Rocket® COBOL

Currently, Visual COBOL IntelliSense filters on leaf data item levels only: I propose to provide an additional IntelliSense filter option:COBOL IntelliSense should also provide suggestions for node data items: As you can see, the above mock image shows entries for an upper level data item and there is a fourth filter button added, depicting the suggested filter icon.------------This is the data structure I used in my example: 

I noticed that I cannot navigate to an external subprogram by hitting Go To Definition or Peek Definition: I believe this is a feature that would very much needed in larger projects.So, here's my feature suggestion.

I don't seem to be able to add a plain empty text file to the project:  All the files in this list come with some template content and/or pre-set compiler options.Please add a plain, empty text file item to the list of items to add to a COBOL project.

Currently, having the "Tools > Options > Debugging > Micro Focus COBOL > Suspend at 'STOP RUN'" option set, the debugger visually appears to stop before the final line is being executed: From above screenshot you can see that it looks like the CALL statement has not been executed yet. But actually, execution has already passed the final line in the code.This current behaviour is very irritating.Furthermore, I'm used to continue (by hitting <F5>) a successful program when it's halted instead of aborting it (by hitting <SHIFT> <F5>). So, it's cumbersome to alter that common behaviour just for the "Suspend On 'STOP RUN'" feature (see error message above). So, I'd like to suggest four improvements regarding the "Suspend On 'STOP RUN'" feature:When building a DEBUG build, have the COBOL linker add a terminating __debugbreak operation (or Debugger.Break method) to the generated code

Problem The Visual COBOL or COBOL Server setup fails with the following error: "Service 'Micro Focus Directory Server' (mf_CCITCP2) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services." The installation logs also report the following error: Micro Focus COBOL Server -- Error 1920. Service 'Micro Focus Directory Server' (mf_CCITCP2) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services. Applying execute package: cobolserver_50x86, action: Install, path: C:\\ProgramData\\Package Cache\\{A1DD402A-9C93-4A25-8505-70C3603C4966}v5.0.00256\\cs\\cobolserver_50x86.msi, arguments: ' ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT="1" MSIFASTINSTALL="7" INSTALLDIR="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Micro Focus\\COBOL Server" ECLIPSEINSTALLDIR="" BUILDSERVER=""' Error 0x80070643: Failed to install MSI package. Error 0x80070643: Failed to execute MSI package. Error 0x80070643: Failed to configure per-machine MSI package. Applied execute package: cobolserver_50

How many retail banking users do you estimate are taking advantage of the TRIAD COBOL-based services?#VisualCOBOLUniverse2020

How long does it take to learn object-oriented programming with modern COBOL? #VisualCOBOLUniverse2020

Can you give us an example of the benefits of using objects and Frameworks in our existing programs?#VisualCOBOLUniverse2020

How long does it take to transform COBOL applications?#VisualCOBOLUniverse2020

I can see that you are using AWS with Kubernetes.  Can you do the same with Azure?#VisualCOBOLUniverse2020

If we are not using 'MAIN' section in our COBOL code, then what will be the "MAIN" box in flow chart? In other words, is the "MAIN" box in flow chart is due to Procedure Division or due to 'MAIN' Section?#VisualCOBOLUniverse2020

When extracting code to a program, can the new linkage fields be put into a copybook?#VisualCOBOLUniverse2020

Are the Refactoring features demonstrated only in Visual studio IDE or they are also available in eclipse IDE?#VisualCOBOLUniverse2020

What is the difference between the tools and features of the Analyzer product and those available in the COBOL and Mainframe development tools?#COBOLAnalyzerUniverse2020

Do I need the Micro Focus Analyzer product installed to use the refactoring tools?#COBOLAnalyzerUniverse2020

In the session, there was talk of refactoring to create APIs or RESTful webservices from existing COBOL applications. Can you explain what technology options are available to deploy COBOL code as an API?#VisualCOBOLUniverse2020

Mobile and web were both mentioned during the keynote, have you automated Micro Focus Cobol platforms?#COBOLUniverse2020

Hi, I am trying to compile my JVM Project.Using the include-command does not work, the copy will not be found:EXEC SQL       INCLUDE HVEND-EXEC....-> cobol] COBCH0012S Operand HV-T-BEZUG is not declared HV-T-BEZUG ist declared in the copy HV.Using the copy HV by the command 'copy HV' there are no problems.My directives :hide-message"1158" REMOVE(NAME) REMOVE(USER) nospzero DATAMAP hostnum-compare"2"hostnum-move nobound nomfcomment assign"external" defaultbyte"00"notrunc setting adv NOKEYCHECK filetype"11" sequential"record" HOST-NUMCOMPARESIGN-FIXUP TRUNCCOPY"16" IDXFORMAT"8" CONSTANT COBCONNECT "TRUE" CONSTANTCONREUSE "TRUE" CONSTANT COBLOG "FALSE" REMOVE(BYTE) REMOVE(DECLARE)REMOVE(PARAMS) COPYEXT",cbl,cpy,mf,CPY,CBL" ILEXPONENTIATION "FLOAT"CHECKDIV "ENTCOBOL" NOBOUNDOPTSQL Pre Dirs:SQL(DBMAN=JDBC) S

Hi.  XDBC manual says you can make an XFD file for a relative cobol file.  And you can.  Once you have, how do you access a specific record?  When I google how to use SQL to select a specific record, I get information on LIMIT/OFFSET keywords (not in the manual) and ROW_NUMBER function for window processing (not in the manual. So, can I use XDBC to access a specific record#, or do I have to change my record layout(s) to include a flag field which can be searched with the "WHERE" clause?#XFD#Relative#XDBC#SQL

Hi,when I am reading  empty file, it gives error status as 10...But, i just wanted to know , How to check if file is empty in microFocus cobol without reading the file??I need to display the message to user  as "No record in  CM file" in case   file is empty without reading.See my logicopen  input CM-FILERead CM-FILE-REC        

Hi,I have working storage variable WS-WEB-LINK pic X(150). And after i read my SYSFILE , I am moving the values from SYS-WEB-LINK variable  to  WS-WEB-LINK  variable.  Just note SYS-WEB-LINK also declared pic X(150) in copy book,.Now, i wanted to ignore all spaces in WS-WEB-LINK  and move the ONLY values to WS-FINAL-LINK.(without spaces) using STRING statement. I did that. that is okay.  WS-FINAL-LINK we will not know how variable size either 60 or 70 or 90 size.,.. But, maximum i declared as 150 bytes . that is okay,My question is here,  I just wanted to know how do i declare the size to WS-FINAL-LINK based on Inspect counter value at the run time using Acu GT cobol software.That is reason i am saying Acu GT cobol do not give build the logic now..Any clue please? This is urgent request from my side....thank you in advance.,    

I noticed that two project setting have double entries: After fiddling around a bit I have a feeling they both seem to serve the same purpose.► Why do they exist twice? What's the exact difference? PS: From what I also noticed:The entries on the COBOL Link page override the entries on Application page.Clearing the entries on the COBOL Link page copies the Application page entries over to the COBOL Link entries.I would have expected a drop-down for Entry Point, providing me with a list of all available entry points in the project.#application#Projectsettings#COBOLLink

Hi,Getting this error whiler creating COBOL project in Wondows 10:Errors occurred during the build.Errors running builder 'Micro Focus Project Builder' on project 'testproj'.Truncated class fileThanks.Gagan 

Has anyone experienced this error and know how to correct the problem?  It was working fine yesterday before the update occured.  I uninstalled/reinstalled Visual COBOL Personal Edition to no avail.The "MicroFocus.Cobol.BuildTasks.Cobol" task could not be loaded from the assembly C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2019\\Community\\MSBuild\\Micro Focus\\Visual COBOL\\v1.0\\MicroFocus.COBOL.BuildTasks.dll. Method 'get_SourceFileExtension' in type 'MicroFocus.COBOL.BuildTasks.CreateCobolManifestResourceName' from assembly 'MicroFocus.COBOL.BuildTasks, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0412c5e0b2aaa8f0' does not have an implementation. Confirm that the <UsingTask> declaration is correct, that the assembly and all its dependencies are available, and that the task contains a public class that implements Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITask.

I am trying to use RECOVER1 on my files, and any file I try, I am getting an 90,07 error.I am using version 12.12 of RECOVER1. Anyone know what would cause this issue?