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Hi all, I’m Dominique SACRE, Product Director for extend - ACUCOBOL-GT and RM/COBOL product lines. It is my greatest pleasure to welcome all of you joining us for this extend - ACUCOBOL-GT Forum, a part of the Micro Focus COBOL forum. Please feel free to ask questions about any topic which is related to extend line of products and ACUCOBOL-GT. We will do our very best to provide you with answers to your questions. Best regards, Dominique  

While trying to install or uninstall a Server Express license, you receive the following error message: This is a Development System license and cannot be installed for deployment   Server Express uses two different licensing systems. One is for Development licenses, and the other is for Runtime licenses. The error message above is generated because you are trying to install a Server Express Development license using AppTrack, which is the Runtime (deployment) licensing utility. Development licenses must be installed or uninstalled using one of the development licensing utilities.   To install or uninstall a Server Express development license, perform the following steps as root: Determine the operative directory that the Micro Focus Development License Manager is using. To do this, follow the instructions in the following Knowledge Base article: http://community.microfocus.com/microfocus/cobol/net_express__server_express/w/knowledge_base/17435.determine-where-the-license-ma

Problem Each operating system comes with its own version of Internet Information Services (IIS). Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 come with IIS 7.0 while Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 come with IIS 7.5, which is essentially an improved version of IIS 7.0 with more features. IIS 7.x is in fact a complete redesign and rewrite of IIS, so the following instructions on how to deploy a CGI or web application are different from the ones for IIS 6.0 running on Windows Server 2003. Resolution 1)      Install MF Server for COBOL 5.1 and apply the WrapPack level that matches to the one used on Net Express 5.1. Note: Net Express 5.1 and Server for COBOL 5.1 are certified on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 starting with WrapPack 4. 2)      Make sure IIS 7.x is installed with the following Role Services, which are found  under Application Development: CGI ISAPI Extensions Note: If these role services are not instal

Problem When animating a web application, the SOLO web server that is provided with Net Express fails with the following error: SOLO - Fatal Error initializingAttempt to bind address failed This problem actually occurs when a web server, such as Microsoft IIS, is actually running and using port 80 on the same machine, and this causes a conflict with SOLO that is also using port 80 by default. Resolution Here are the steps to change the port number to be used by SOLO: Open the Net Express IDE Click on Options > Project Change the number 80 in the "Port address for WebServer" field to a different one, e.g. 8080

Problem The following error occurs when attempting to start ESQLCONFIGW.EXE in Visual COBOL 2.1 or Visual COBOL 2.1 Update 1: Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately. Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Resolution This is a known issue, and it has been addressed in Visual COBOL 2.2. To work around the problem in Visual COBOL 2.1, the equivalent command line esqlconfig.exe can be used from Start > Programs > Micro Focus Visual COBOL for Visual Studio 20xx > Tools > Visual COBOL 20xx Command Prompt where xx is either 10 or 12. When running esqlconfig with no parameters or an invalid parameter, it displays the current default setting and appropriate syntax.

Problem The program is compiled with the ANIM and INITCALL(CBL_DEBUGBREAK) directives: COBOL ProgramName.CBL ANIM INITCALL(CBL_DEBUGBREAK) [other-directives]; and linked with the full static runtime library: CBLLINK -BSF ProgramName.OBJ Running the program should pause with the following prompt: "The Micro Focus COBOL RTS has detected a call to CBL_DEBUGBREAK. Would you like to invoke the debugger?" Instead, it ignores the call to CBL_DEBUGBREAK and just runs through. What is missing? Resolution By default, the support for debugging is not automatically included when linking the static runtime library from the command line. See the description below for linking with static runtime library, i.e. -B -B[ c ][ D ] Link with static runtime library        - m = S for single-threaded, m = M for multi-threaded         - c = L for Lite, c = B for Base, c = F for Full         - D to include support for debugging Acco

In a program that does a sort with input- and output-procedures, I get this error message: I/O error: file 'SORTFILE' error code: 9/220 (ANS74), pc=0, call=1, seg=0 220   Attempt to execute more than one SORT or MERGE simultaneously Attached GDC02.txt is the COBOL source code.  What am I doing wrong?

The problem is: When the wrun32 application is crashed or closed by the task manager a part of wrun32.exe is still running. (64-bit W2008-R2) Normally causes a crashed runtimer no problem, because the user starts a new one, but a crashed runtimer in a lock situation will result in a read-lock error (status 99) for all users !!!!!! In a terminal server environment it is hard to determine which wrun32 causes a lock-situation when the user did not report a crash. In this case the customer has 25 users and at least the same amount of wrun32 processes. The Help-desk could not help me with this MICROSOFT problem, Who can help me with a solution for this problem ?

