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Version is Visual Cobol 8.0 into MSVisual Studio. Using DB2 preprocessor and need to create ,BND file. In the generated DB2 bin file I need information on table inside EXEC SQL INCLUDE as shown here: 002330 EXEC SQL INCLUDE SQLCA END-EXEC.002360 EXEC SQL INCLUDE NFODG657 END-EXEC. This information is not included in the .BND file. How can this be done? Is there a DB2 directive that would achieve this. I tried MULTI-NESTED and MULTI-PACKAGE but that does not add this.

I need to read Vision file from .NET core on Linux system. I see there are Vision APIs and I can use them. I have only a problem: If I open a file in read-only mode, all read are with the "no lock" clause (as told in the documentation) If I open a file in a read-write mode, I need to specify if I want the lock (default) of if I want the no-lock The documentation says: Records read from a file open for I/O are automatically locked unless the external variable f_no_lock is set to a non-zero value first But how can I set this variable if I don't find any call in the library to set it? Can you provide any C# example for set/unset it?#VisionAPI

how is it possible to have a indexed sequential ifle in Netexpress 5.1 with data and index in on file? What is your experience? Is ti possible or not? Why? Thanks for help!

The license manager was successfully installed with the 32-bit setup lmsetupx86.msi or the 64-bit one lmsetupx64.msi, but the license manager fails to launch on some machines even if the DLL mentioned below resides in the Licensing folder.For the 32-bit license manager, the error message says "Unable to load DLL 'ceswrapper.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)"For the 64-bit license manager, the error message says "Unable to load DLL 'ceswrapper64.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)" Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016268#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

It may happen that the uninstallation of Visual COBOL may be completed, but it may still be detected when trying to install another version.It may also happen that the uninstallation of Visual COBOL fails for an unknown reason. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016353#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Behavior changes have been highlighted during upgrade from v2.3 to v7.0.What is the best way to identify the issues and amend application code accordingly. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016332#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Swagger data type : "name" : "entityId", "in" : "query", "required" : false, "description" : "entity identifier(s)", "schema" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" Cobol Copy data type : 05 entityId pic s9(9)v9(9) occurs 0 to 256 Value Sent : 1009548 Value in the URL : (from the mccerror file)xxxxxxxxentityId=-1009548.00000000%3B&lNegative value is sent through the URL and also a strange %3B (corresponding to " ; ") and a point instead of comma in the value sent.Compiler directives used: cob64 -C warning=1 assign=external defaultcalls=4 filetype=4 idxformat=4 vsc2 fp-rounding=vsc2 checkdiv=vsc2 sign=ebcdic NORTKEY host-nummove hostarithmetic host-numcompare -O -v -u -C ibmcomp perform-type=osvs noalter notrunc bound defaultbyte=0   Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016515#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

AcuXDBC returns the error message "We cannot return the data producing this query because of its complexity" when opening a table using an ODBC connection in MS Excel. If MS Query is used instead of the ODBC connection, no error occurs.  Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016498#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Is there a tool or process to migrate a native COBOL project from a version of Visual COBOL or Visual Studio to another version? Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016479#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Editor is not accepting the arrow keys for navigation instead its inserting A B C D as up down right left. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016417#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

We have to connect a scale for cattle via a USB (defined COM3) with ACUCOBOL 10.1.5. The command and the answer are in the image. Somebody experience with this matter? Kind regards

I have below variable: 01 WS-KEY  05 WS-KEY1 PIC X(08).  05 WS-KEY2 PIC X(50). While trying to read WS-KEY against the file, I am getting file status code of 23 (which means that record is not present). However, when I checked the file, I can see the record. I am suspecting that the WS-KEY2 has junk value somewhere in it which might be leading status code of 23. How can I display the hexadecimal value of WS-KEY (or WS-KEY2 alone) to check if it has any junk value. I tried using HEX-OF function but I believe that may not be relevant for RM/COBOL.

