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The standard behaviour of a grid is to show rows that contain data and the rest of the grid is empty.But I need to fill a grid with blank records.Imagine a grid of 20 lines and only 2 rows of them has data.The other rows should be blank and show the ROW-COLOR-PATTERN.I tried to fill it with non-printable characters like x"00" or x"0a" but the grid still ends after the "non-blank" rows.Is there a solution to my problem ?

Several years ago I developed an application using a network database and which accessed a 3rd party library. At the time I was compiling and linking using batch files thus:compile bat:  cobol bomp.cbl anim case litlink makesyn "comp-5"="comp" omf(obj)link.bat:  cbllink bomp.obj image3kc.libI now want to update the application using Visual Cobol. How can I set up VC to replicate these various commands?ThanksPaul

I just downloaded the visual cobol personal edition, vcvs2019_60.exe.  When I click on it to install I receive an error message stating this app can't run on your pc.  Any suggestions?

We are using Visual Studio Personal Edition with Visual Studio 2019.  When entering a program with indentation, the indentation is removed when you reload the program.  Any suggestions?  I'm using it to teach Cobol and don't wish to switch platforms but need the indentation.

Hi, Currently we would like to do the new program that can achieve the below features. 1) In the main program(parent) we will have one toolbar having 10 icon. 2) When call another program(child), we would like to reload the toolbar with new image.      It means that change from 10 icon to 7 icon. 3) and what we want is the icon on the toolbar when we click, it will response to the child program instead of parent program. It means that after we load the new image of the toolbar with 7 icon, when we click the exit icon, it will exit the child program not the parent program. May i know that anyone have idea this can be done? or any idea how to do so.  Thanks You. 

the result when converting a file.h will give the same result as with h2cpy.exe from netexpress5.xthe Name longer than 31 characters will be cut, i mean this is not necessary for visual Cobol 6.xIs this a bug or wanted from the developper?Why?Thanks for help

Having issues scanning COBOL code with Fortify SCA. Any help is appreciated. I have source files extracted from a mainframe. This is not being detected by the workbench. Any help or guidance is appreciated.

I am using Visual Cobol Development Hub on HP-UX.  I recently discovered the REPOSITORY paragraph in the CONFIGURATION SECTION of the ENVIRONMENT DIVISION and am trying to use the FUNCTION feature.  From the documentation, it appears it only works with the ISO2002 and MF compiler dialects, but the docs also say that MF is the default.  None the less, when I issue a FUNCTION ALL INTRINSIC. statement under REPOSITORY, my compile listing flags the line as "documentary" and generates errors when I try to use intrinsic functions (like MOD) without the FUNCTION keyword.Has anyone used this successfully?  I took my test source code to my PC and compiled it (unchanged) successfully using GnuCobol.  I would hope if a free compiler works, MF would work too.

A client site suddenly started getting file I-o errors 92 on open I-oyesterday "patch Tuesday"  November 10th 2020 , however they do not seem to have applied the recent patches.Strange that 2 servers suddenly start behaving in this way.Windows 2012 R2 Vision files version 9.2.3 acucobol running Just putting it out there as it looks similar to the issue we had 2 years ago with windows server 2008 and windows 7 and the 9107 file error on open-close-delete

One more question about Visual Cobol backward compatibility.Is it possible to configure Visual Cobol (for example version 3) to generate executables compatible with Cobol Server version 2.3?Thanks

A system user passed a program that damaged the windows register and it damaged the installation of Run-Time Visual Cobol, I am unable to reinstall. Um usuário do sistema passou um programa que danificou o register do windows e este danificou a instalação do Run-Time Visual Cobol, não estou conseguindo reinstalar.

Hello,I have a problem when I generate a new solution in VC60, importing a Net Express project, (nw2000.app), the solution nw2000.sln is generated, and 4 cbl projects are generated, nw2000, wgpini.exe (the executable), nomiagrs_lbr (library that contains the .rs files) and nomiaggnt_lbr(library that contains the .gnt files).Apparently everything is generated correctly and without errors. Attached the importreport.txt file But when I try to test it, I observe, after recompiling the solution, that it does not generate the application executable (wgpini.exe), but it generates a file $safeprojectname$.exe, and it does not generate the .lbr libraries either, but a file $safeprojectname$.lbr.What I need to change in the solution so that it does not generate when compiling files $safeprojectname$

I am reading below XML using attached logic,  why array 4th subscript is not reading and coming as blank? Or Acu cobol has issue? 

Hi all,Acu cobol is very slow when we call webservice.    ImgeView CBL.txt

Hi,our client uses Visual Cobol 2.3 and Cobol Server (runtime) 2.3.Now it wants install a MS 2019 Server, and we find that Cobol Server 2.3 (runtime) is not supported on Windows 2019.It's possible to develope under VisualCobol 2.3 and deploy under Cobol Server 5.0 (runtime), for example?