In an acuthin environment I'm experiencing at least 10 times slower performance iterating over an ADO(ActiveX Data Objects) record-set compared to fat client(wrun32). ADO is a non-graphical ActiveX object, so I was wondering if there was a way to create and interact with it server-side in Acurcl, rather than on the client side?  Is this option available with .NET objects as well?

Hi! I will call my own Methode in WPF... Have anyone a short sample fro me? #WPFCallMyownMethode

I have a form that contains a testBox that I use to enter data. When I press "tab" or click the mouse on another control,  the data is processed. When I press "enter" nothing happens. How can I have the enter key do what the tab key does? I use an event handler "Leave_Focus" to process the data.

Hi! I will ask the state of a Checkbox... This will not be working: if (checkBox1::IsChecked = true) continue end-if. What is wrong?   Best Regards Bernd #WPFCheckboxIsChecked

Hi I am using Managed Visual Cobol for Microsoft Visual Studio. I access files using the COBOL Open, Read, Write, Rewrite and Close. I have two Forms. form1 produces FORM2. Form2 has one textbox, several labels, some of witch receive data from the program, and three buttons. My Problem is this: Everything was going great. Reading data. Displaying data etc. I had a problem and stopped the Debugger and corrected the problem. Ever since then, the index read has returned an empty record. The only data in the record is the key witch was moved in by the program. I also tried a process that read the same file sequentially. Same results, an empty record. I have tried recycling the computer and full power down. same Results. I even deleted the physical files and tried to recreate it with another program. The File is NOT recreated. This Program has not changed. It opens for output, reads the data from a text file and then writes to the index file. I have checked all input and outp

Hello all, In the past I was using the fhredir.obj. Now ,with EXPRESS NET 5.1, how do I use it ? Because it seems there is more to fhredir.obj. Changed name? Thanks Joaquim#checkboxDialogSystemNetExpress#COBOL#fhredir

We are running RM COBOL on RHEL v 6.4.   We currently have Esker's vsifax integrated into our programs for sending faxes & emails. Its very nice that the program knows by what we put in whether it is an email or fax number - so same routine for both. The faxes go out thru a modem & the emails get routed thru our Exchange server. When we updated from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 our invoice emails that go out as a larger group are getting caught in Tarpit on 2010. Esker knows this is a problem and even though 2013 is out, have not idea when (or I think how) they are going to fix it.  They have a supposed work around but we could not get it to work. So my question though is really this - does any one have any knowledge or experience with a similar product that we could use to replace VsiFax?#linuxcobol#RMCOBOL#COBOL

I would like to be able to use our 32-bit installation of ACUCOBOL 9.2.1 to call a method from a non-GUI class in a .NET 4.0 DLL. There are no sample programs in the sample directory that show an example of using the CREATE statement, so I tried to write my own. However, I can't get the COBOL in my minimal test to compile. Can anyone here help? The C# code for the .NET DLL is in the file MyDLL.cs: namespace MyNamespace { public class MyClass { public int getInt() { return 42; } } } I compiled this in 64-bit Windows 7 using what I think is the "any CPU" version of the C# compiler and framework: C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\csc /t:library MyDLL.cs The resulting DLL is named MyDLL.dll. I then used the 32-bit version of netdefgen to create a copybook called MyDLL.def: * ACUCOBOL-GT Version 9.2.1 .NET Copy Book - Generated On 10/10/2013 2:52:07 PM * Managed assembly, generated by 32-bit NetDefGen.exe

I'm hoping someone can help me.  In our software we are able to generate and send out emails.  The current procedure we use is by calling a third party software that uses MAPI.   Some of our customers are having issues running this, so I was wondering if there is a way in RM/COBOL to use SMPT? 

Hi, i intend to migrate small native cobol app. to VC. Function of the app is to connect to oracle and use interface (data connection., per table) in order 1. Connect to oracle 2) Send request using to CRUD records. It works like this:A) connect to oracle(connect.cbl)B) data request (execute with oracomm.cbl) using data adapter(subprog,e.g table.cbl) Ill give you few excerpts from (native cobol) programs as a hint: 1) Data Adapter (e.g. table.cbl) ... WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. *-----------------------------------------------------------------EXEC SQL INCLUDE SQLCA END-EXEC. EXEC SQLBEGIN DECLARE SECTIONEND-EXEC. 01 .05 KEY-SIZE PIC 9(5) VALUE 12.05 TAB-SIZE PIC 9(5) VALUE 190. ... 05 W-RQ. 10 W-RQ-CMD PIC X(5).88 CURSORJAV VALUE "LOCNX","REDNX","RDUNX","REDNK","RDUNK".88 CURSORJAR VALUE "LOCBR","REDBR". .... LINKAGE SECTION. *----------------------------------------------------------------- 01 P-ID. 05 P-ID-PGM PIC X(8). * 01 P-RQ. 05 P-RQ-CMD PIC X(5). 05 P-RQ-FN PIC X(3). 05 P-RQ-KN

