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Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Cobol Server .MSI

We have upgraded to Visual Cobol 2.2.  In Visual Cobol 2.1 I was able to extract a .MSI file from the Cobol Server 2.1 .exe.  In the download area for Cobol Server I see that a .MSM file is available, but I'm not sure how to use that since our Installshield project is not a .MSI project. I've read the documentation that I can find but I didn't see anything about how to get a .MSI file.  There is an example of using the Cobol Server .EXE to install it, but the sixe of the file is much larger that the .MSI file we used in VC 2.1.  The size of the package we have to distribute is a concern.  Is there still a way to get a .MSI file that we can include in our installshield project?

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

With Data Inheritance VC

Is it possible to have inheritance  with data between Cobol.Net classes the same way that classes in  OOCobol do? If this isn't possible is there any workaround?

12 years ago

Anonymous

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Windows form obliterates Dialog System window after closing form

I'm calling managed code from native.  The managed code displays a "Please wait" dialog using the ShowDialog method and then does some processing.   When the processing is complete, I do the Close method on the form and return to my native code.  I'm starting a thread to do the processing then showing the "Please wait" form and am using a Timer component to determine when processing is done so I can close it and exit back to my native code which uses Dialog System for the UI. After closing the form,  the text on the underlying native Dialog window is obliterated.  The text returns if I refresh the window but I can't do this because I'm calling the managed code from some other program.  This is leaving a blank rectangle on my Dialog System screen, which is the same size as the Windows form. Is there a way to prevent this from happening ?#VisualCOBOLautoscalemodescreenresolution

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Revoke of License Failed...

We are an academic institution utilizing Visual COBOL for a class... Description: While testing product for academic use installed license on Windows 7 and now cannot revoke the license from license manager. Ger a "Revoke failed"  Also received the following pop-up:  "Unable to revoke all your licenses. Revoke failed for SolarManagedChecker.\\nPlease contact Micro Focus SupportLine \\n: Error[124]: Revocation not supported for trial licenses. Please contact Micro Focus Support Line  If we could get some help getting this license properly revoked so we can set it up on our production server I would appreciate it? Thanks, -Jeff  

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

JVM COBOL EJB Demo for Visual COBOL v2.2 Update 1.

These Eclipse projects demonstrate how a JVM COBOL Application can be used in a JAVA EJB 3.x class.EJBDemo.zip

12 years ago

Anonymous

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Cannot install Visual Cobol 2.2 for Visual Studio 2012 on Windows 2008 R2

Problem: The installation process fails to complete when attempting to install Visual Cobol 2.2 for Visual Studio 2012 on a Windows 2008 R2 machine. Resolution: The installation process fails because the VC 9.0 CRT is missing from the machine, and upgrading to Visual Cobol 2.2 Update 1 will rectify this issue. Alternatively, as a workaround, installing the "Microsoft Visual C 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package" from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5582 will resolve the issue.

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Retrieve AppSettings in HTML

I'm trying to set the text of a label on a webform equal to the value of a "key" in Web.Config. Here's the html code that returns an error saying "Operand ConfigurationManager is not declared": <body> <form id="form1" runat="server"> <div> <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text='<%# ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["KeyName"] %>'></asp:Label> </div> </form> </body>     And it's trying to retrieve the value from Web.Config (very similar to the Micro Focus example solution BookDemoWebApplication):   <?xml version="1.0"?> <configuration> <configSections> <sectionGroup name="MicroFocus.COBOL.Application"> <section name="Environment" type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler" /> </sectionGroup> </configSections> <

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Errors using properties

I've been unable to find a way to use the properties in my program without the compiler complaining 'COBCH1304: Method not found in the repository'. Here's the code: Int.cbl:       $SET REPOSITORY "UPDATE ON"       CLASS-ID. Int INHERITS Base.              ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.       CONFIGURATION SECTION.       REPOSITORY.           CLASS Base AS "base".              OBJECT.           DATA DIVISION.           WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.           01  val                 &n

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

ASLM: Semaphore failure when launching application on Runtime Environment - Server for COBOL 5.1

Problem: After installing and licensing Server for Cobol 5.1 correctly you receive a ASLM: Semaphore failure when trying to execute an application. Resolution: To run a Micro Focus application on a machine where the runtime has been installed, the environment variable %ASLMNET% must be set. In the value of this variable, the name of your server can be used or the IP address of the server. On the server, to run a Cobol application, the environment variable %ASLMNET% is not required. If you need to have the same application (with the environment variable %ASLMNET%) on all computers, then the IP address must be used in the value of the environment variable %ASLMNET%.

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Rebuild.exe

Hello all, I've managed to use rebuild.exe from visual cobol to reindex some files, but I'd like to use it on another machine. I tried copying the executable and the dll's to a new machine, but it doesn't work: It says "application failed to initialize properly". Do i have to install the entire visual cobol? Is there a rebuild package that I can use or something like that? Thanks.#rebuild

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Fail in call ENUM

The picture show all:How I can call that ENUM ?In comments have the C# code.... and, I just want to re-create the code in cobol...

12 years ago

Kim HoskinModerator

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

When installing Enterprise Developer for Visual Studio 2010 a fatal error 0x80070643 is seen

Problem: When installing Enterprise developer for Visual Studio 2010 a fatal error 0x80070643 is seen. The Enterprise Developer Installation log shows entries such as: C:\\ProgramData\\Package Cache\\{BCDD05C1-4C6E-4E87-BC86-CCDE1EE9EAA3}v2.2.00244\\Enterprise Developer\\enterprisedevelopervisualstudio201022x64.msi, arguments: ' ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT="1" MSIFASTINSTALL="7"' [1C38:0D00][2013-10-15T14:48:02]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to uninstall MSI package. Resolution: This error can occur if there are older cached files in the Windows Temp folder. The recommendation is to navigate to, and clear out the %temp% folder, then restart the installation process. You can read more about this on article: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/65270574-aaa1-4e61-841d-6d0e1ccbd686/packages-failed-to-install-visual-studio-2012-premium?forum=vssetup 

12 years ago

Kim HoskinModerator

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Cannot connect to the Micro Focus License Server after changing ip-address. Massage states "Cannot connect to the License Server" when starting NetExpress 5.1.

Problem: Cannot connect to the Micro Focus License Server after changing ip-address. Massage received states "Cannot connect to the License Server" when starting NetExpress 5.1. Resolution: If the local admin password has been changed, it must also be changed in the security properties for the IIS Web Server which the License Server uses. Changing the password in the security properties will allow a connection the License Server again.

12 years ago

Kim HoskinModerator

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

When building a Cobol program using Net Express 5.1 - File I-O error: <filename>.idy - seen in build

Problem: When building a Cobol program using Net Express 5.1 - File I-O error: <filename>.idy - seen in build Resolution: Some files needed for building the Net Express project are missing or not found. A repair of the Net Express 5.1 Product via Windows > Control Panel resolves the issue.

12 years ago

Kim HoskinModerator

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

SQLSTATE=42704 when running a query in OpenESQL Assistant against DB2 ODBC DSN in Visual COBOL for Visual Studio

Problem SQLSTATE=42704 error seen when running a query in OpenESQL Assistant against DB2 ODBC DSN in Visual COBOL for Visual Studio Resolution When the DB2 ODBC connection is setup, you must not define a default user and password. If you take those defaults out the connection will be made successfuly. This issue is related to how the preprocessor checks for the objects, and changing the above resolves this.

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

What are pre-authorised licenses?

Please see the attached FAQ. Pre-Authorized License FAQs V1.1 (Customer).pdf#pre-authorisedlicense

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Debugging remote projects where source and executables are on different machines

Problem How to configure Visual COBOL for Eclipse for debugging when the source is located on a different machine to the code which is being executed. Resolution First create a remote project for Machine A. For this demonstration this project contains the source for tictac.cbl with some of the code replaced by procedural copybooks.   Next, build the project to GNT. FTP the generated GNT and IDY files to the second system (Machine B) and delete the GNT and IDY files from Machine A. Now create a second remote project for Machine B, pointing to the location of the GNT and IDY files.   In Project Properties, Project References selecte the remote Machine A project.   Now build this second project. You now have two projects on two different machines.  Source is on Machine A with the executable GNT and debug information IDY files on Machine B. To debug you must create a debug launch perspective for a COBOL Application, de-select “program is part of a project bu

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Unhandled Errors

As we migrate from a mainframe to Visual COBOL, we are concerned that programs currently aborting with unhandled exceptions will complete without any indication of an error. Here are a couple examples of errors that don’t stop the program with an error message like they do on the mainframe:         Divide by zero        program-id. Program1 as "Project1.Program1".        data division.        working-storage section.        01 NUMERATOR    PIC 9.        01 DENOMINATOR  PIC 9.        01 QUOTIENT     PIC 9.        procedure division.            MOVE 1      TO NUMERATOR.          &nbsp

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Wpf Listview Multi Select w/checkbox

Would like to build Listview(listbox) containing a checkbox with the ability to select as many checkbox's desired, and then update DB (codebehind) with data from the screen. I'll just read thru Listview and update.  Example. On the screen user would enter a valid Sku# in a textbox, the user would see a Listview containing a listview of valid products, user would select (checkbox) as many rows desired and then click an update button. Behind code would read thru the listview and anything checked I would update DB. I am unsure how to setup Listview currectly with checkbox and multi select Wondering if anynody has a working example of a WPF solution that has either Listview/Listbox with checkbox option with multi select. I know this is a very specific requerst, feel free to send me an email. Thanks Thanks Marc Hinrichen mhinrichsen@lmc.net#VisualCOBOL#COBOL#listview#ListView#Checkbox#wpf#multi

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

VisualCOBOL in a Nutshell videos

Hi, is there a way to get the code used in the mentioned video series or making it available here in the community?

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Errors with Standard OO Program

I've been trying to run the COBOL standard's sample OO application (Section C.18.10 in the 2009 draft) but I've been unable to. I can compile it as is successfully but when I run it, it instantly fails with error 114: 'Attempt to access item beyond bounds of memory (Signal 11)'. If I compile with the directive REPOSITORY "CHECKING ON", the compilation then fails with the errors 'COBCH1404 : OO: Repository information for externalised class name 'ACCOUNT' not found.' and 'COBCH1404 : OO: Repository information for externalised class name 'ACCOUNT' not found.'Is there anything I can do to make it compile and run?#StandardOO

12 years ago

Franck LerayParticipating Frequently

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

2 VC for Eclipse questions on remote environment

Hi all,1) Is it possible to change the Listing directory created by Visual COBOL on the Remote environnement?2) Because we are able to regenerate all the application programs on the remote target server, we use a directives configuration file. I've tried to set it in the Project Settings -> COBOL -> Additional directives USE"visual_cobol_directives.cfg"But in this case, an red error mark appears in the COBOL Text editor (with message COBCH0189S Directives file visual_cobol_directives.cfg not found). This error is not fatal for the compilation step.  Thanks in advance.

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

Wich Eclipse Version for Visual Cobol?

Hi! What is the right/best Version for  Eclipse and Visual Cobol 2.2 ? Link?Best RegardsBernd#WichEclipseVersionforVisualCobol

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer

Rocket® Visual COBOL®

can't download COBOL

don't have any message in my in box even I’m already register in this page www.microfocus.com/.../index.aspx#COBOLFILE#COBOLOrion#COBOL

12 years ago

Dominique SacreRocketeer