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We use Visual Cobol 7 in Visual Studio 2019, patch update 14. When changing Git branch we sometimes get the following message: As usual, it doesn't happen every time. We haven't been able though to see any pattern. If you click on Cancel nothing happens. The only way to continue is to finish the process in Task Manager and restart VS. After that you can switch branch.

Hi! Are there restrictions regarding file size when parsing an xml file? My xml-file is almost 700 MB.

We are converting microfocus dialog screens into C# screens. we are facing problem like in sub-programs we have function for call dialog screens now we are unable to find the way to call C# screen or code from managed Cobol. we are accessing the data from C# to Cobol and Cobol to C#  by using data blocks but with this approach we are unbale to maintain the state(table variable are getting empty, validations are getting fails) because we are exiting the from the Cobol and transferring the control to C#.  is any way to call C# code from the Cobol. So that we can trigger the screen where ever we required in Cobol.

Hello, I've always been a IBM mainframer, we just switched over to micro focus Cobol. I need to use the call "system" command to call the dos command prompt and then I need to execute the windows  lpr print command to send a print file to specific printer. Any suggestions?. I've heard I can also use the x91 function 35.

Hi, This old tool of graphical design to make Cobol applications, in graphical environment in Windows, little has evolved since it was published with Net Express. What we have NE projects that contain on average between 200-700 GS files per project and we want to continue in native environment, I ask if there is any alternative to DS in Visual Cobol, as a tool for graphic design of COBOL screens more complete. Is there a tool to migrate from DS semi-automatic to another similar and more modern tool? I have seen documents and examples of migration from DS screens to Forms, which requires adapting screen to screen and related source to source program, and this is a very laborious and tedious work,

We use an old version of cobol. Server Express Embedded HTML Preprocessor Version 5.1.0.1 Copyright (c) 1984-2008 Micro Focus (IP) Limited. We have a problem with file access concurrency #COBOL

Hello, I'm a rookie of this forum. My name is Giovanni Di Chiara and I write from Italy. I don't know if my problem has already been detected before. I'm tried to use the library InstantSQL for connecting to a MS SQL server via ODBC driver. I use RMCobol for Windows. My Windows is a Windows 10 Pro. When I connect to databasesource and I pass ID and Password wrong, before of error return code on my program, it is opened in automatic there is a Error Messagebox of SQL server and then it opened  the Connection SQL Server Dialog Box. It is prossible to disable the "SQL Message Box" and the "Connection SQL Server Dialog". My program is a service the run on background with no User Interface, the errors I'd like to manage into my program. My source code: "            display "USERDB "     userDB.           display "PASSWORDDB " passwordDB.   &nbsp

Hi all, I am trying to access URL https://mydataapidev.aade.gr/ with RMNET library, I am getting the error:  "Peer certificate cannot be authenticated with given CA certificates". I am using the provided ca-bundle.crt with "NetSetSSLCA". The certificate of the above URL is here https://crt.sh/?id=8232766685 I downloaded the relevant .pem file and called it with "NetSetSSLCA" with the same results. Thank you.

Is payload supported for the HttpDelete method in ACU RMNet? Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013390#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

The REWRITE statement executed without a READ does not update the record set by the MOVE to its key.When executed in a sequence of MOVE key 1, READ, REWRITE, MOVE key 2, REWRITE, the second REWRITE still works on the previously read record. This used to work fine up to Acu4GL 10.4.1, and still works fine in 10.5.0 on the VISION file system.It fails using 10.5.0 Acu4GL for MSSQL.  Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013550#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Getting the error "Execution error: file “error code:245,pc=0,call=1, seg=0 245 There are no valid product licenses" after installing the license. Although Micro Focus License Manager indicates COBOL Server licenses are installed, the COBOL application fails with the following error:"Execution error: file “error code:245,pc=0,call=1, seg=0 245 There are no valid product licenses." Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013468#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

The Solo web server in Net Express has limited features. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013640#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

How to upgrade from an earlier version of Visual COBOL? Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013621#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Using Visual Cobol Eclipse with Subclipse as SVN integration. When trying to create a new project with "Checkout project from SVN Wizard" select SVN repo and then select "Checkout using "ew project wizard" then select "Remote SSH Project". This gives the error "Cannot create project to checkout to".  A remote folder is created at desired location but we there are no content except for files ".cobolBuild .cobolProj  .project  .settings" which are created at project initiation but before local SVN checkout is started. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013612#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Using new-x = 900 and new-y = 300 with PC_PRINTER_SET_POSITION returns 31 in managed while it returns zero in native. If new-x is reduced to 300, then it returns zero. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013593#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Users could scroll past the edge of a grid with no variable row heights by programmatically setting the grid's vertical scroll position, resulting in extra white space being visible beyond the grid edge. Example: MODIFY ws-grid-handle START-X nn START-Y nn X = nn Y = nn CURSOR-X = nn CURSOR-Y = nn HSCROLL-POS = nn VSCROLL-POS = nn Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013570#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

In AcuBench, when editing a DLT file, on the XFD tab the name given in the "File Directive:" field is limited to maximum 18 characters. Although it seems to have no further impact when creating the XFD, the XFD takes on the name of the DLT itself, and not the one specified in the field. Moreover, when working with a WHEN condition and giving the "Table Name:" option, then the same limitation stands.  Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013681#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Using 10.5.0, a MAV occurs on the following statement: accept ws-variable allowing messages from ws-thread-handle It does not happen when using 10.4.1 (or previous versions). Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013679#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Product installation software prompts user to enter license activation code. Entering the required activation code fails with the message: Activation code has expired. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013672#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

While debugging in Eclipse and stopped at a breakpoint, it's possible to edit the source file(s). In Enterprise Developer/Visual COBOL for Eclipse 7.0 Patch Update 11 with JVM COBOL, the focus in the editor keeps jumping to the breakpoint line while typing elsewhere. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013671#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

When attempting to execute the command to run the ACUCOBOL installation file, the command fails with an error containing the phrase "No such file or directory". Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013670#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Error: "### Initialization error - License storage configuration not set in config.properties" appears when trying to execute a COBOL program. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013663#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

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I normally use VS 2019 and VC 7, but did some experiments with VC for Eclipse and VC 8 last autumn. Since these experiments didn't turn out the way I had expected I uninstalled VC 8, but when trying to open VC 7 that didn't work at all. I tried first to repair and then uninstall VC 7, but neither worked. I'm afraid I have created a real mess of this so the best thing would maybe be to manually delete all crucial points in Windows Explorer and the Register Editor. Is that possible and what should I do in that case?

Hello all. I'm preparing for a future rollout of Visual COBOL on a few machines. Most of them were able to successfully uninstall the old version of Visual COBOL, but two machines have done their best to spite me. If I attempt to uninstall it on the machine interactively (physically or Remote Desktop), the uninstaller will appear for a brief second, then close itself without showing any content besides a white screen inside the window. If I attempt to uninstall it silently using the "/uninstall /quiet" flags, I get no output and a return code of -1073740940, which as far as I'm aware doesn't have an equivalent error message to interpret. Are there any tricks or processes I should complete to uninstall it? Thank you!#VisualCOBOL