Problem:
Which database products are certified for use with Server Express ?
Which database products are certified for use with Net Express ?
Which database products are certified for use with OCDS ?
Which database products are certified for use with Workbench ?
Is OpenESQL available on my platform?
Is ODBC support available on my platform?
Is DB2 support available on my platform?
Is Cobsql available on my platform?
Why do I get an 18-U Preprocessor error on initialization error using Cobsql?
Resolution:
1. If you are using the COBOL precompiler as provided by a database vendor, e.g. Oracle Pro*COBOL, Informix ESQL/COBOL, Sybase cobpre (or are using Cobsql), or IBM's precompiler (or are compiling with the DB2 compiler directive), the responsibility of certifying the precompiler against Micro Focus COBOL products lies with the database vendor themselves :
Oracle users with a valid MetaLink account, can access Oracle's document detailing certified compilers at http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/ml2_documents.showDocument?p_database_id=NOT&p_id=43208.1 .
DB2 users can find IBM's certfication information at the Application Development Site at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/ad/ -- click on the appropriate platform link for details.
Informix users should refer to the Informix machine notes at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pubs/library/notes/machnote/machnote2.html#esqlcobol for details.
Sybase users should refer to the Sybase documentation, currently at http://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.help.ase_15.0/title.htm , and expanding the "Product compatibilities and interoperability" entry to view the table of certified compilers.
2. If you are using OpenESQL, then, per the product readme, OpenESQL is designed to work with any ODBC 3.0-compliant driver. You should therefore refer to the documentation of your ODBC driver vendor to determine whether your driver is suitable for use with OpenESQL.
Note that OpenESQL is not supported under OCDS or Workbench.
3. To determine whether a database support component is available on your platform, please refer to the product Readme for Net Express, or the on-disk readme under $COBDIR/docs on Server Express.
If, for example, Cobsql is not available for your platform, you will receive an 18-U compiler error.
