Problem:

compiling from a Net Express command prompt

using the COBOL command to compile a program

The compilation hangs after displaying the line '* Checking complete with no errors - starting code generation'

Resolution:

In this scenario;

The dir file has COBIDY($COBIDY), Specifying $COBIDY

with the COBIDY environment variabe should not be done. Just specifying

COBIDY is the correct method to get the same behaviour.

The problem is, that COBIDY environment variable is set to the

directive parameter COBIDY=$COBIDY and this causes an infinite

loop  when trying to resolve the COBIDY environment variable later.