Rocket® COBOL

Problem: We used to use this program, dfedwg.exe to edit customer datafiles. Is there a NE 4.0 equlivent for this program? Resolution: In Net Express 4.0 the Data Tools are now integrated into the main development environment. Old KB# 6913

Problem: If you follow the "Working with COBOL Projects with .NET" tutorial and get at the steps for adding a Web reference, you may get prompted to open or save after clicking on the Service1 link  from the Add Web Reference wizard. Resolution: This problem may actually occur with any service that is selected from the Add Web Reference wizard. This simply means that the file name extension (.asmx) was not mapped to any program or interpreter that processes that file type. Here are the steps to map that file name extension to the program or interpreter: 1. Find out if there are different versions of the MS .NET Framework installed on the machine 2. Determine which one (if there are more than one version) is the latest version by looking at the directory name (e.g. C:\\[Windows directory]\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v1.1.4322 is more recent than C:\\[Windows directory]\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v1.0.3705) 3. Open a command prompt session 4

Problem: The tutorial gives the following steps to add a web reference: 1. Right-click OurConsApp in Solution Explorer, and click Add Web Reference. The Add Web Reference wizard is displayed. If we knew the URL, we could enter it directly in the URL entry field. 2. Click the link for Web Services On The Local Machine. A list of all web services on your machine appears very quickly, showing the Services name and URL. We only have one, Service1. Resolution: If the user does not see anything after clicking the link for Web Services On The Local Machine, it is possible the user does not have a web server running on his/her machine. (This would be the case for Win9x/ME and WinXP Home users) If user is running Windows 2000 or XP Profesionnal, they can install the IIS as follows: 1. Go to Add/Remove Program from Control Panel 2. Click on Add/Remove Windows Components from the left-hand right of the window 3. Check the option for Internet Information Servic

Problem: Net Express 4.0 is not supported under Windows ME Resolution: The supported Windows operating systems are: 98, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003 Old KB# 6917

Problem: How can I using a filter or mask access each file in a directory. Resolution: The x"91" function 69 call supports this. Old KB# 6910

Problem: How to make the ADO.NET Get Connection Resolution: You can use Sql Assistant to generate the code (Aux tab) - select connected ado radio button and select generic program - insert that code into program and then select GET CONNECTION and insert that code into program as attached example does. Attachments: Program1.cbl Old KB# 6933

Problem: How to be able to have upper and lower case in a PROPERTY Statement in a datafield as property of a class. The problem here is that all letters are automatically changed into capital letters. Resolution: This is COBOL syntax and everything is automatically transformed into capital letters. In order to have lower case or a mix of upper- and lower case letters you can do the following: working-storage section. 01 TestValueAdd1 pic s9(9) comp property as "TestValueAdd1". 01 TestValueAdd2 pic s9(9) comp property as "TestValueAdd2". ******** ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ UPPER- and Lowercase method-id. "InstanceMethod" as "MixedCase". local-storage section. linkage section. Old KB# 6928

Problem: There is no function in Dialog System to load a PDF file. Resolution: A way to do this would be to use the Windows API function ShellExecuteEx to open the PDF file. This obviously requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader to be installed on the machine before it could work. Old KB# 6896

Problem: Can you use free format source code with Oracle's Pro*COBOL? Resolution: We would not recommend the use of free format source with Pro*COBOL. Cobsql does not support use of the SOURCEFORMAT"FREE" compiler directive. If you wish to use free format source code, you must use OpenESQL instead. Old KB# 6891

Problem: Windowsa 2000 Terminal server\\clients Resolution: The clients need access to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Micro Focus\\ASLMF. From the Terminal server administrator signon RUN REGEDT32 Locate the folder  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Micro Focus\\ASLMF high light and select the security pull down menu and permissions. For the user group or everyone uncheck any permission and select the Advanced button. Select the ADD button and high light the group; press OK button. Change the apply to "this key only". Allow all options Select OK Select APPLY Exit regedt32 Old KB# 6923

