Created On:  11 October 2010
Problem:
I want to compare two source files. Can this be done with Mainframe Express?
Resolution:
Micro Focus Workbench contained a gui utility name 'Compare'. It was not brought forward into Mainframe Express, initially, but was later offered as a FDS (Field Developed Solution) and is now available as an AddPack. It is named 'Micro Focus Classic Tools Addpack'. You can request it from Support. Tell the support representative you want CBP3260000142-00003-MCT-AddPack-891.msp (or its latest version). We are often asked for 'hints and tips' for this Addpack. They remain the same as it was with Workbench. But be aware that this Addpack is the same as our previous FDS - it is supplied on a 'as is' basis. The difference is we have now packaged it into a Microsoft format for installation. There is a zipfile, Lorince.Zip, attached to this knowledgebase article containing two small Cobol programs, some screen captures and a text file that was pulled from the old Workbench Help. It is included here because if one clicks on the Help icon, a message pops up saying 'Online help is not available'. Please reference the zipfile's Readme.Txt for more details.
Incident #2452224
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Old KB# 31938
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