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Hello everybody, my colleagues and I work with Visual COBOL (VC) for Eclipse 7.0 Version: 7.0.00247 under a host: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8350U CPU @ 1.70GHz, 8 cores, 15G,  Windows 10 , 64 bit. We have the following issue: VC crashes after starting it by fatal error; see below # A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:##  EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION## JRE version: OpenJDK Runtime Environment AdoptOpenJDK (11.0.8+10) (build 11.0.8+10)# Java VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Client VM AdoptOpenJDK (11.0.8+10, mixed mode, g1 gc, windows-amd64)# Problematic frame:# C  [ucrtbase.dll+0x26cbc] The Java Thread  "Cobol Indexing" deamon is causal. After set '-Ddisable.cobol.indexing=true' in eclipse.ini it works fine again.The Cobol project is 384 MB in size. Did you got this error before? Can you support us. Best regards, Eike Weiss #win#Eclipse#cobolindexing#fatalerror#VC7#Java

I have just taken delivery of a new PC. On my old PC I have Visual Studio 2019 CE and VC PE.   I wish to continue COBOL programming on my new PC. As I understand it, there is not yet a VC PE which is compatible with Visual Studio 2022 CE, so I will have to install VS 2019. Is there still a link on this web site where I can apply for a VC PE license to use? Thanks

The License was applied, however it does not seem to be correct for the installed product. Error reported: The License was applied, however it does not seem to be correct for the installed product. Please try again with valid license information and /or contact your loval Micro Focus Customer Care representative. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000005897#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

How do I setup CGI to launch AcuCOBOL applications? The only document that outlines this is for a older version of IIS and the steps are not the same. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000006780 #SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Excel and Power BI, downloaded from the Windows Store, do not connect to AcuXDBC. They give an error, even when the PATH and GENESIS_HOME variables are set correctly:DLLLOAD: acuxdbc04, The specified module could not be found. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000006779#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

When running a COBOL program on the server, while connected via RDP, the style of the title bar of the COBOL program can change and then the minimize button will stop working. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000006782#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

When using the HTTPPOST function with extra headers the response received is ‘HTTP 400 - Bad Request’. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000006784#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Windows has its own locking mechanism, called Opportunistic Lock, for files shared in a network environment. This mechanism is enabled by default and can contribute to file errors and performance issues in such an environment. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000006730#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Lack of performance accessing VISION files located in a shared directory. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000006724#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

After the installation of a new release of ACUCOBOL-GT, the following .Net statement: Dim cblObj = CreateObject("AcuGT.Application") may fail, returning the following error: The remote procedure call failed. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BE)  Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000006721#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

When running a script, an error appears that states, "Execution error: File error code:244, pc=0, call=1 seg=0 244 licensing initialization error." Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000006696#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

I have a program that uses HTTPPOST to upload an XML data file to a REST web service using the form-data content type. This was working OK but now on some systems it has started to report a NULL response and I cannot determine why. The equivalent web page upload works OK via Chrome and does not give any errors so dismissing Op sys, machine configuration etc. I run the post with the code shown below Any ideas as to why I get a null response on some machines and not others? 01 post-address pic x(150).78 Content-Type value 'multipart/form-data; boundary="12345"'. 01 request-payload usage pointer. 01 response-payload usage pointer. 01 response-len pic s9(8). 01 request-len pic s9(8). 01 response-status pic 9(3) value zero. 01 import-xml-request pic x(180).01 parser-handle usage handle.01 xml-content pic x(99999999).01 form-data pic x(99999999). linkage section. 01 response-data pic x(5555). initialize request-payload request-len. set request-payload to address of form-d

Did you know you can confirm the version of the Acu/extend runtime in use, by specifying the -vv option on a command invoking the runtime? For example:   Windows: wrun32 -vv UNIX: runcbl -vv   For further information about this and other options for the runtime, please see this link.#extend#AcuCobol#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#programming#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocss/KnowledgeDocs

Thinking about developing and deploying your Visual COBOL application in a Docker environment? There are a number of useful videos available on YouTube that can help you do that. Installing Visual COBOL for Docker on WindowsInstalling Visual COBOL for Docker on LinuxDeveloping COBOL Applications for Docker in EclipseDeploying COBOL Applications for Docker in EclipseDebugging Deployed COBOL for Docker on WindowsDebugging Deployed COBOL for Docker on Linux#VisualCOBOL#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#docker#deploy#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#COBOLforDocker#Eclipse#HowTo-BestPractice#COBOL#VisualCOBOL#COBOLserver

I'm attempting to develop Cobol code to call an external sales tax calculation API (provided by Avalara/Avatax). HttpPost seems the most logical way to go as I will be sending & receiving responses. However, the basic format of the destination URL is getting the better of me. Simple test json url's, such as http://ip.jsonttest.com/ work fine and return responses. However when I need to send a complex URL with username/passwords & search parameters I'm getting nowhere. Are there any step by step tutorials on this subject? Any and all helpful comments are appreciated in advance!

Hi -  I have huge Sequential file. Containing Binary data. One of the record is causing 9847 File Status.  Problem is :- I cannot delete the record.  This is regular occurrence. Is there any way can I ignore this record and continue processing to next record ?#RMCOBOL

Hi .I can´t install visual cobol personal edition (vcvs2019_60.exe) for windows in my notebook. My windows is windows 10 home and i had install visual studio 2017. With this configuration I had no sucess. What arethe requirements necessary for install it.Tks and best regards. Sorry by my poor english.

I've installed Visual COBOL for VS 2019 but don't have a Start Menu item for VC and I do not see Visual COBOL under the Micro Focus for Visual COBOL. I have ADO.Net, Classic data, Date File, Enterprise Server, Open ESQL, Samples and 2 VC Command prompts, 32 & 64 bit. Have I installed this incorrectly ? Thank you!

Hello, Is there a way to embed a pdf document (Base64) into a XML file? Something like this. <cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject filename="Factuur.pdf " mimeCode="application/pdf">JVBERi0xLjcNCiW1tbW1DQoxIDAgb2JqDQo8PC9UeXBlL0NhdGFsb2........ André Oostendorp

Did you know that the Acu/extend product comes with sample COBOL programs, data and other files to help you learn about the product? Beginning with version 10.0, these are located in: On Windows (replace the n.n with product subversion): C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Micro Focus\\extend 10.n.n\\sample On Unix/Linux platforms: The sample folder is just below the selected product install location You can find more information at this page in the product documentation.#programming#extend#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocss/KnowledgeDocs#AcuCobol#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Did you know that Visual COBOL supports the Micro Focus Unit Testing Framework? This is an xUnit-style testing framework, available from the Visual COBOL command line prompt, or from the IDE. It supports native COBOL applications, and .NET COBOL applications. It includes much of the architecture you would expect of an xUnit framework: you can create, compile, run and debug unit tests from either the command line or your IDE. For more information see the product documentation here#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#VisualCOBOL#VisualStudio#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#UnitTests#xUnit#COBOL#HowTo-BestPractice#VisualCOBOL#Eclipse

Moving native applications with fixed format source files to managed code Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000006541#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Launching the mentioned tool, but also other ACUCOBOL-GT exe's, the procedure stops with a missing entry point error. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000006528#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

On Windows using the directive NOCHECKDIV, a DIVIDE BY ZERO does not fail. <br> <br>On Linux compiling with NOCHECKDIV, however, the program aborts with "162 Arithmetic overflow or Arithmetic underflow". How is it possible to continue without the abort? Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000006493#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

ACUCOBOL-GT Trace Files For Troubleshooting Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000005044#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs