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This article details how to redefine the numeric value of a pointer field in COBOL avoiding numeric overflow in the numeric redefinition field. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000009980#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

We have project which involves sending text to customer display pole, has anyone out there worked with this type of device? If so, I sure could use that source code/

Is there a command to delete a folder\\directory with sequential files in it?

Good mornig again.  we continue with other  kind of errors when compile with visula cobol v7. In this case the error become when there are EXEC SQL and END-EXEC are in upper case and there is also only 1 space between the words END and DECLARE The code of the program is :        identification division.        program-id. desacomp.        author. arquitectura.        date-written. date.       ******************************************************************       *              Programa de prueba para fallos de compilacion     *       ******************************************************************        environment division.       

Good morning. My organization is in the process of upgrading from Visual COBOL 3 to Visual COBOL 7. We works with VC for eclipse runing on UNIX. When we are compiled the programs this error appear CSQL-F-026 The code of the program is : identification division.        program-id. desacomp.        author. arquitectura.        date-written. date.       ******************************************************************       *              Programa de prueba para fallos de compilacion     *       ******************************************************************        environment division.        configuration section.        special-names.           decimal-point is comma.        input-output section.       &nb

When enabling Autorun via the AcuToWeb Desktop menu and restarting the machine, AcuToWeb Desktop does not start at system boot. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000009870#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

After a recent update of Chrome to version 104.0.5112.79 on MacOS, no program can be started with AcuToWeb. Safari and Firefox continue to work correctly.The following error is shown when using Chrome/Edge: main.js?10.4.0.921:6 Uncaught ReferenceError: UI is not defined at ws_connect (main.js?10.4.0.921:6:17634) at _connect2gateway (main.js?10.4.0.921:6:2209) at connect2gateway (main.js?10.4.0.921:6:1592) at ctor._applicationCallback (main.js?10.4.0.921:22:8071) at ctor._invokeApplicationCallback (main.js?10.4.0.921:11:24417) at ctor.<anonymous> (main.js?10.4.0.921:11:24629) at main.js?10.4.0.921:11:27781 at n (main.js?10.4.0.921:23:14010) at r (main.js?10.4.0.921:23:14167) at main.js?10.4.0.921:23:14256 ws_connect @ main.js?10.4.0.921:6 _connect2gateway @ main.js?10.4.0.921:6 connect2gateway @ main.js?10.4.0.921:6 (anonymous) @ main.js?10.4.0.921:22 Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000009873#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTips/Knowl

While trying to install Visual COBOL/COBOL Server products into a specified directory on Unix/Linux, customer may receive an error similar to:"Problem backing up /opt/microfocus/DevHub to /opt/microfocus/DevHub.BKP.2022-08-16.13:07:13Unable to continue with update of product." Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000009962#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Happens when MYSQL/MARIADB database is set to store data in utf8 format.When you retrieve data via a COBOL program using OPENESQL to access the database you get Latin characters.You also get Latin characters back when using ISQL to access the database.If you use MYSQL to access the database you get UTF-8 characters back.Output from running simple program. simple started get data should be in utf8mb4 Data value(� ) in hex <F620> F6 is Latin Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000009974#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Disclaimer, I know next to nothing about the COBOL ecosystem. Please excuse my ignorance on this. We have been using a Net Express installation to access a DLL provided to us by our suppliers. Now they upgraded to Visual COBOL and we've been trying to get it to work with COBOL Server, with no luck so far. We used to install the license with the `aslmpclocate` and the `aslmpcsilent` utilities. Are those still relevant? Do you use them in the same way as with Net Express? If not, what's the alternative? We also tried installing a `.mflic` file with the License Administration utility, which it accepted, but we get the 245 error code, which seems to indicate (if my googling didn't fail me) that a different type of license is required. Is this accurate, and what license would that be, and where could I find it? Our company should have access to it, though I don't know where to find it. Furthermore, what files do we need to redistribute? We used to only have a `cblrtss.dll` and `cb

Currently we are using  microfocus server express 5.1 wrappack 7, is there a wrappack that supports jdk8+? Thanks in advance,#jdk1.8#NetExpress5.1#wp

The Visual COBOL 8.0 release includes the introduction of the Micro Focus Database File Handler (MFDBFH). MFDBFH enables you to store your data files within one of the supported relational database management systems, which can be used by your native COBOL applications. Data files are stored in a 'datastore'. Datastores can each be housed in their own physical database, or one database can house many datastores. Using data stores gives you the performance and resilience benefits associated with a modern RDBMS. MFDBFH does not require you make any changes to your source code in order to use it. This feature is available as a purchasable add-on. Documentation for MFDBFH can be found here:#VisualCOBOL#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#NewRelease-Feature#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#MFDBFH#VisualCOBOL#Filehandling#COBOL

Hi, we're trying to install MF VisualCOBOL4Eclipse 7.0 by following the instructions under https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/visual-cobol/vc70/EclWin/GUID-6C2E928A-DE6C-4DBC-8F05-7816D71FAD9F.html After installation, it is impossible to compile a program since link.exe is not existent. Why hasn't this been installed and how can we install it?

Bottom line first, I would like a free trial for the Visual COBOL For Visual Studio PERSONAL Edition. I created an account and requested a free trial of Visual COBOL for Visual Studio. Apparently from the wrong link.  I got the download link and a license was applied to my account.  Before I activated the license, I emailed a Micro Focus representative who emailed from the Enterprise Business Solutions.  She said I did not request the Personal Edition and she supplied me with the proper link.  The problem is at Step 4. Finish trial request, after I click the button, a message is returned that states: You have already requested a free trial of Visual COBOL Could someone please correct my account and provide me with a download link and license?

I'm using Netexpress 3.1 (!!!) an I have a problem when I'm using PC Printer routines. Always I receive an error message 114 and I do not know what I must do. Can you help? Regrads #netexpress

Hi everyone.  Our application does dynamic changes to the KEYSTROKE variable settings for various keys.   Due to some recent odd behavior I was wondering if there was a way to get the current state of the KEYSTROKE settings? All I have figured out is that when using the debugger, changes to the environment get recorded in the error log file.  That turned out to be enough, but the original question still stands.  I figure I could write a utility to read through the trace file and sort by the key code, to see what the current state of the settings are, but I'll leave that until it's needed.  If anyone knows a better way, I would love to hear it.

CASXO0001S XA Resource Manager initialization error. Resource XXXX open failed, reason -00003 Any idea, what would be the issue? I am able to connect it with the same credentials successfully directly to the server, but not via Microfocus...

Hello, First of all, I am not an english native speaker.  I have got a problem by installing Visual Cobol Personal Edition. I am getting the error message "This application requires Micro Focus License Administration"  Micro Focus Help Page: "If you need to install the License Manager onto a 64-bit Windows system, change instances of lmsetupx86.msi to lmsetupx64.msi." Indeed I would do that, but I only have the vcvs2022.exe install package.  regards Volker

Hi,  1. Installed COBOL runtime environment onto a clean Windows 2012 server   2. COBOL32 folder is available in the required drive - Unzip from existing server(W2008) 3. Environment variables has been setup  COBDIR = C:\\COBOL32\\LBR;C:\\COBOL32\\EXEDLL\\ COBSW =  -F  UTILDIR = C:\\COBOL32\\LBR  Amended the System Environment Variable, PATH, to include (%COBDIR%) 4. Additional DLL placed in the windows/system32 folder  MSVCR71.dllMSVCRT20.dllNTWDBLIB.dll 5. The Data Execution Prevention System settings has been set to ON(to run only for Windows essential services )  6. My COBOL RUNTIME Test fails i.e From a command prompt, type RUNW and this should bring up a COBOL window I'm getting the below error   Execution error : file 'TRIGGER'error code: 114, pc=0, call=1, seg=0114 Attempt to access item beyond bounds of memory (Signal 11)

For Chris Glazier By my test for migrating from netepress5.x to VC8.0 i missed the file "dsonline.obj". The second problem is that "object-reference" is now a reserved word, but was generate in Dialog System (gs, cpy, cpb) Are there a possibility to change this with directives? cg

Hi,  I'm new to Cobol language. so please apologies if my question is silly or doesn't make sense.  1. Installed COBOL runtime environment onto a clean Windows 2012 server   2. COBOL32 folder is available in the required drive - Unzip from existing server(W2008) 3. Environment variables has been setup  COBDIR = C:\\COBOL32\\LBR;C:\\COBOL32\\EXEDLL\\ COBSW =  -F UTILDIR = C:\\COBOL32\\LBR  Amend the System Environment Variable, PATH, to include (%COBDIR%) 4. Additional DLL placed in the windows/system32 folder  MSVCR71.dllMSVCRT20.dllNTWDBLIB.dll 5. The Data Execution Prevention System settings has been set to ON(to run only for Windows essential services )  6. My COBOL RUNTIME Test fails i.e From a command prompt, type RUNW and this should bring up a COBOL window I'm getting the below error   Execution error : file 'TRIGGER'error code: 114, pc=0, call=1, seg=0114 Attempt to access item beyond

Hey there, I'm currently stuck at the Setup of Visual COBOL, I ran the vcbt_80.exe and finished the setup, but now I kinda don't understand how to continue, the Program Files only include a Licensing and Visual COBOL Build Tools folder. I cannot choose COBOL as a language on VS and cannot use it in VSCode. What do I do after the Installation?  Thank you in advance!

Hi,I have the next program:int-cob-d-01u:/cralm/simep/prue/apps/helloworldv3>cat main.cbl       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.       PROGRAM-ID. MAIN.       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.       01  STR-GOODBYE-WORLD.           05  FILLER PIC X(32) VALUE 'GOODBYE-WORLD'.       PROCEDURE DIVISION.       DISPLAY 'Entrada al programa principal...'.       CALL "HELLO-WORLD".       CALL STR-GOODBYE-WORLD.       STOP RUN.int-cob-d-01u:/cralm/simep/prue/apps/helloworldv3>cat helloworld.cbl       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.       PROGRAM-ID. HELLO-WORLD.       PROCE

The Sentinel RMS License Manager (aka SafeNet license manager or lservnt.exe) service locks up, and it requires to restart the service to run again. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000009523#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

After a DB2 crash and restarting DB2 it is not possible to compile a remote project with DB2. The following error appears: Error message: COBDB0006S Required DB software 'DB2INSTANCE' could not be found - SQL processing cannot continue. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000009511#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs