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Hello! As July comes to a close, I want to thank all 100+ ACUCOBOL sub-forum members for making this space active and welcoming.  Here’s a quick look at a few standout conversations you might have missed: AcuServer and Runtime Encryption C$LOCKPID in Windows? Highlights: Celebrating COBOL Day in Paris Also, excitingly, Rocket® ACUCOBOL extend® 11 is now available. Our Principal Product Manager Dominic Sacre shared the details in his post. We want to hear from you. Is there something you’d like to see next month? Maybe a deep-dive on a specific feature, more how-to articles, or customer success stories? Let us know! Your suggestions help us build content that matters to you. Thanks for being with us. Looking forward to your thoughts!------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

My client has an hp printer and I can spool to the printer que but the print job is never released from the que. This printer will act perfectly for all non-acucobol applications - what needs to change to get the acucobol print jobs to autorelease?------------------------------Larry KramerRocket Software Forum Member------------------------------

Hi there, We want this forum to work for you. What kind of Visual COBOL content do you want to see more of? Are there tutorials, tips, or resources that would help you? Maybe you’re interested in best practices, performance optimization, or integration examples? Your feedback is important. Share your ideas, big or small. Let us know in the replies or send them my way via a direct message! Thanks for helping us shape the future of this space!------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

Hi there, We’re planning next month’s content for this forum, and we want your input. What ACUCOBOL topics should we focus on? Do you want more tips on modernizing apps, technical deep-dives, or real-world user stories? Is there something you wish you’d known sooner about using ACUCOBOL? Share your suggestions below or via a direct message—no detail is too small. Your feedback helps us deliver the content that matters most to you. Looking forward to your ideas!------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

Can anyone recommend an AI to use with help developing with Visual COBOL?   My co-workers that write in C++ are using Cursor, but that does not support Visual COBOL. ------------------------------Amy McDonoughSenior Software DeveloperN. Harris Computer CorporationIL US------------------------------

Last week, I had the pleasure of delivering the keynote at the Rocket Software Future of COBOL event, held just off the Champs-Élysées in a truly stunning venue in the heart of Paris. COBOL Day brought together members of our COBOL community to share experiences, learn from each other's modernization journeys, and explore the future of Rocket Visual COBOL and Rocket ACUCOBOL products.. Key topics we covered included: Move to Rocket Software and the Future of COBOL: We explored the ongoing relevance and evolution of COBOL. A special focus was placed on how modern environments and tools—including AI—are extending COBOL’s lifespan and enhancing integration with current technologies. It was a great to share our vision and what’s ahead for Rocket Visual COBOL and Rocket ACUCOBOL. New Functionalities in Rocket Visual COBOL and Rocket ACUCOBOL: Participants got a first look at the latest features and enhancements now available in Rocket Visual COBOL and Rocket ACUCOBOL. Modernization Options

Hi, We're needing to investigate encryption for several clients and understand we can turn it on  from the documentation here. However, we can't find any information on the specifics about how the encryption works.  Some questions we need answered are: Payload Encryption Is it and how is the payload encrypted? What is the encryption algorithm? Key Management Encryption type? Key length/size? Key rotation frequency? Key distribution? Thanks for any assistance with this query. Regards, ------------------------------Peter RuthIAS Customer SupportINTEGRATED AVIATION SOFTWARE PTY. LTD.Fullarton SA AU------------------------------

Last week, I had the pleasure of delivering the keynote at the Rocket Software Future of COBOL event, held just off the Champs-Élysées in a truly stunning venue in the heart of Paris. COBOL Day brought together members of our COBOL community to share experiences, learn from each other's modernization journeys, and explore the future of Rocket Visual COBOL and Rocket ACUCOBOL products.. Key topics we covered included: Move to Rocket Software and the Future of COBOL: We explored the ongoing relevance and evolution of COBOL. A special focus was placed on how modern environments and tools—including AI—are extending COBOL’s lifespan and enhancing integration with current technologies. It was a great to share our vision and what’s ahead for Rocket Visual COBOL and Rocket ACUCOBOL. New Functionalities in Rocket Visual COBOL and Rocket ACUCOBOL: Participants got a first look at the latest features and enhancements now available in Rocket Visual COBOL and Rocket ACUCOBOL. Modernization Options