In regards to the Personal Edition of Visual COBOL - what features are supported for CGI programs?  I have found the EXTERNAL-FORM and EXEC-HTML facilities. EXEC HTML errors out for me. Using the command line so I can more easily copy the results into this note, here is an example:  This source code: EXEC HTML <HR>MESSAGE VALUE = [:O-MESSAGE]<br> END-EXEC Causes this error:  paul@LNX1:~/web/cobsrc> cob -xo ../bin/CGI001 CGI001.cblCGI001.o: In function `CGI001':CGI001.cbl:(.text 0x41d): undefined reference to `HTML' The External Forms stuff works pretty well, but it feels a little old. Sending the entire form back each time a request happens isn't all that efficient either.  Has anyone gotten this to work with say, XML or modern Ajax based screens? If so, do you have an example you would be willing to share? I normally send XML from Ajax screens and expect an XML reply.  Yours, -Paul 

Ok, I do not know what I am doing wrong but I have a new solution that has 2 projects in it. 1 is a cobol program that is compiled as an exe and call the second program, which I have set up in a project as a dll.  Under the references in the exe program, I can not add the .dll program.  What am I doing wrong? 

Many Thanks for your E-Mail dated 2013 10 02. I tried my best to install my Personal Edition as good as I can. I think it functions properly. Thank you.   Now I was looking for some Users Manual and I found on your Supportline the Guideline for Visual Cobol for Visual Studio 2010 (doc. VCfVS201021U1hf4.chm) but I am sorry that the right part of this document shows “Die Navigation zu der Webseite wurde abgebrochen”. So I downloaded this large document, but it is not useful for me. Did I do anything wrong?   A second question please. Do I need to register myself to this Supportline-Webpage or not?

There is a manner to apply a specific font in an ACCEPT statement like I can do in a DISPLAY statement? For example: I can write DISPLAY LABEL "Enter Customer Code:" AT 0305 FONT H-FONT but I can't write ACCEPT CUSCODE AT 0335 UPDATE TAB FONT H-FONT and elements have a different size. Any solution for this? ( No ENTRY-FIELD ). Thank you. #FONTACCEPTDISPLAY

I've downloaded the following PE Serial NumberProductVersionPlatform 600000522412 Visual COBOL for Eclipse Personal Edition 2.1.Update 1 x86-64 running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5/5.8 32/64 Bit When I run the installer it fails when checking for Disk Space as can be seen below: -=-==================================================================-=- Micro Focus Visual COBOL for Eclipse 2.1 - Update 1 www.microfocus.com Before installing and using this software product you must agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the end user license agreement ("End User License Agreement") which accompanies this product. Please take this time to read the License Agreement. If you are not in agreement with the terms and conditions of the License Agreement, please contact your Account Representative. If you require a copy of the License Agreement before installing the product then answer no and run the installer with the command. ./setup_visualcobol_deveclipse_2.1_upda

I am trialling Visual COBOL.  I've successfully converted my Net Express project to Visual COBOL, and it runs on my PC.  How do I deploy it to another machine?  (We have COBOL Server available and installed). I've found good instructions at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/k3bb4tfd(v=vs.80).aspx which says I have to create a deployment project but there are no "Setup and deployment projects" showing in the "Other Project Types" pane, which is empty.  I am using Visual Studio 2010 Shell - maybe it is not available in the Shell? To create a deployment project On the File menu, point to Add, and then click New Project. In the Add New Project dialog box, in the Project Types pane, open the Other Project Types node, click Setup and Deployment Projects, then click Setup Project in the Templates pane. In the Name box, type My Notepad Installer. Click OK to close the dialog box. The project is added to Solution Explorer, and the

I have screen 1 with a menu that has a item with exception value 1000.   I have another screen that is called from screen 1 that has a different menu that also has an item with exception value 1000.   We are testing Acu 9.2.1 and have found that now when the second screen is called and the user presses Alt-X to exit screen it will also perform the exception 1000 from screen 1.   This does not happen in the Acu 6.2 version of the programs. A few added points: 1. This does not happen when running in Debug (so I can't trap it).  2. I can fix it by going and updating the exception values to be different (lots of coding I should not have to do).  3.  This seems to only happen on screens that are create in the same project in AcuBench. 4.  If the user clicks Exit on screen 2 with the mouse or hits Alt then X the error does not occur. 5.  The only item on the second screen is a Acu browser element that we show information on. Thanks