I am doing evaluation to see if Micro Focus Visual COBOL for Visual Studio can be used to replace the native COBOL development using IBM TSO environment within my company.I had download a trial version of Visual COBOL for Visual Studio (2019 version), and watched the six Webinar videos on OOP in the Micro Focus resource link. I managed to use the same test data on my desktop with no issues.I am sure the questions that I have in mind had been asked by someone else before, it will be much appreciated if someone out there can direct me to some previous Q&A links related to my questions.Most of the COBOL programs my company use are for BATCH process: These programs are developed using IBM TSO environment, and some had been in use for decades; they are run on predefined schedules on IBM Mainframe computers; they use lots of INPUT and OUTPUT files; they access to IBM DB2 relational database for all sort of data manipulations.My questions are:Can Visual COBOL for Visual Studio create exec

A message prompt appears when i install Visual Cobol 6.0 :lmsetupx64.msi not foundand the boxolder version of license manager cannot be removedlog :[1BDD0:1E248][2020-11-04T16:57:45]i370: Session begin, registration key: SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\{12d958e4-6841-4e94-943b-6862ced5ef90}, options: 0x7, disable resume: No[1BDD0:1E248][2020-11-04T16:57:47]i000: Caching bundle from: 'C:\\WINDOWS\\Temp\\{EFA57247-7B08-4BE0-A26C-682C86DD89A5}\\.be\\vcvs2019_60.exe' to: 'C:\\ProgramData\\Package Cache\\{12d958e4-6841-4e94-943b-6862ced5ef90}\\vcvs2019_60.exe'[1BDD0:1E248][2020-11-04T16:57:47]i320: Registering bundle dependency provider: {12d958e4-6841-4e94-943b-6862ced5ef90}, version: 6.0.245.0[1BDD0:1E248][2020-11-04T16:57:47]i371: Updating session, registration key: SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\{12d958e4-6841-4e94-943b-6862ced5ef90}, resume: Active, restart initiated: No, disable resume: No[1BDD0:1D864][2020-11-04T16:57

Technical expert Blair McDonald from Micro Focus demonstrates using Visual COBOL for Eclipse to deploy COBOL Applications within Docker containers. www.youtube.com/watch Watch the video on YouTube here. #Videos

Technical expert Blair McDonald from Micro Focus demonstrates using Visual COBOL for Eclipse to deploy COBOL Applications within Docker containers. www.youtube.com/watch Watch the video on YouTube here. #Videos

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DevCodeAnalysisSurvey   As customer centricity is a core value of Micro Focus, we would like to get your feedback on the code analysis related features we added in the last few releases.   The feedback we request is collected so we can prioritize our R&D efforts to create products that provide the highest value to you, our customers.   The features in question are: Program Control Flow Data Flow Code Analysis Rules Advanced Refactoring The survey will only take a few minutes and would just present the feature and ask if you have used it and if it was valuable.   https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DevCodeAnalysisSurvey   Thanks, Guy Sofer Micro Focus Product Management

Help! Are there samples of Visual Cobol program that access web API? We don't have Eclipse and work on a Visual Studio platform.  #VisualCobolHelp

Hi.I'm trying to access an AcuXDBC Server through ODBC.The tool that i am using is LibreOffice Base.The driver configure is ODBC 64 bits, and when i click on "Test Connection" it appear the following error: ""[TOD][ODBC Driver]DLLLOAD: acuxdbc03, The specified module could not be found."" Where could the solution go?Thanks

My client has reported issue on below logic that IMGRETRV.EXE is not launching by Acu cobol program. But, if i click on IMGRETRV.EXE ,then it is launching, but, why ACU cobol program is not launching IMGRETRV.EXE using below logic, please note my client has reported in their few PCs  IMGRETRV.EXE is not starting by acu cobol program!ACU cobol has fault functionality or my program has fault?==========* Build the SYSTEM call command line:Move spaces to WD-X80.If LS-USER-TYPE-DEV    Move "ETC\\IMGRETRV.EXE" to WD-X40 else   Move "ETC\\IMGRETRV.EXE" to WD-X40End-If.String "C:" LS-DIR-PCPATH-VALUE WD-X40 delimited by spaces into WD-X80 End-String. If LS-DIR-PCDRIVE-VALUE > spacesMove LS-DIR-PCDRIVE-VALUE to WD-X80 (1:1)End-If.* Check for executable: V.10.02Call "C$FILEINFO" using WD-X80 WFile-Info giving WExit-Status End-Call. If WExit-Status = zero

Does anyone know of a way to retrieve the record length in a Cobol program (Windows)?

I have an entry box, which I use to create a search and put the results in a selection box.  For instance, user may type in 'EX' and get all of the listings that have that combo.I want the users to be able to search for more than one combo, if they like, but I cannot get the selection box to clear.  I have tried initializing the table in cobol,  using delete-list-item, initializing in the dialog etc,  but the earlier entries won't go away. Below is an example with delete-occurrence.  There must be something simple I am overlooking.  Thx.CLEAR-LOOP  DELETE-OCCURRENCE ACCOUNT-GROUP $REGISTER  DECREMENT ACCOUNT-COUNT  DECREMENT $REGISTER  REFRESH-OBJECT SB-ACCOUNT  IF= $REGISTER 0 EXIT-CLEAR-LOOP  BRANCH-TO-PROCEDURE CLEAR-LOOPEXIT-CLEAR-LOOP #selectionbox#clear#reset