Problem: Pgm using RM syntax: SELECT PRNTFL ASSIGN TO PRINT "PRINTER"                ORGANIZATION IS SEQUENTIAL                FILE STATUS IS ER-STAT. Resolution: 1) Create file MYCONFIG.CFG containing record: set printer_redirection=TRUE 2) Set environment variables: COBCONFIG_=MYCONFIG.CFG dd_PRINTER=\\\\network drive\\printer name Old KB# 6920

Problem: When using OLE applications such as Word\\Excel, where can you find the corresponding commands in Net Express, e.g. invoke theDocuments "????" etc. Resolution: The Automation Objects and Properties (such as "theDocuments") that can be invoked by Word\\Excel product are documented in the "Microsoft Word\\Excel Visual Basic Reference" which you must ensure is installed. It is an optional component that you select when installing Word\\Excel. Old KB# 6909

Problem: You can reference an external MS VB.NET DLL from a solution or project. Resolution: The MS VB.NET DLL must be added as reference in the solution by following the steps below: 1. right-click on References, which is in his Solution Explorer 2. select Add Reference 3. click on Browse button to get the DLL 4. click on the Open button 5. click on the OK button. Old KB# 6932

Problem: If a cookie (e.g. mycookie pic x(6)) is placed in a HTML page, Net Express's Form Designer will generate a copybook for the web application as follows:         ...              03 gmycookie.                  05 pmycookie          pic x(5).                  05 mycookie           pic x(06).                  05 smycookie          pic xx.              03 hmycookie redefines gmycookie pic x(13). &nb

Problem: How to get more information if the application gets back a run time error similar: 17, 25, 1? Resolution: You can find additional information within copybooks pan2link.cpy and pan2err.cpy based in the Net Express ...\\base\\source folder. For example: 17, 25, 1 25 -> pan2link.cpy -> 'GetWindowData'  and 1   -> pan2err.cpy -> 'Window-Doesnt-Exist' Old KB# 6943

Problem: You may set the EXTFH environment variable to a specific .cfg file to determine certain behaviour for the file handler on specific files. However, it may be that the settings in the config file specified seem to be ignored. eg:    set EXTFH=D:\\Test\\Big File\\extfhbig.cfg testextfg.cfg may contain the lines: [XFH-DEFAULT] FILEMAXSIZE=8 Resolution: If the path to the filename has spaces it must be enclosed by quotes. For example: set EXTFH="D:\\Test\\Big File\\extfhbig.cfg" In the instance above the file should now adhere to the FILEMAXSIZE specified Old KB# 6922#ServerExpress#AcuCobol#RMCOBOL#COBOL#netexpress

Problem: Release: 3.1 How to improve the performance of COM objects. Resolution: Check the following: 1) The COBOL programs should be compiled with the following directives:    SQL(THREAD=ISOLATE)    REENTRANT(2)    and be using appartment threading. 2) OpenESQL uses dynamic and lock cursors by default.  For most applications this    is overkill.  Immediately after conneting they should execute:    exec sql set concurrency read only end-exec.    exec sql set scrolloption forward end-exec. 3) It is probably worth experimenting with connection pooling.  There are two    options:    SQL(CONNECTIONPOOL=DRIVER) or    SQL(CONNECTIONPOOL=ENVIRONMENT)    This may improve performance although experiments have had mixed results. Connection pooling can make a dramatic

Problem: Create an EXE program in NX and then under Project>Build Settings, select the Link tab and select 'static' and 'character'. The following program runs just fine with the following file supplied as a variable length sequential file and produces the output below: Resolution:       $set rdw nobound        Identification Division.        Program-Id.  LORINCE.        Environment Division.        Input-Output Section.        File-Control.            Select In1  Assign to 'Vli.Dat' Status is InFs.            Select Out1 Assign to 'Vlo.Dat' Status is OutFs.     &nbs

