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When will VC 2.3 be released? Thanks.

Background info:  Visual Studio 2013, Visual COBOL 2.2 Update 2, COBOL Managed, Windows Forms Application 1. Create a new project called Test as described above (a new project with a Form1 will be created) 2. In Solution Explorer, right click on Form1.cbl & use the Rename function to rename it to TestForm1.cbl (we are just changing the name of the form) 3.  In the designer, select a label from the toolbox and drag to the form - and in the properties, Text, put a very long/large amount of text into the label as its contents (I used about 300 characters). (My understanding:  this encourages VS to make use of a "resource" file to store the label's lengthy text). 4.  Try to debug the project.  Most likely you will get this exception:  MissingManifestResourceException was unhandled on this line in TestForm1.Designer.cbl: set label1::Text to resources::GetString("label1.Text") 5. ... so try to fix th

SupportLine engineers frequently require a log file in order to troubleshoot an issue; therefore it is expedient to include these files when reporting a problem.  Following are instructions for obtaining commonly required logs to attach to your support incident.  There are alternatives for some of these instructions, such as setting configuration variables.  Use those ways if they are more familiar to you.  General Information Runtime Compiler AcuServer Thin Client AcuXDBC   Note: The log files described here are a helpful starting place; additional tracing may be requested by Customer Care to further troubleshoot.   General Information:  [back to top] Log Name: All of the log and list files described below may be assigned any name which can include the path.  The Runtime log in recent versions may use wildcards to include unique information in the name:               &nbs

In Visual Cobol 2.2, I have a GNT where I'm trying to replace a call to a COM object with a call to WCF Web Service written in C#.  I have the service installed on the server, but I'm not sure how to code the call.  I've created a WSDL for the service, but when I run "Generate Client From WSDL", I get "error generating console client." So, my questions are: 1.  Why is my attempt to generate the client from the WSDL failing, and 2.  Is there an example of how to call the WCF service from a GNT? Thanks!

Hello! I try to install VisualCOBOL for Eclipse PE and every time get error related to missing Java. At first I try to install in Windows 10 (x64) and receive error, that I must install Oracle Java 32bit not older than 1.6. I have installed Oracle JDK v.1.8 for x32 and x64. I found recommendation to install not so new version of JRE. Ok, I download and install v.1.7 and v.1.6 successively. and each time I receive the same error. [2CC0:1004][2015-09-04T09:22:18]i301: Applying execute package: visualcoboleclipse22x86, action: Install, path: C:\\ProgramData\\Package Cache\\{7BFAAF39-DCCF-4E2C-BF3C-B9101A9EA26A}v2.2.00244\\Visual COBOL\\visualcoboleclipse22x86.msi, arguments: ' ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT="1" MSIFASTINSTALL="7" INSTALLDIR="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Micro Focus\\Visual COBOL" ECLIPSEINSTALLDIR="D:\\eclipse\\"'[2CC0:211C][2015-09-04T09:22:18]i304: Verified existing payload: visualcoboleclipse22x64 at path: C:\\ProgramData\\Package Cache\\{36FF2B25-510F-445E-B310-88D31C4E0858}v2.2.00

Windows Server 2012 comes in 4 "flavours", including Essentials, Foundation, and Standard.  My question is whether AcuXBIS, using Extend 9.1.1 or 9.2.0, will run on Server2012 Essentials with no issue, or is 2012 Standard required? Thanks Tony

Is  there an example of a COBOL program that uses the Screen Section available.Thanks,#Eclipse#COBOLserver

Output of RECOVER2 in RM/COBOL, is it a BINARY SEQUENTIAL file ? Does anyone have COBOL code to make BINARY SEQUENTIAL to LINE SEQUENTIAL.  Thanks in Advance.#rm

ISSUE:  When you try to activate a product using an .mflic license file or an Authorization Code you get the following error: SOLUTION: This error occurs because of a misconfiguration in the License Administration tool.  The "License Server" list that informs the License Administration tool which license servers to connec to needs the following in the list: You local machine hostname or loopback IP: 127.0.0.1 A license server hostname connected to your network You need to add your local machine to this list in order for you to be able to activate licenses locally.  1. Navigate to the License Administration tool > Options > Advance Configuration 2. Click on the "change" button next to the "License Sarver" field. 3. Add your local machine to the "License Server" list (Seperate each machine with a colon) You should now be able to activate your product. 

ISSUE: When you try to activate a product using an .mflic license file or an Authorization Code you get the following error:  SOLUTION: This error is due to a misconfiguration on your License Administration Tool.  The "License Server" list which informs the License Administration tool where to look for license should include: Your local machine (hostname or loopback IP: 127.0.0.1) Where you can apply named user licenses A license server on your network Where you can check out/in concurrrent licenses To resolve this issue you will need to add your local machine to the "License Server" list.  Open the License Administration tool> Option > Advance Configuration Click on "change" next to License Server field Add your local machine IP address or hostname (SEPERATE EACH MACHINE WITH A COLON) You should now be able to activate your product. 

Problem: When running an ASP.NET application the following error occurs: BC30009: Reference required to assembly 'MicroFocus.COBOL.Runtime, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0412c5e0b2aaa8f0' containing the implemented interface 'MicroFocus.COBOL.Program.IObjectControl'. Add one to your project.This occurs whenever a COBOL data item is added to the global.asax.cbl file. A .NET type such as string can be added successfully but a data item using the COBOL PIC clause cannot. This error occurs even when a project reference to the MicroFocus.COBOL.Runtime assembly is added. Resolution: To allow COBOL data items to be used in the global.asax.cbl file you must add a reference to the assembly directly in the web.config file under the compilation section. It should look something like the following:

I am a developer in Cobol (ACUCOBOL-GT), now I want to develop an application on computer tablets: Micro Focus What tool can I use?#Mobiledeveloper

  Hi,   i did follow the instructions mentioned in below article "community.microfocus.com/.../4311.9220-attempt-to-execute-more-than-one-sort-or-merge-simultaneously.aspx" I did add the SECTION keyword for both the input and output procedure but still I am getting the same error. I am using VS 2013 with Visual cobol 2.2 on windows 7. Thank you.

This demo is designed for Visual COBOL for Visual Studio and shows an ASP.NET Web application with a .NET COBOL back-end that runs in IIS. When you’ve completed the steps below, you can open the solution file in Visual Studio and run the airport demo yourself. Instructions: Download a free copy of Visual COBOL for Visual Studio Watch the video to see how it's done Follow the step-by-step guide to build your own Airport Project For more information visit: www.microfocus.com/mobile AirportDemo-VisualStudio.zip#Mobile#VisualCOBOL

I'm getting an "invalid operand" as well as a couple of other errors on the following statement: display ctr in-emp-record upon console    on exception        display "Wow!"    not on exception        add 1 to ctrend-display. I thought that adding "upon console" would have satisfied the syntax rule 7 for format 1 on the following documentation page: http://documentation.microfocus.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.microfocus.eclipse.infocenter.visualcobol.vs2013/GUID-CBF8DCDC-1F63-4C02-AC0C-7FABBE6A04AD.html Any other suggestions on using the "on exception" clause?#Display#OnException

I open a connection in my VB.Net Client and then i use exec ado bind connection statement in order to share the open connection with my Visual Cobol class and perform some exec sql statements. I close the connection in VB and Cobol and when i try to use the same connection again i get an sql error "Duplicate connection name". I'm sure that both connections (VB and Cobol) are closed and set to null before any attemp to reopen. Can you help please?  Thanx

Hi, I wrote a HelloWorld program :         identification division.        program-id. HelloWorld.        environment division.        configuration section.        data division.        working-storage section.        01  ANSWER-AREA.           05  GET-ANS                         PIC X.                   procedure division.        DISPLAY 'HELLO WORLD'.           DISPLAY 'THIS IS THE FIRST COBOL PROGR

Would anyone be willing to share an example of C# program built into a DLL (the documentation suggests this is the best method) and called from an AcuCobol program. I need to be able to pass in various variables and return various types of data to my AcuCobol program.  I am having trouble finding good examples included in AcuCobols samples.  Thanks.

Hi I am trying to read an RRN (Relative Record Number File) in Visual COBOL, The file was created in Micro Focus and Now we will be using this in Visual COBOL as part of Migration/Up-gradation to Visual COBOL. when i open this file in program it is successful but when trying to read it with RRN number, i am getting an error code "23" that is record not found. Let me know how can i handle/correct this in Visual COBOL.

Hoping someone can point me in a direction on the web browser control.  We have started to use the web browser control to retrieve and display document images on our AcuGT screens, the results are promising.  But I have run into something new that I expect someone else has previously dealt with.  In some instances we are receiving XML data streams instead of document images - the XML is simply displayed within the browser control.  What is the easiest way to capture that XML stream so that we can parse it and act upon it?  Any direction would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks

I am in Visual Studio 2010; Visual Cobol 2.0.  We are converting some of our ISAM files to MS SQL.  I am testing out a proof of concept that a single program can handle rollback of isam files and MS SQL tables. What I have tested; it does not. The SQL did not rollback nor did the ISAM get added back in from the delete. Can a COBOL program rollback handle both types of files. If it can, what is the necessary rollback statement or compile directives that are necessary??????        Background we are try to see if a transactional ISAM file is needed to become MS SQL table.#VisualCOBOL

Has anybody ever tried using Websphere MQ-client in (native) Visual Cobol programs ? We are migrating from HP-UX  (B.11.31 ia64) with Server Express 5.1 WP4  and Websphere MQ-client 7.0.0.0 to RHEL 6.6 (x86_64) with Visual Cobol 2.2 Update2  and Websphere MQ-client 7.0.1.3. Programs that run fine on HP-UX can get compiled OK on RHEL, but get a SIGSEGV (‘114     Attempt to access item beyond bounds of memory (Signal 11)’) at run-time. According to IBM 'system requirements' for Websphere MQ-client(s) the only MicroFocus supported Cobol-products are ServerExpress 4.0, 5.0 or 5.1. Even the most recent Websphere MQ-Clients (8.0) mention ONLY Server Express, there is nowhere any support for Visual Cobol mentioned. This might  be (technically) a pure IBM-problem, but does this mean we have to stick to Server Express  if we want to use MQ-calls in our Cobol-programs ? We have opened a service request with IBM for this as wel

I am trying out Visual Cobol Personal Edition for Visual Studio. Walking through the Getting Started page community.microfocus.com/.../811.getting-started-with-visual-cobol-for-visual-studio.aspx But when I try to build it, I get a message saying it failed though the error list is empty. ------ Build started: Project: HelloFromCobol, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------ * Compiling "\\\\mac\\home\\documents\\visual studio 2012\\Projects\\HelloFromCobol\\HelloFromCobol\\Form1.cbl" * Compiling "\\\\mac\\home\\documents\\visual studio 2012\\Projects\\HelloFromCobol\\HelloFromCobol\\Form1.Designer.cbl" * Compiling "\\\\mac\\home\\documents\\visual studio 2012\\Projects\\HelloFromCobol\\HelloFromCobol\\Main.cbl" * Generating HelloFromCobol.Form1 Done building project "HelloFromCobol.cblproj" -- FAILED. Build FAILED. ========== Build: 0 succeeded or up-to-date, 1 failed, 0 skipped ========== I am running on Windows 10. Any suggestions?

Good afternoon, I'm struggling to translate from C # to Cobol. Can someone translate this?             ReportDocument cryRpt = new ReportDocument ()             cryRpt.Load ("C: \\ temp \\ rlfatemi.rpt")             crystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = cryRpt             crystalReportViewer1.Refresh ().

Hi, Thank you. I did as you wrote. I rebuild the program with the Output type=Console. Now I have the message : "Load error C:\\windows\\system32\\cblviom.dll". I searched in the C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Micro Focus\\Visual COBOL\\bin folder and found cblviom.dll. I copied in windows\\system32\\, I rebooted the system and tried to run the program. The message remained the same (Load error.....). I don't get why ?#DLLError#VisualCOBOL