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Can we maintain MF COBOL 5.1.12 version running on Redhat 7.2 to Redhat 8.2 without upgrade the MF COBOL?.

I don't know if it's just me but I find it very difficult to read the messages in the Net Express and Visual COBOL forums. Is there a possibility that a darker colour could be used? Probably difficult if black is standard but maybe use a bold version? Thanks

https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000001662 Instructions and example for using Visual COBOL for Eclipse to build CGI applications on Windows.#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTips/SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Hi, I have a trial version of VC 7.0 .Net as we are looking to upgrade from Net Express V5.118 for future development. So I have managed to compile the existing code to .int using MF"12" compiler directive. However if I try to run the .int on an environment with a Net Express runtime I get error code '165: Version number incompatibility'. I have platform target set to 'X86', output type 'INT/GNT' and compile for debugging. So wanted to check if this is possible as I am pretty sure I have run .int files on a older product runtime and a earlier version of VC previously. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

I am using Visual Cobol 2.3 in Linux. My requirement is to keep trailing spaces while writing data in output file. Even after setting FCD-STATUS-TYPE bit 5 to 1 (i.e. STRIPSPACE=OFF) cobol is removing trailing spaces in output file. Here is the code which I am referring:  CALL 'CBL_OR' using X'20' FCD-STATUS-TYPE value by 1 Please help...#VisualCOBOL#COBOL#Linux

Hi, I'm hoping there's someone who can assist. I am a consultant assisting a customer migrate their mainframe Cobol application to AWS/Windows/MF. I have responsibility for a certain C DLL that needs to be called from some of the Cobol programs. The test Cobol program is clean compiled; however, am having trouble getting passed the error: Load error : file 'n3sgau'error code: 173, pc=0, call=1, seg=0173 Called program file not found in drive/directory The file n3sgau.dll has been copied to every possible location that I have seen reference to on the web. It's in a folder in %PATH%; in a folder in %COBPATH%, in the folder that the Cobol program executable is being run from. Have tried with and without using the following (and variations of it): 01  LOAD-DLL-PTR                USAGE PROCEDURE-POINTER.SET LOAD-DLL-PTR TO ENTRY "n3sgau.dll"SET LOAD-DLL-PTR TO ENTRY "n3sgau" Have used DEBUG and breakpoints at the above SET statements (LOAD-DLL-PT

QUESTION:  Visual COBOL includes support for running inside Docker containers. Is there a way a program can determine whether it's running within a container?   HOW TO STEPS: The built-in routine CBL_GET_OS_INFO, can provide information about the COBOL product in use, and the environment in which it's running. As part of the support for working with containers, this routine has been enhanced to return a new bit flag to indicate whether the program is running in a Docker container. When the routine is invoked, it returns a parameter block. One of the items returned is described as "Runtime System Capabilities", and a bit within that item indicates if a container is in use. The attached program is a demonstration of this functionality. It creates a simple report that shows the Product Version, and whether the program is running on a full O/S or within a container. The program uses the new BIT-OF function in Visual COBOL 6.0 to convert this information into an alphanumeric strin

I use Visual Cobol Personal Edition as extension of Visual Studio . Iwrite a simple programm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 0 PROCEDURE DIVISION. 001060 INIZIO. 001070 OPEN I-O DCIT. 001080* 001090 BEG. 001100 DISPLAY "AGGIORNAMENTO LETTURE PRECEDENTI" LINE 1 ERASE. DISPLAY "AZZERO LETTURE QUESTA SCADENZA ?" LINE 2.001110 DISPLAY "DA CODICE A CODICE " LINE 3.001120 DISPLAY "TUTTO = 999999, FINE = 0000 " LINE 4.001130 DISPLAY "VA BENE (SI O NO) = " LINE 8. * ACC-SCAD.001430 ACCEPT PASS-W LINE 2 POSITION 34 PROMPT. 001450 IF PASS-W = "NO" GO TO FINE. 001460 IF PASS-W = "SI" GO TO ACC-MIN. 001470 GO TO ACC-SCAD. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ before execution of accepy at 001430 the screen look like fig 01 then I typed "SI" and I got but when I pressed "enter" the previous dispalies disappear and I got  how to fix? thanks

Application contains calls to subprograms (dll in my case). Calls to Subprogram/dll work when you start debug from IDE.Calls to Subprogram/dll do not work when you start debug from the Visual Studio command line. When running programs without debug, it works if you put them all in the same folder.You can have a common output folder for all exe and DLL files in settings (for each program). I have not found a output folder setting at debug. Do I have to manually copy dll:s to the output folder of the main program? I use Windows 10, Visual Studio Profession 2017 and Visual Cobol 6.0. /Regards#debug#commandline#VisualCOBOL#173

We're about to switch from PVCS to Git, and to start build our projects in Azure Devops (TFS). Problem now is that we have some 200 - 300 individual VC 7 INT/GNT programs which we would like to build and deploy individually. And that seems to imply that we would need to put each and every program in a separate project, which would be rather inconvenient for all involved. Is there another solution to this?

I'm hoping to apply the "Uninitialized Data Items" rule from the Code Analysis menu, but I can't seem to make it work.  What might be wrong?I am using:COBOL for Eclipse Version: 5.0.297.v202001281613For example, the contents of the copybook below are flagged as uninitialized despite the Procedure Division code containing this statement.  010700***************************************************************** 010800* Initialize our output area * 010900***************************************************************** 011000 Initialize CD51O-DATA. 05 CD51-DATA. cbankd51 001500 10 CD51I-DATA. cbankd51 001600 15 CD51I-PID PIC X(5). cbankd51 001700 88 CD51-REQUESTED-ALL VALUE 'ALL '. cbankd51 001800 10 CD51O-DATA. cba

One of our vendors converted their application from NetExpress to Visual COBOL and we have programs that interface with their system so we are having to make the jump to Visual COBOL as well.  I am using the same method of invoking a GNT as previously done under NetExpress using the RUN command but am getting this error message.  Not sure if I need to add a folder to the PATH statement or something else entirely.  Also, the GNT is compiled under 6.0 but trying to run against a 4.0 version of Visual COBOL on another server.  In addition, when on this 4.0 server, merely typing in RUN at a command prompt results in the same error.   Load error : file 'MFRUN.gnt'error code: 179, pc=0, call=1, seg=0179 error message text not found

Hi    Must move server express on Solaris to Visual Cobol on RHEL 7.9 . how much Visual Cobol is different from Server Express 5.1? Thanks Shraga

Which runtime modules from VC7.0 and VS2019 must be given to be able to run the project on a other computer?     a) with only dialog system screensets (without using dotnet), a project convert from NETX5.x     b) later when using dotnet screensets There are many users wanting this information! With NETX5.x only 33 files (lbr, exe, dll, gnt) must be copied to the compiled programs. cg

Hi,  I have a new challenge for which I ask again for your help. I have to develop an interface via tcp and for that I need to send an information package and receive feedback information. I have documentation from the vendor that I send in this post. community.microfocus.com/.../alicepad_5F00_protocolo_5F00_1.0.0.pdfBest regardsAlberto Ferraz

when i import a project i can see in the new generated lbr, also *.gs and *.cbl, but on netexpress we have separate *.gs and *.cbl files. But this is only for the first lbr, all others are correct! Do you have any "bugs" by importing from netx5.x? Thanks for a good discussion, helping all MF-Customer!!! cg

i have work only with dialog system and have many problems to adapt me on Visual Studio to create professional screensets. Who want exchange his experience and screensets, data must be store in mssql-database, sql is not the problem. I have show the examples from VC7.0, but there is nothing new. Is it possible to buy a separate tool for a easy way to start quickly? Thanks for help or information! cg

Hi, A vendor sent me a DLL to interface with an IOBoard. It turns out that I've "registered" the DLL in the project's References but I can't use its functions because they all say they don't exist. I can't even see the features in the object browser (as I can see the other DLL's). I've been looking at the original C# project that the vendor sent me and they have a class where they have the functionalities defined. I don't know if this will be the solution. I've also tried converting the instructions of this class but it gives me an error. What they have is: [DllImport("C:\\\\Users\\\\utilizador\\\\Downloads\\\\DLL_AcronymV4\\\\DLL\\\\Acronym.dll")] public static extern int CloseTerminal(ref object vTemplate); After conversion give me this: method-id CloseTerminal (reference vTemplate as object) returning return-value as binary-long attribute DllImport("C:\\Users\\utilizador\\Downloads\\DLL_AcronymV4\\DLL\\Acronym.dll") static

In Netx5.x is was possible to define a dll the contains all icons and call this *.dll and all icons can be used in all programs With VC7.0 (may be other VC-versions) it is not more possible! Is this a bug or wanted? Yes, it is possible to select "Do not compile", but then there is no file icon.dll and this module can not be called! Why is this not possible in VC? Thanks for help or information! cg

it is very important to anderstand the new structure for VC7.0 (also older versions) My project is under c:\\cobol\\cbl c:\\cobol\\cblc:\\cobol\\cbl\\Properties          -> VC7.0 the properties folders contains information used only by Visual Studio when required c:\\cobol\\cbl\\bin\\x86             -> VC7.0 output folder for x86 (defined in project) c:\\cobol\\cbl\\bin\\x86\\debug       -> VC7.0 output folder for x86 - debug (defined in project) c:\\cobol\\cbl\\bin\\x86\\debug\\out   -> VC7.0 (optional) create manually for copying the needed own runtime modules for debugc:\\cobol\\cbl\\bin\\x86\\release     -> VC7.0 output folder for x86 - release (defined in project) c:\\cobol\\cbl\\bin\\x86\\release\\out -> VC7.0 (optional) create manually for copying the needed own runtime modules for releasec:\\cobol\\cbl\\bin\\x64            &nbs

Hello, We are using VSC 6.0 with VS2019 and compile directive TRACE along with outdd to find out where our cobol code is slowing down sometimes.  We get each paragraph or section heading as it is executed but we would like to see if we can get a timestamp with it, so we can see where the code slows down. I have looked at CTF Tracing, but it does not seem to give the same information as above. Any pointers would be appreciated. George Sinclair

How does one actually BUY Visual COBOL? Do you have to contact Micro Focus or is there an online (or even offline?) form you can fill out, pay the relevant fee and get a license?

I am trying to run a program with a batch file.  The program I am trying to run has parameters.  How do we pass parameters from an Batch File in Visual COBOL? In RM\\COBOL you do it this way: -A="P" The command in my batch file to run the program currently is: "D:\\msi-plus\\MSI_PLUS\\MSIRUNCONSOLE.exe" UBMGHPGM

Hi, Has anyone worked on a project where you have written a COBOL code with similar specifications written below? If yes, can you share your experience on how good or bad this is compared to the traditional approach of embedding the SQL directly in the module?SPEC:Lets assume that we have a table called EMPLOYEE. and an application written in COBOL.Instead of embedding the SQL to access this table in every program that has to access this module, we create a sub-module that contains all the SQL statements. So whenever there is a need to access this table, we just call the sub-module with enough input.#DB2#COBOL

I see that VC 7 is now available. Is the PE available and, if so, where can I acquire it?