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I use ESQL with ODBC. In the main-application I have a connect to a database. Works. When calling a sub-cobol-application, do I have to connect again? And do I have to close the connection in the sub? If not open again, how can I find out if there is a connection, because not all main-applications are using a database.

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Hi, I created a stored procedure in sql server, and trying to call it from AcuCOBOL but getting this error: Could not find stored procedure 'sp_test'    42000 It does exist in sql server, with all rights granted. Calling code looks like this: EXEC SQL   DECLARE CURSOR-SP CURSOR FOR     :ret-code = exec sp_test END-EXEC It's a bit confusing as 42000 means acuodbc driver expected, but I'm using the acusql driver, not ODBC#AcuCobol#SQLserver

In this course, you will learn to edit, compile, debug, and test your applications using Visual COBOL. This is a fundamental-level course and is offered to our customers for free.  Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to: Create a COBOL project. Edit, compile, and build a COBOL application. Debug and test your COBOL application. Explain how Visual COBOL fits into the .NET Framework. Work with classes and instances using Object-Oriented programming. Set up an ADO .NET connection. Successfully deploy a COBOL application. To succeed in this course, you must be familiar with the Visual Studio IDE and have experience developing native COBOL applications and/or .NET COBOL code applications.  Learn More and Register If you have questions about any of our education offerings, contact us!#Education-Training

I wrote a simple Windows Forms App that runs fine on my PC that has Visual Studio 2022 (VS) and Visual COBOL 8 PE (VC-PE) installed.  When I launch the program in the VS IDE or directly through Windows Explorer, it presents the form.  However, if I copy program to my other PC (that does not have either VS or VC-PE installed it does not.  When I try to run the program, Windows shows briefly shows the hourglass and that's it. The form is never displayed and the program is not in Task Manager. I am trying to learn something new using something old building something useful to me. Could someone just confirm that this simply because the executable was built using the personal edition and it requires the development environment to execute? 

Hi, i have a doubt. When we invoke the CBL_CHECK_FILE_EXIST routine ,the second parameter "file-details" is obligatory?     call "CBL_CHECK_FILE_EXIST" using file-name-1                                                                   file-details    returning status-code  I´ve found a program in my company that make the call whithout  the second parameter . If we run the program only once everithing is all right but if we run it twice it hangs.

Hi all, we have a program with a 30-columns grid, running it with 10.0.1 runtime, it is displayed as expected: When we run it with the latest 10.5.0 runtime, columns after 26 are displayed not having all the data, column lables are also missing, alignment is changed. the weirdest is that grid is displayed differently every time we run the program: Thank you

MYSQL execution (error 1064 indicates a syntax error) after upgrading Linux OS from Suse 11 to Suse 12 Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013938#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Error invoking imtkmake for client generation - 'Use of "-mt" must be consistent during both compilation and linking' aCC runtime: Use of "-mt" must be consistent during both compilation and linking.aCC runtime: what(): thread synchronization error Execution error : file ''error code: 115, pc=0, call=1, seg=0115 Unexpected signal (Signal 6) Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013876#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Often the question arises what has changed or should be taken into consideration when upgrading from one version (whether one version down or several versions). Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013928#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Character animator no longer works after upgrading to SuSe 12 Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013934#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Is there an example of steps to do to use and configure connect with ODBC? Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013936#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

The application halts with a "Memory Access Violation" error while trying to execute a "MODIFY gridHandle RESET-GRID 1" statement. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013834#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

COBOL programs are called remotely as services, they are entered from a C-main program (slave) that has been duplicated with fork() by a controlling master process. The COBOL runtime is already loaded dynamically when the master is started, so it is part of both the master and slave processes. Sometimes, processes get stuck (deadlock), due to the signal handlers. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013931#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

How could I clone a Remote COBOL Project as a starting point for a new Developer? Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013989#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

ISV processing a license received error message: ISV utility license error!  Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013984#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

A program that moves zero to a subscript and compiled to .SO with directives -C NoCheck and -C Bound, does not produce the following error at runtime: 153 Subscript out of range If compiled to .INT the error is produced. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013978#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

When scrolling horizontally on a grid for a second time, the alignment of the columns is incorrect and some column headers disappear. Running the grid several times and scrolling horizontally also results in inconsistent behaviour on the alignment and the data displayed. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013970#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

After upgrading to Suse12 and Server Express 5.1 wrap pack 18, some programs failed with RTS 114 Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013976#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

On a grid with many columns, clicking on the top of one column to sort the rows and scrolling to the side a first time looks ok, but when going back to the left and then to the right again the sort arrow is carried across to the following columns. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013974#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Is Red Hat LINUX version 9 supported with Visual COBOL version 8? Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013926#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

When using the EXEC ADO BIND CONNECTION TO :object WITH TRANSACTION :object statement to share a connection and transaction object between C# and COBOL how is the transaction handled if a COMMIT/ROLLBACK is done in the COBOL program? Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000014049#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

When using C$SYSTEM with the command line 'dir C:\\Windows\\System32\\m*.exe', the 32 bit runtime fails to find msg.exe.The same command in Windows, using cmd.exe, is able to find msg.exe Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013996#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

We have what is probably a short term problem - but it's a BIG problem. We have a graphical application coded in AcuCobol (oops - Extend - showing my age there!). It launches automatically when the Windows system starts. This is important. And the second critical requirement is, we need to be able to sign into the system remotely and interact with the program. We currently do this with Remote Desktop. This is easy under Windows desktop (10 & 11) and in the past it was doable on Windows Server. But it's getting harder and harder to accomplish in later Windows Server versions, and in WS2019 it seems impossible. We have not been able to find a way to make the program (1) launch automatically when the server boots, (2) with a graphical UI, and (3) allow us to access & interact with it remotely. Of course we could refactor the application to separate the UI and the rest of the program, but that is more work than we are willing to take on right now. And really the perfect s