Hello, What are the support Oracle ODBC drivers for Visual COBOL 4? Is Oracle 19 32bit ODBC driver supported for Visual COBOL 4? Is there somewhere in documentation that details supported ODBC drivers for Visual COBOL releases? Thank you, Doug

I just installed Visual COBOL. I get the COBOL language option in Visual Studio 2022 but not 2019. Can I configure the "VSIX Installer" to target VS 2019? Also, not sure what type of project to start in Visual Studio to debug Infor Lawson Microfocus COBOL. Also do not know how to connect Visual Studio to the source code on the Infor server. Do I have to download the PD, WS, rpt and .scr files to my local windows PC? Any help appreciated!

After installing the Oracle Data Provider (ODP.NET) 19c product files, the Oracle Data Providers still do not show in the Visual COBOL ADO.NET Connection Editor. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016031#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Program contains : 10 TIP-LIABILITY-ARR PIC X(2) VARYING. ... EVALUATE TIP-LIABILITY-ARR ... WHEN 'R' ... WHEN 'NB' The evaluation was working in Server Express 2.2 but is not working in Server Express 5.1Server Express 5.1, always checks 2 characters, and therefore tests with only one character (eg WHEN 'R') fail.To make the program work the source needs to be changed to: EVALUATE TIP-LIABILITY-ARR (1:TIP-LIABILITY-LEN ) Is there a compile directive to get the same behavior in Server Express 2.2, in Server Express 5.1, without changing the program source code? Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016138#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

The Micro Focus Native Database File Handler (MFDBFH) enables you to store your COBOL data files in a relational database without changing your application. This walk-through outlines the steps required to store your data files in a relational database. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000015911#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

After upgrading Kubernetes version and O/S Kernel, attempts to run a COBOL program under COBOL Server for Docker might begin issuing 245 COBOL RTS errors consistent with not being licensed: 245 There are no valid product licenses Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000016093#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

For issues using the Eclipse remote connection type "Micro Focus DevHub SSH Only", a checklist of items that may interfere with remote debugging. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000015528#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

I have network printer HP LaserJet Pro M428f-M429f with static IP address 10.0.0.27. It was installed using TPC/IP option on Windows 10. Printing from Windows is OK but from Cobol program I got error: error code: 114, pc=350F, call=1, seg=0 114 Attempt to access item beyond bounds of memory (Signal 11) When I try to print with another printer ( locally connected with USB) everything is normal.This is my code: PERFORM PRNW-OPEN. PRNW-OPEN.     *-------- move 1 to Prn-Flags.     *-----------definisi pre poziva Prn-Flags------------------------      move 0 to Prn-WinHand.      move "Greska kod OPEN Printera !!! " to Prn-Errtxt.      *-----------Izracunavanje duzine naziva liste--------------------      MOVE 128 TO Prnw-len.      MOVE PrnDoc-naz TO Prnw-InCHR.      PERFORM PRNW-Title-Len.      IF PrnDoc-naz = Space THEN;     &nbs

Hello, Recently, when working in a Visual COBOL 4.0 Visual Studio 2017 environment, if we leave Visual Studio 2017 up for a length of time, we get the following Visual Studio 2017 error.   We then have to kill Visual Studio 2017 via Task Manager.   Has anyone else experienced this?  Could this have been caused by a Microsoft update?

We are using WPF with Visual COBOL in our software, and our software is setup where our screens display in tabs.   I need to figure out a way to check to see if the user has a program open in one tab, and then tries to run that exact program from a call statement in another program.  I want to display an error message letting them know that the program is already open on another tab. Is there a way to do this? 

We applications running under cobol server on Linux (RHEL 8) with a temporary license and have a permanent license to install. Can this be done without stopping our COBOL applications?

By importing the project.app i can see in the importReport.txt following lines: * Did not optimize 'adm-anb_dll', as its 'link with lib file' link setting contains a non-default value * Did not optimize 'cgtools_dll', as its 'link with lib file' link setting contains a non-default value * Did not optimize 'eti-anb_dll', as its 'run-time model' link setting contains a non-default value * Did not optimize 'LLMODULES_dll', as its 'run-time model' link setting contains a non-default value What can i do to find the non-default value and correct this? thanks for help!

Find references to DS.ICN resource file in Dialog System screensets Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000015983#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs