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Is there a place where I can find the meaning of the different "Errno" for "ASLM: Semaphore failures"? In this particular case I have a customer that reports that he gets "Errno=1008" after a Windows upgrade - can't find anything around 1008 anywhere...

Microsoft have a XMLHTTP COM Object that can be used to issue HTTP requests against a server. Unfortunately this object does not any timeout function is an HTTP request is taking a long time to complete. There is however a ServerXMLHTTP class that implements a setTimeouts method. This class compatable with the existing XMLHTTP module so you just need to change the class id in your code. For example: XMLHTTP is class "$OLE$MSXML2.XMLHTTP.6.0" to XMLHTTP is class "$OLE$MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP.6.0"      #COMMicrosoftXMLHTTPClass

In native code (gnt , dll , exe , so) Micro Focus COBOL will optimize subscript access. This optimization is controlled via the BOUNDOPT compiler directive. The optimizations can impact code migrated from other platforms. Consider this case where a table is passed (by the caller) in Linkage to the callee. The caller code is:- working-storage section. 01 ws-data. 03 ws-data1 pic x(80). 03 ws-data2 pic x(80). 03 ws-data3 pic x(80). 03 ws-data4 pic x(80). 03 ws-data5 pic x(80). 03 ws-data6 pic x(80). 03 ws-data7 pic x(80). 03 ws-data8 pic x(80). 03 ws-data9 pic x(80). 03 ws-data10 pic x(80). 03 ws-data11 pic x(80). 03 ws-data12 pic x(80). 03 ws-data13 pic x(80). 03 ws-data14 pic x(80). 03 ws-data15

This article describes Java constructor throwing exception issue when calling Java from OO COBOL. Problem: Before the delivery of Net Express 5.1 Websync2, it was not possible for an OO COBOL program to consume a Java class's constructor that throws an exception. This has been fixed in Net Express 5.1 Websync2. The COBOL Code which creates an instance of JAVA class SimpleClass appears below. It is also attached to this article. ExceptionCatcher.cbl $set ooctrl ( p-f) program-id. ExceptionCatcher. class-control. SimpleClass is class "$JAVA$SimpleClass" EntryCallback is class "entrycll" JavaExceptionManager is class "javaexpt" ExceptionManager is class "exptnmgr" javasup is class "javasup" . working-storage section.& procedure division. *>---Set up Exception handler invoke EntryCallback "new

Hi, I would like to create a core dump, but it doesn't work. I set the core_on_error to 1 and in a second try to 2, but there is no cora dump after a divide by 0 in a cobol-program.What is to do to create a core dump?We are using Server Express. Regards, Michael      

We are exporting data to Excel from Net Express 5.1, calling Excel in the way below:       $set ooctrl( P)       class-control.           MSExcel             is class "$OLE$Excel.Application".    :      *>   Create a new instance of Microsoft Excel           invoke MSExcel "new" returning ExcelObject Up till Windows 7 this has worked fine, in Windows 8 it don't work any longer.We receive error message from "cblxecwm" saying "Load error: file 'C:\\Program' not found This i probably because the registry CLSID for Excel in Win7 is: C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office12\\EXCEL.EXE /automation      ("short" path)While in Win8 it is: C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office12\\EXCEL.EX

We are in a situation where we need to pass Java string values to a COBOL program using the implementation of javax.resource.cci.Interaction and trying to solve the problem with the string values returned in the javax.resource.cci.IndexedRecord, specified as the oRec (which is the third parameter) parameter to javax.resource.cci.Interaction.execute(InteractionSpec spec, Record iRec, Record oRec), gets garbled.  When passing a string value, it is wrapped in as new Pointer(string_value, "MS932") to match the encoding used in the COBOL environment, which is set to SJIS at OS level. This string is assigned to PIC X field within the COBOL program when  Interaction.execute is invoked.  As long as the value assigned to the PIC field is intact, meaning no string concatenation or whatsoever is performed, no gabling occurs. However, string concatenation is performed and the result is assigned back to the same field, characters such as ㎡ symbols returned in

   Hi, we are migrating Cobol-Programs from BS2000 to MF ServerExpress on Solaris.  The MF Compiler throws this error message:  “COBOL word contains 31 characters.”  The “BS2000-OFFLOAD”-Dialect is set for the compiler. If this parameter is not set, the error doesn’t occur.The “BS2000-OFFLOAD”-Dialect includes a lot of other parameters (see below). Which of these parameters controls the length of the COBOL-words?   BS2000-OFFLOAD DIALECT setting If you set DIALECT"BS2000-OFFLOAD", the following Compiler directives are set:   ALIGN"8"ALPHASTART"1"ALTERNOANS85ARITHMETIC"MF"ASSIGN"EXTERNAL"BS2000-OFFLOADCALLFHCALLSORT"EXTSM"CANCELLBRCHARSET"ASCII"CHECKDIV"ANSI"NOCOMS85COMP5-BYTE-ORDER"NATIVE"COPYEXT"cbl,CPY,"NOCOPYLBRCURRENT-DATE"MMDDYY"NODBCHECKNODBCSNODBCSSOSINODBSPACEDE-EDIT"2"DEFAULTBYTE&quo

Hello, When we set XML-CODE to -1 (to handle functionnal parsing error) in the procedure calld by XML PARSE, the program fail with error : 114     Attempt to access item beyond bounds of memory (Signal 11). Traces show that it is the instruction 'XML PARSE' which cause the error. Do you have any idea of what can cause this error ? We are using : version @(#)cob.c       5.1.1.0PRN=R9CAO/AAG:9n.K4.51.04PTI=WrapPack 3PTI=ES   Regards, Raphaël RABU

Created On:  04/27/2012 Problem: Customer seeing 'ERROR reading resource file' when installing AD/LDS on a new PC install.c:\\ADLDS>es-ldap-setupes-ldap-setup: Initial LDAP security setup for Enterprise ServerVersion 1.2.6Copyright 2006-2008 Micro Focus (IP) Limited.  All rights reserved.Run "es-ldap-setup /?" for usage information.Press any key to continue . . . Enter the information for the ADAM administrative user.This user account will be automatically created if necessary.Enter "-" to use your current logon credentials.Enter LDAP user name: -Enter LDAP partition DN [CN=Micro Focus,CN=Program Data,DC=local]:Enter LDAP host:port [localhost:389]:*** Checking password operations state...ERROR reading resource file. Exiting. *** Enabling password operations over unencrypted connections...Press any key to continue . . .ERROR reading resource file. Exiting. *** Importing ES user class definitions...Press any key to continue . . . (setup) mfds -l "DC=X" 1 mfds-schema.

Created On:  7th March 2012 Problem: How to use Visual Studio 2008 to debug a core dump produced by core_on_error. Resolution: Start Visual Studio 2008Click on 'create project' and select "Native" under Cobol Projects.Select the "Empty Project" template in the right-hand window and click 'ok'Open the project properties and click on the 'debug' tabSelect "Start External Program" and browse to the core dump file. (Note: next to the 'filename' window at the bottom, select to view 'All files' in order to be able to select a corefile (i.e. a non-executable file))click on 'Open'Select 'Debug' -> Start Debugging If there is a popup error window regarding build errors, select 'yes' (to continue with the last successful build) The debugger positions itself on the line of code that caused the coredump Old KB# 35616

Created On:  11th July 2012 Problem: Application uses cobol application on linux platform and database db2 for z/os on mainfarme. Cobol application communicates to database server with db2 connect. Application uses compile directive CHARSET=ASCII. There is a problem calling db2 if we use host-variables that contain the HIGH-VALUE character (X'FF'). This character is converted into EBCDIC character X('9F'). For examplesql BETWEEN from LOW-VALUE (x'00') and HIGH-VALUE (X'FF'),db2 z/os executes the BETWEEN from LOW-VALUE(X'00) and X'9F'.In EBCDIC the character X'9F' isn't the largest, and the BETWEEN result isn't correct. We have tried to set the same CODEPAGE from db2 client and db2 server, but we haven't tried to use the CHARSET=EBCDIC because we are using Server Express 5.1 WP 6 and need to use MFHCO - is MFHCO available Server Express 5.1 WP6 (since it doesn't support MTO)?The following error is seen:cob64: error(s) in compilation: sigt504.cobThis is on a 64 bit system Res