Problem: "Internal Error. Module c:\\Program Files\\Rational\\ClearCase\\bin\\cccmndlg.dll is using command ranges improperly. Please contact technical support." Resolution: Known problem with Clearcase, was reported to them in Jan'01 workaround is to create a shortcut with drive\\path\\mfnetx /RSRCCHKOFF or lauch Net Express from Net Express command prompt by typing mfnetx /RSRCCHKOFF This turns off resource checking. Old KB# 6925

Problem: Is it possible to have more than 1 list view control in a Dialog window? Resolution: This is a Net Express 4.0 Dialog System project. A Dialog System Window is created with 2 (two) List View controls. These steps were taken to create this example: 1)  Start Net Express. 2)  Click File (menu), New (button). 3)  Click Dialog System Screenset in New dialog. 4)  Click OK (button). 5)  Click Yes (button). 6)  Click Browse (button) and navigate to the directory  where you want to work. 7)  Type a project name into text entry field 2 and click Create (button). 8)  Click Next (button) through the Wizard. You want all of the defaults. Click Finish (button). 9)  Click anywhere on the default dialog window to bring it into focus. Drag this window downward      so that none of it is hidden by the Dialog System menus and

Problem: Using Net Express Version 40 OpenESQL interface: What to do to get locked records similar to COBOL's locked records using ISAM files? Resolution: Firstly, you should turn on the SQL(DBMAN=ODBC) compiler directive: IDE: Project -> Properties -> SQL Directives... This ODBC interface has a wide range regarding the use of relational databases, if you are using Microsoft's SQL SERVER you should add the TARGETDB=MSSQLSERVER option as well. To control a CURSOR behavior you should set the SET CONCURRENCY LOCKCC option to get locked rows after a FETCH. This option should be set by default unless the ESQLVERSION option is set to 2.0, then the default should be set to OPTCC (optimistic). Old KB# 6892

Problem: RETURN-CODE 13 means the font requested does not exist. Resolution: Make sure: the font name is not misspelled the font name is null-terminated (e.g. "Arial" & x"00") the font name length defined in the call is correct the font does exist Windows is not set to use only the true type fonts when the font to be used in this call is a non-true type font (see KB #20533) Old KB# 6874

Problem: When converting a CGI executable program created with Net Express to an ISAPI .DLL to run as an IIS extension, you may receive an IIS Server 500 error response when the HTML action calls a program. Resolution: When converting a CGI executable to an ISAPI .DLL you must ensure that the main program being called is compiled with the directives $SET WEBSERVER(ISAPI) CASE REENTRANT"2" and this program must be linked with the Shared Multi-threaded run-time system. If this main .DLL calls any other COBOL subprograms or .DLLs then they must all be compiled with the REENTRANT"2" directive and they must also be linked with the same Shared Multi-threaded run-time system. Since an ISAPI application must be multi-threaded, the entire application must be multi-threaded. An IIS Server 500 error is seen because some of the subprograms within a .DLL being called by the main program were not compiled with REENTRANT"2" and they were li

Problem: How to setup multiple options for MFDSSW? Resolution: Just put the options one after the other, eg. MFDSSW=/E1/K Old KB# 6872

Problem: What is 4DOS and is it supported on Net Express? Resolution: Basically it has never been officially certified on Net Express and is, therefore, not supported. 4DOS will run on Windows 95, 98, or ME, and the associated MS-DOS versions (7.0 and above).  The equivalent for Windows NT, 2000 and XP is a product called 4NT. Here's a description of what it is and can do. By adding a wide array of features that DOS omitted, 4DOS makes the command line easy to use, giving you more power and flexibility than you ever imagined. 4DOS replaces the DOS command processor, COMMAND.COM - the brains behind your "C:\\>" prompt. 4DOS adds features such as shorthand "aliases" for commonly used commands, a pop-up directory history window, and the ability to copy, move, delete, or list multiple files with a single command. Simple command-line editing, history, and recall eliminates extra keystrokes, and the FFIND command can quic