Hi Are there any known issues with using C$LOCKPID on Red Hat.  When doing CALL C$LOCKPID GIVING W-PID, if I step through the call in the debugger, it initially gets he the correct PID and then on exiting the READ, W-PID is immediately reset to 0. It is working fine on SUSE Linux, so just checking if its a known issue, or f there is a workaround.  thank you------------------------------Mathew SevitzDeveloperDsv South Africa Pty LtdWitfontein ZA------------------------------

Hello ACUCOBOL community, A huge thank you to everyone who joined yesterday's Meet Rocket® ACUCOBOL extend® 11 webinar! We loved seeing so much interest and engagement as we explored new features. For those who'd like to revisit the content or couldn't attend live, we're excited to share the following resources: Check out the webinar slide deck Watch the recording here We also hosted a quiz during the webinar-congratulations to the top 5 fastest participants to answer! We'll be reaching out to the winners via email shortly. Thank you again for making this event a success, and for being such an engaged part of our community. Here's to more great webinars and learning opportunities in the future!------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

Hello Visual COBOL community! As June comes to an end, I'm excited to share some updates and highlights from our sub-forum. Our community is steadily growing-thank you to each of our 173 members for your participation and enthusiasm! We truly appreciate everyone who has jumped in to ask questions, share knowledge, and help fellow members. More Community Activity Ahead! There's even more on the way. Expect a wider variety of conversations, fresh content, and engaging activities in the coming months. Your feedback and contributions will help shape what's coming next-so keep the posts and ideas coming! June's Top Discussions Here's a quick look at some of the hot topics and useful threads from June: Setup of Visual Cobol on WSL Ubuntu CES Daemon in Docker container Micro Focus Visual COBOL 8.0 Windows event log API functions In-person COBOL Days We had amazing gatherings in Brussels (recap here), Sydney and Melbourne (recap here), and Paris this month. If you took part, share your favor

Hello ACUCOBOL Community! We're closing out June with excitement and gratitude. This month, our sub-forum has grown to 82 members-thank you for joining, sharing, and building a collaborative space for all things ACUCOBOL! As participation grows, look forward to even more conversations, content, and community activities coming your way.  June Discussion Highlights A big thank you to everyone who contributed to these engaging topics: Reading a JSON file and using JSON PARSE $socket.dll and using ports which seem to hang when retrieving data Populate Excel from an Acucobol Program Beta Program Wrap-up The ACUCOBOL extend® 11 Beta Program just wrapped up-huge thanks to the dozens who tested and gave their feedback! 📅 Webinar: Meet Rocket® ACUCOBOL extend® 11 We're excited to invite you to a special event for our community! When: TOMORROW, 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET Join Dominique Sacre, Principal Product Manager for ACUCOBOL, as we explore: Faster development with Visual Studio Code suppor

Hello team, I have a customer reporting that "the first time I tried to run a Visual COBOL executable on our new server, Windows threw an error like the one below." and asking: Is there some trick to getting this to not occur? Initial research I've just done on smartscreen shows:  Microsoft Defender SmartScreen flags a program as "unrecognized" when it lacks a sufficient reputation or is not widely known to Microsoft's security database. This can happen due to: Low Distribution: The program is new, has limited downloads, or is not commonly used, so SmartScreen hasn't built a trust profile for it. Missing Digital Signature: The program lacks a valid digital signature from a trusted certificate authority, which verifies the publisher's identity. Suspicious Behavior: The program exhibits characteristics similar to malware, such as unusual file modifications, network activity, or code obfuscation. New or Modified Files: A recently compiled or updated program may not yet be recognized by

While working with Rocket COBOL (Micro Focus COBOL) , I encountered the following error: 87 Micro Focus COBOL Community Edition usage period has expired I would like to understand why this issue occurs and what can be done to prevent it. Does this message indicate that the license has expired? If so, is there a way to extend it? I am using this tool with Visual Studio Code. Could this be related to a specific configuration or a plugin setting? Thank you for any insights and help!------------------------------Super GoscDevRocket Software Forum Member------------------------------

Software used:   Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2019 Version 16.11.42   Micro Focus Visual COBOL 8.0    Operating System: Windows Server 2022 Datacenter   Problem Description:   I have a Micro Focus Visual COBOL code that is built into exe and made to run as Windows services. There is a requirement to capture more information through code and record it in Windows event log as part of Windows services event logging.   Looking to find solution for below two items:   1. Micro Focus Visual COBOL API functions that can access (read/write) to Windows event log.   2. Ways to capture Windows logged in user information in Micro Focus Visual COBOL code and write it to event log.------------------------------Kavitha NatarajanRocket Software Forum Member------------------------------

Created On:  2010-03-19 Problem: I want to write an event which occurred in my application in the Microsoft Event Log on a LOCAL or on a REMOTE computer so I can easily control what happened using Microsoft Event Viewer. How do I proceed? Resolution: Please find the code is attached to this KB article. The COBOL program just launches the eventcreate command.  See that the command, in the code:Writes on the LOCAL Event LogWrites on a REMOTE event log (you’ll have to change the Remote System name & accreditations)Is called from  a MF Error Handler so the MF RTS error which occurred is written to Microsoft event log Attachments CobEventCreate.cbl Old KB# 30865

We usually allow the user to specify the location to save an excel sheet produced from our system. I now want to save the sheet to a specified location/file and exit without a save dialogue box coming up. but cannot seem to get the syntax correct. Can anyone help with this?

Hi, Community! We only have 1 week left until the Rocket® ACUCOBOL extend® 11 release webinar!  Join in on Thursday, June 26, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. ET for the latest insights and live demos. Dominique Sacre, Principal Product Manager for ACUCOBOL, will guide us through: Faster development with Visual Studio Code support. Easier cloud deployment with Rocket® AcuToWeb®. Enhanced user interfaces with a new graphical features. Expanded platform support. Plus, bring your questions for our live Q&A! 👉 Register here------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

Hi, Community! We only have 1 week left until the Rocket® ACUCOBOL extend® 11 release webinar!  Join in on Thursday, June 26, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. ET for the latest insights and live demos. Dominique Sacre, Principal Product Manager for ACUCOBOL, will guide us through: Faster development with Visual Studio Code support. Easier cloud deployment with Rocket® AcuToWeb®. Enhanced user interfaces with a new graphical features. Expanded platform support. Plus, bring your questions for our live Q&A! 👉 Register here------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

I have to post base data e.g. article data, customer data, prices to a website. So I want to use rmnet in combination with JSON GENERATE. Basic technic is allready working, e.g. connection to the website, getting a token, post one arcticle data. Is there a limit to the length of the JSON string or the body in the HttpPost statement (REQUEST-PAYLOAD and REQUEST-LEN)? If I post the basic data of about 10.000 articles, do I have to spilt the posts or is it better to generate all data into a separate file and post the whole file (if this is possible)? Does anybody have any experiences about this questions? Unfornuately the sample programs (jgenerate.cbl or jsonPayload.cbl) are very simple.

We are using sockets for an internet app.  Sometimes when it does a read from the app it hangs and I cannot get the dll to return control to me. We then need to kill the port and restart the service.  We originally did not use a timeout but now using value of -1 which is the default? MOVE "Servicing HTTP request 1:" TO W-COMMAND PERFORM V910-DISPLAY-PROMPT * Setup Socket to return buffer length MOVE -1 TO W-SVR-LNGTH CALL "C$SOCKET" USING AGS-READ, W-CLI-HANDLE, W-SVR-RCVD(W-SVR-RCVD-SUB:), W-SVR-LNGTH ********************CLT 16/6/2023 , W-SVR-TIMEOUT GIVING W-SVR-READ

Can a print file be saved as a xlsx (Excel) file somehow via a cobol program? On Version 10.5.0.

Hi, Any sample on how to read a JSON file and using JSON PARSE? Regards------------------------------Juan Manuel UrraburuDirector, Information TechnologyProRM UruguayMontevideo UY------------------------------

I have been programming in RmCobol for many years. But I am using Version 5, 32 bits. It is a problem for me now, I need a compiler with runtime compatible that can runs in 64 bits, no matter how old is. Any help will be appreciated. ------------------------------Rafael MotaRocket Software Forum Member------------------------------

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