Created On:  11/7/2011 Problem: (NOTE: NX versions prior to 5.1 are not supported on Windows 7)Unable to revoke a license installed on Windows 7 using an unsupported License Management Utility.  License was previously installed on an OS that the non-Windows 7 compatible License Management Utility was installed on. Resolution: From the License Management utility, go to Start Menu > All Programs > Micro Focus Net Express X.X > Configuration > Right-click "License Management System" > Choose "Properties".  Under the Compatibility tab, check the box for "Run this Program in Compatibility Mode for:" and select the previous version of OS that you were running.  2513701 Old KB# 35180

Hi All, I am working on Cobol Ver 5.1.4.0 , Linux  ( 2.6.18-194.el5 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ). Program with following code was compiled successfully, but when execute command  'open output xml-stream',  the file-status value is set as "000000001- " .   Please if anyone can help me with the settings required, for this code to work. ********************** Code *********************        $set p(prexml)  o(dth1.cp) endp  noibmcomp       id division.       program-id. DTH1.       environment division.       input-output section.       file-control.        select xml-stream    assign to "$HOME/myxml.xml"             

Hello, I need to display the copyright symbol ( © ) in a splash screen. The symbol correctly displays when the Cobol program runs in a Linux environment.However, when run in a Windows environment, the symbol displayed looks like an "L" rotated 90 degrees to the right. The splash screen data is held within a .DAT file and I used CTRL ALT C to create the symbol.I tried replacing the symbol with the Hex value (X"A9") but in Windows it just displayed X"A9". What can I do to get the copyright symbol to display correctly in a Windows environment? Thanks,Rita#DisplayCopyrightSymbol

Hi everyone, I need build a program to calling a external URL and get the return. You guys have a simple example that? I don't know if a have to create a webservice, if yes, can you help me with that. That interation Cobol HTTP its totally new for me. Below my setup: Server Express 5.0(updating next months to 5.1) on Unix Solaris. For any other doubts -> felipemartins@umeri.com.br Thank you !!!!#ServerExpressHTTPURL#Externallinkage114signal_11

I've added a check box to a dialog screen (with Net express cobol as backend). Question is, when a user clicks on the checkbox, I want the dialog system to immediately ask him if he really want to do this, as it will delete a record (in the Cobol code). How do I code dialog to do this?  Do I have to wait until a button is pushed (ie Save) and then interrogate the checkbox?   I could find no examples in any of the doc for this. Thanks, Fran #checkboxDialogSystemNetExpress

When I try to animate any Cobol program which contains a call to Dialog System, at the point where the call is made animator stops and displays a panel headed "Perform/Call Stack - view" . This indicates that DSCRUN is not animatable. There is also the error message: 191 Terminal type not defined - DSCRUN. I believe there is only one terminal type defined on our system, which is vt220.   The programs run OK "normally". My problem is getting past the Dialog System calls when debugging. #ServerExpress

We've run the dirdemo.cbl program referenced in other knowledge base articles.  It seems to run ok except that it not returning the the file/directory name as referenced in the program by name-text. We've run this both on hp-ux and linux with the same results. Any suggestions?

I am trying to migrate some indexed files from Object Cobol 4.1. Some of these files have records which are not aligned on a 4 byte boundary. Object Cobol 4.1 must have allowed these, but Server Express 5.1 is detecting them and preventing them from being opened, returning a file status of "39". While I can recreate these files so that they will open OK, there are hundreds of archives all of which will need to be recreated. This will also involve an outage to system users, as we would wish to correct on our present system rather than the one we will migrate to - so that the data and code will be portable. Is there any setting in Server Express 5.1 which would allow the files to be opened without having to recreate them?#ServerExpress

Created On:   28 April 2010 Problem: Although compiler directives can usually be specified in the file $COBDIR/etc/cobopt, in some circumstances, directives specified in that file might not take effect. Resolution: The explanation is that, when operating in 64-bit mode, a person must modify the file:   $COBDIR/etc/cobopt64   instead of the file:   $COBDIR/etc/cobopt   To solve the problem, first verify the operative bit-mode using the “cobmode” command, then make modifications to the corresponding “cobopt” file. Old KB# 30849

Problem: When compiling, an error message appears: "Ignored  - nestcall".  What exactly is the NESTCALL directive, and what can be done to make the compilation error go away? Resolution: Nested program syntax is where a COBOL program is defined inside another COBOL program, for example, in the following 18 lines of code: 000001  identification division. 000002  program-id. main-prog. 000003  working-storage section. 000004  01 data-item-1 pic x(5) is global. 000005  procedure division. 000006  move "hello" to data-item-1. 000007  call "sub-prog-1". 000008  stop run. 000009 000010          identification division. 000011          program-id. sub-prog-1. 000012          environment division. 000013

Problem: RTS114 error on call to Oracle SQLGLM API Resolution: Refer to Knowledge Base article #3957 for byte-ordering concerns on Intel-based platforms Oracle document SQLGLM here: Getting the Full Text of Error Messages Regardless of the setting of MODE, you can use SQLGLM to get the full text of error messages if you have explicitly declared SQLCODE and not included SQLCA. The SQLCA can accommodate error messages up to 70 characters long. To get the full text of longer (or nested) error messages, you need the SQLGLM subroutine. If connected to a database, you can call SQLGLM using the syntax CALL "SQLGLM" USING MSG-TEXT, MAX-SIZE, MSG-LENGTH where the parameters are: ParameterDatatypeParameter Definition MSG-TEXT PIC X(n) The field in which to store the error message. (Oracle9i blank-pads to the end of this field.) MAX-SIZE PIC S9(9) COMP An integer that specifies the maximum size of the MSG-TEXT field in bytes. MSG-LENGTH PIC S9(9) COMP An in

Problem: How do I build Pro*COBOL applications on UNIX? Why, when executing my application, do I receive an RTS173 against SQLADR or SQLBEX? Why, when executing my application, do I receive an RTS114 against SQLBEX? Why, when executing my application, do I receive an RTS114 at program termination. Why, on HP-UX platforms do I receive an RTS118 at execution-time? Why, when executing my application with rtsora or rtsora32, do I can get an invalid magic number error against libwtc9.so? How do I call a Pro*COBOL application from Java ? Why, when compiling my application, do I get a procob not found error? Why, when compiling my application, do I get a procob18 not found error? Why, when relinking rtsora, do I get a "library could not be found" error? Why, when compiling my Oracle application, do I get an RTS114 against token ? Resolution: Summary Background Oracle Environment Resolution   Summary When using Pro*COBOL -- or the Cobsql preprocessor -- to precompile Pro*COBOL applic

Problem: Execution of my Pro*COBOL application fails with RTS173 against ORASQL8 Execution of my Pro*COBOL application fails with RTS173 against SQLADR Resolution: For information regarding byte ordering issues on Intel-based platforms, refer to Knowledge Base Article #3957. The Oracle COBOL precompiler, Pro*COBOL, embeds a call to ORASQL8 into your application when your host program contains a SQL CONNECT statement. Using Pro*COBOL from the command-line -- as documented by Oracle -- you should link the application to executable, pulling in ORASQLx.LIB , where x is the Oracle version number (8, 9, 10). This library resolves the ORASQL8 function, and the application will run. NOTE: Per the batch file makeit.bat provided by Oracle for building their COBOL samples under precomp\\demo\\procob2 you must compile/generate your COBOL application with the LITLINK directive. Using Cobsql however, you will be able to execute the user application in intermediate