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Problem: Is Windows Server 2012 supported by ACUCOBOL-GT runtime? Resolution: Version 9.1.2.1 can be run with no issue on Windows Server 2012.Anyway, the first certified release will be 9.2.0, available in next spring 2013.  It is very important to use 9.1.2.1 on this new platform since earlier releases of runtime may have some issues with calls to system functionalities (CALL SYSTEM, CALL C$SYSTEM).#9.1.2.1#AcuRuntime#WinServer2012#Acuthin

Problem: Acubench 9.1.2.1 crashes opening existing projects or trying to build new ones. Resolution: A correction made to Acubench caused a collateral damage in release 9.1.2.1.This bug is now fixed in ECN-WB915.The fix will be available for the first time in release 9.2.0.  Please contact your local SupportLine engineer for further information. #acubench#compile#9.1.2.1#Crash

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The various COBOL and JAVA files used in this article.JVMCOBOLWebServices.zip

Using Extend 8.0 on Windows OS; most of our apps are thin-client, but we have one which writes to server files across the network.  We use a DECLARATIVES section to handle file errors, and part of the DECLARATIVES writes all file errors to a file on the server. If intermittent network errors result in a file error 35 when opening the ERRORLOG file, then we open the file for output. We have a particular desire to open the file for EXTEND instead; however, because this OPEN EXTEND is done INSIDE the DECLARATIVES paragraph, if the file still cannot be opened (it is not declared as OPTIONAL), then it results in a file error, and that causes the program to exit (presumably because DECLARATIVES cannot be performed iteratively). Is there any way around this? Thanks Tony

Recently I was asked by one of our Visual COBOL users how to retrieve a Database connection string for use in an ASP.NET WebForm application. I thought it would be good to put together a small sample and share it on the community site. In many presentations I have done, I have emphasized that Visual COBOL is a .NET language. That means that techniques to do things in .NET can be used in Visual COBOL as well. This is what makes any .NET language powerful. .NET comes with many categories of classes built in that you can use to speed up development. Take advantage of .NET classes with Visual COBOL just like any other .NET language! The sample I have put together really is very straightforward and makes use of some recommended classes and code on Microsoft’s MSDN site. The sample depends on an example connectionString element entry in a Web.Config file. This connectionString element consists of the name of the connectionString, the connectionString itself, and the providerName for th

I tried using that app configuration file that chris glazer sent  (i think that's his name) for another program and it gave me a wrong mode error what modes it suppose to be in the only thing I can think that is different is this line in my code organization is line sequential. im not sure that's any mode or not

Hello, I need to display the copyright symbol ( © ) in a splash screen. The symbol correctly displays when the Cobol program runs in a Linux environment.However, when run in a Windows environment, the symbol displayed looks like an "L" rotated 90 degrees to the right. The splash screen data is held within a .DAT file and I used CTRL ALT C to create the symbol.I tried replacing the symbol with the Hex value (X"A9") but in Windows it just displayed X"A9". What can I do to get the copyright symbol to display correctly in a Windows environment? Thanks,Rita#DisplayCopyrightSymbol

Hi, I am facing a technical problem in calling a native code from a managed code. I have created a native COBOL project and another managed COBOL project, I followed the documentation and no progress!! I would like some help. after I add the native code DLL reference to the managed project I try to call it using CALL "NativeCOBOL" using data-record. and the IDE(Visual Studio) doesn't recognize it despite that I have added the MicroFocus.COBOL.Runtime so anyone guide me please  Best Regards#COBOL#VisualStudio#VisualCOBOLautoscalemodescreenresolution

Ocassionally while generating a program in Acubench we receive a file sharing violation for the .scr. This occurs after making a change on the screen multiple times. It doesn't happen consistently. Some times if you wait a few minutes the lock is removed, other times getting out and back in to Acubench releases it, sometimes not. GHas anyone else experience this? We didn't have this until we upgraded to 8.1.3.   Thanks#acubench

Error 1 Unable to copy file "obj\\Debug\\WindowsFormsApplication3.exe" to ".\\bin\\Debug\\WindowsFormsApplication3.exe". The process cannot access the file '.\\bin\\Debug\\WindowsFormsApplication3.exe' because it is being used by another process. C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\Microsoft.Common.targets 2869

Having an issue when running multiple cobol licenses on the same server.  Occasionally one rmdaemonR drops and further cobol process receive error invoking unauthorized cobol.  At first we simply rebooted the server, but have since found we can clear a file in /tmp to restore the daemon.  Is there any issue with sharing /tmp files between cobol licenses on the same server?  Can the /tmp path be changed per cobol?  Is there anything else that might be causing the daemon to die off? Thank you#linuxcobol

