to read vision files because I need to integrate two different systems. I can read it correctly using vutil -unload and parsing the fixed record structure file it will give me in output. As the file is very big, this process requires time to read and parse the entire vision file every time. I found the extract option of vutil with which I can specify a key value to start with. However I cannot understand how I can specify this value when the primary key of the vision file has multiple parts.#vutil#AcuCobol

I would like to deepen my knowledge of Visual Cobol. I use the Personal Edition for this. Is it possible to use the IMTK in the edition? It seems to me that I cannot make the Enterprise Server available for the Personal Edition.

We have RM installed on an older server and we are trying to update/upgrade the server so it was decided we would stand up a new server and install COBOL from scratch on it. the server its on currently is an old fedora build, and the new one is Debian 12 32bit. we have tried to install on ubuntu 20.4, fedora 40, and now debian 12 32 bit and every time it will run the install.sh file and say        RM/COBOL Installation ___________________________ (press system cancel key to abort) Operating system detected: and then just crash out to the terminal. would it be due to it being too old of a version of RM to work on the new system? or is it only good for one install? any ideas????? file systems are ext4. #RMCOBOL#RMCobol

I have a simple cobol program that currently receives a json payload from another cobol program (via an API type call).  We have a need for a C++ program to be able to pass the same json string to the cobol program via the existing api calling method (currently oracle tuxedo). I have a working cpp client and its json is structured correctly, the json it pretty simple and is along the lines of the following: { "APICALL": {"APINAME":"DUMMYAPI", "APIPARAMS": {"PARM1":"VALUE1", "PARM2": "VALUE2"}}} The cobol program that is receiving the API call needs to extract the APINAME and pass the APIPARAMS string when calling the cobol module named in "APINAME". I need to be able to just pass the value of APIPARAMS on, if I have something like the following defined: 01 API-CALL. 03 API-NAME PIC X(30). 03 API-PARAMS PIC X(400). If I "JSON PARSE" it I end up with binary "junk" in API_PARAMS (API-NAME is spot on) in my cobol program, unless I call if from another cobol program.  When that

I have a question on RM/COBOL program(s) and its relation to CPU usage.  I have around 10 Cobol programs use to run for long on Linux machine. Linux machine has 8 CPUs. I noticed all programs is trying to use 1-2 CPU while other remain unutilized. Programs are running slow. Is there way to optimized CPUs usage so that 1 RM/COBOL program run per CPU?  #Linux#RM/COBOL

Downloaded Visual COBOL for Visual Studio Personal Edition Named User WebEval SW E-LTY as free trial. Install environment: Windows Server 2022 Visual Studio 2022 Community (17.10.5). Install error message: Log extract: [150C:1EE8][2024-07-26T12:21:07]i052: Condition 'WixBundleInstalled or ignorechecks="1" or VS2022ValidInstance="1"' evaluates to false. [150C:1EE8][2024-07-26T12:21:07]e000: Error 0x81f40001: Bundle condition evaluated to false: WixBundleInstalled or ignorechecks="1" or VS2022ValidInstance="1" Any thoughts / similar experiences / workarounds ?

Hello, I want to use ODBC connection to postgres database  with a cobol SQL program (Visual Cobol + oesql). I've got this error : SQL CODE : 000019520-ORDER : OPEN CURPARMODMESSAGE SQL : Connection does not support HOLD cursors How can i configure my ODBC.ini to work correctly with HOLD cursor Or is there a postgres ODBC driver on Linux with HOLD cursor capability ? Thanks for your help. Laurent.

My current licenses for Visual Cobol Personal Edition and Visual Studio Community Edition are due for renewal very shortly. Under the new arrangements with Rocket Software are there any changes to the licensing of VCPE (with VS2022)? TIA

when i convert a .h file with h2cpy.exe the names are cut on 30 characters. Is there a option to keep the long names from the h file? in Visual Cobol 9.x h2cpy.exe is not here i missed so many thinks in VC as Type Library, h2cpy, out directory, etc Thanks for help cg

Hello, I have this error when i start the deamon: /opt/microfocus/VisualCOBOL/remotedev/startrdodaemon Error - Product build environment incorrectly set Error output was:*1889-S** License failure: no license available.cob64: error(s) in compilation: cobcheckinstall10420686.cbl Thank you 

Hello, I have a problem with a small application that I have that reads the citizen card using the chip. The card is read, the data is imported, but when the photo image is written it gives an error: "Generic error in GDI+" (I send the error as an attachment). I have two computers where one of them records the photo without any problem and the other gives this error. The instruction that gives the error is as follows: invoke bitmapx::Save(ccPictureFilePath, type ImageFormat::Jpeg)where bitmapx using class System.Drawing.Bitmap.I'm waiting for your notices.Best regardsAlberto Ferraz

Will the Visual COBOL release cadence continue as is?  Is there a new release coming? 

I upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11 by getting a whole new machine.  I downloaded Enterprise Developer 8.0 and Patch 18 on top of Visual Studio 2019 and tried to build a few programs.  The few I've tried all failed - most but not all of the copybooks can't be located.  What is happening here?  I've never had a problem with previous upgrades, with of Windows versions or more often Micro Focus.

Hi, I'm encountering an issue with a DLL built on the .NET Framework 4.7.2. I generated a .def file using axDefGen and included it in my AcuCobol program. Although the function I needed appeared in the .def file, I encountered a "System Exception, Member not found" error when running the AcuCobol program. I then tried using NetDefGen to generate the .def file, despite knowing it only supports .NET 1.1 and 2.0 versions. The .def file was generated with the required function, but during compilation, I faced numerous errors, causing the system to abort the process. Can anyone suggest a solution to these issues? Thanks, Aji Cherian

Hi, Can someone provide a link to Chris Glazier's video 'Database Access Using ODBC with Visual COBOL'. I believe there are other videos in the same series, but I am not able to find them.   Thanks, Luis

I am trying to use 2 below copybooks.   SGUPTA     COPY "lixmlall.cpy".            == > standard xml copybook T01153     COPY "XXXBUF.CPY".              == > Internal copybook.   I place tdhem just before the linkage section. But kept on getting error like   170651    973767   SGUPTA     XML INITIALIZE                               $   $ >>>>>   1) 0465: E Verb expected. (scan suppressed). >>>>>   2) 0005: I Scan resumed.   170653             SGUPTA     XML GET UNIQUEID    &

We are working with another company to get their product working with ours - and they have written iframes to display their information.  Is there a way to call those iframes within Visual COBOL. P.S. We are only on Version 5.0 of the software - we are well aware that we need to upgrade. We just cannot at the moment. 

I have installed the Microfocus Visual Cobol 9 after downloading the product from the "">www.microfocus.com/.../overview". I have also installed a community edition of Visual Studio 2022 prior to the Visual Cobol install, and I can develop .net applications in it. However I am unable to create any of the "Visual COBOL" template projects. Creating these gives an error in Visual Studio. I cannot even open a COBOL file and when I try to do so, I can see the an error listed below the ribbon(Screen shot attached) in Visual Studio. The error reads as follows "Visual Cobol for Visual Studio does not have a valid License". When I try to install the License following the visual studio link in the error message, I get the error shown in the attached screenshot. Please note that I have already installed the Visual Cobol License Manager and activated the product on the Microfocus Site. How do I get past this installation error and start some coding in COBOL. #VisualCOBOL#COBOL#Installation#lice

Problem Who provides support for the BIS-Express web application generator for Xcentrisity Business Information Server(XBIS)? Resolution   BIS-Express is an application and web service generator designed to work with Micro Focus' Xcentrisity Business Information Server software.  This application generation solution is supported, and distributed, by England Technical Services (ETS). Below is a link to their home page:               http://showcase.netins.net/web/etsinc/index.html   Note:   The standard Xcentrisity BIS product is supported by Micro Focus; however the specific syntax of BIS Express or issues relating to the use of BIS Express are supported by ETS. #BISExpress#RMCOBOL

Hi team, My existing visual cobol is working oracle, i am looking for compatiblity report from cobol analyzer if i connect with postgres database. will it cobol analyzer will provide such report? #VisualCOBOL

I'm running the following environment: VisualCOBOL 9 Patch Update 2Micro Focus VS Code extension 1.0.57VS Code version 1.90.0 on Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows (10 and 11) The outlining feature does not work when a COBOL file is loaded into the editor.  The message "No symbols found in document <filename>.cbl" is displayed. Syntax highlighting is working, however there is no dynamic parsing of the source (I'm not sure if there should be - it's present for other languages such as shell scripts).  Nothiing ever shows up in the "Problems" tab. I seem to recall that code outlining worked for about 10 minutes after I installed the extension, but hasn't worked since.   I can't replicate this by reinstalling the extension. In addition CTRL-clicking on variables to see their definitions, CTRL clicking on paragraph or section names, or hovering over either of them does nothing either. There are no other enabled COBOL extensions installed. In short, the extension seems to b

We are on RMCobol v 12.17 32 bit. We are trying to make sure that LCS can read Environment Variables from a Windows Machine to be used by code. Code should successfully read the following 2 environment variables HOMEDRIVE HOMEPATH Code should concatenate those 2 values, and code should then be able to use that single value as the new location to be used instead of any hardcoded references to the current drive.  I am trying to find the function code for the GetFirmwareEnvironmentVariableExA function.  Do either of you have any idea where I can find this? Is it available in 12.17?        GetPrivateProfileInt code is WF03A        GetPrivateProfileString code is WF03B.        GetFirmwareEnvironmentVariableExA?

Hello everyone. In a computer with two monitors, is there any way to select through code in AcuBench 8.0 which monitor to display the screen on? Thank you.

Hi, every one I'm having an issue with an Acucobol application where the error shown in the attached photos appears. This error only occurs for one user who connects to the application using an Android tablet and a remote desktop client. The rest of the users who connect to the application via terminal service do not experience this problem, so I believe it must be something related to the tablet's connection. If anyone could provide me with some information regarding this, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you very much.