Hello!   I have a HTML text string that I would like to show to the user. As far as I have found, I cannot use the Browser control. This shows a given URL,  not a simple HTML text string. Can anyone give me a tip for showing a simple HTML text string?   Regards Dagl

Hi everyone, I need build a program to calling a external URL and get the return. You guys have a simple example that? I don't know if a have to create a webservice, if yes, can you help me with that. That interation Cobol HTTP its totally new for me. Below my setup: Server Express 5.0(updating next months to 5.1) on Unix Solaris. For any other doubts -> felipemartins@umeri.com.br Thank you !!!!#ServerExpressHTTPURL#Externallinkage114signal_11

I attached  the error in a text file does anyone know what this error means

Hi, i've already connected my code in a database(access 2007). Now my problem is the syntax in inserting data from textboxes when a button is click. Thank you.

       77 excel-app       handle of application.        77 excel-doc       handle of workbook.        77 excel-sheets    handle of sheets.        77 excel-worksheet handle of worksheet.        PROCEDURE DIVISION.        Main Section.            create @Application of @Excel handle in excel-app.            modify excel-app              @Workbooks::Add() giving excel-doc.             inquire excel-doc sheets() in excel-sheets.             inquire excel-sheets item

Hi. im new in visual Cobol, i would like to know how to connect to a database. And this program will just add, edit and delete. I can make it in Visual C#. Is it the same?? Help please. :(

Hi All, We are considering to buy the license and use Visual COBOL for our solution. However, first we need to be sure that it fits our requirements. If anyone can provide a code example (or link with this solution described) for the following that would be greatly appreciated: 1. Ability to allocate huge limits of RAM - we need a working example of creating 7 GB array and reading/writing data from its veryt last item. 2. Working example of calling a DLL written in Visual COBOL from the code written on C# - the matter is that we will be integrating the COBOL program into existing project, so we need to be sure we can do this. 3. A proof that Visual COBOL is easily integrated with could solutions (like Amazon EC2, MS Azure, etc.). Maybe examples of some existing solutions written in COBOL that are running in the clouds? We would love to use Visual COBOL for our development. If we are sure that it fits the above requirements - we would buy the license right away. Thanks, Artem#COBOL

I've added a check box to a dialog screen (with Net express cobol as backend). Question is, when a user clicks on the checkbox, I want the dialog system to immediately ask him if he really want to do this, as it will delete a record (in the Cobol code). How do I code dialog to do this?  Do I have to wait until a button is pushed (ie Save) and then interrogate the checkbox?   I could find no examples in any of the doc for this. Thanks, Fran #checkboxDialogSystemNetExpress

well I downloaded visual cobol 2012 used it for 30 days or however many days the trial version will let you and it expired so i got the micro focus personal cobol 2010 for a year supposedly and I tried to install it but it said my license expired and I hadn't even used it for a day it was referencing the 2012 cobol trial version I had I am so mad that I deleted everything and now I can't program in cobol so what can I do can anybody help me                                                                                            

Hi. I downloaded Visual Cobol for Visual Studio 2010, but my trial license of 365 days don´t work, my university passed the link of the product. When I put my activation key, the program don´t accept. I don´t know what happened, but I need this program. What can I do to fix that? Thanks

When I try to animate any Cobol program which contains a call to Dialog System, at the point where the call is made animator stops and displays a panel headed "Perform/Call Stack - view" . This indicates that DSCRUN is not animatable. There is also the error message: 191 Terminal type not defined - DSCRUN. I believe there is only one terminal type defined on our system, which is vt220.   The programs run OK "normally". My problem is getting past the Dialog System calls when debugging. #ServerExpress

We've run the dirdemo.cbl program referenced in other knowledge base articles.  It seems to run ok except that it not returning the the file/directory name as referenced in the program by name-text. We've run this both on hp-ux and linux with the same results. Any suggestions?

Hi Are there any good sample programs/systems that demonstrate how to implement a datagrid? I want to create a simple program that populates a grid then allows users to click on an entry to open a new form for amendment. I will have a button for 'Add' also. Standard stuff I would imagine, so why can't I find it? I'm going through the Visual COBOL training at the moment and can't find anything on this. Indeed, I can't find enough examples on how to deal with the new visual objects and controls. For example, setting and detecting checkboxes. It may well be that these do exist but I've just not come across them. Many thanks Ian