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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?

Windows 11 is being tested in the Windows Insider program by users. I tried to download a Visual COBOL student trial but it wouldn't download. It was probably because I was running Windows 11.

Hello     I am trying to implement a custom Callable File Handler in C and have the handler to be invoked from a COBOL program. Please share any documentation or sample code on how to do this. #C#CallableFileHandler#c

Hi, I need to make a program to send an .xml file to an entity. The example program is in VB and I'm converting it to Cobol. I have two mistakes that I can't get over. The first and most complicated is the use of what in the VB program is called "WEB REFERENCES". I have the files but I can't register them in the project. The other situation is in the conversion of the statement "Dim Buffer() As Byte = enc.GetBytes(xm)". Convert to "declare Buffer() as binary-char = enc::GetBytes(xm)" but gives an error "incorrect use of a reserved word". I've already changed the variable name and it continues to give an error. Thank you for your help in both situations. I send a print of the project in VB as an attachment.Best regardsAlberto Ferraz

we have participate in june 2021 on the webinar for VC 7.0! The release date was indicated for mid jul 2021? Is a correct date known? Thanks for answer/help! cg

I am using Visual COBOL (V6.0) for Visual Studio 2019. I need to know how can my native Cobol app communicate with another REST API written in JAVA. Please help!

In RM-COBOL Liant\\MicroFocus gave us a program to Print USPS Barcodes.  (I have attached it to this question).  Is there a way to do this with Visual COBOL? I have been trying to compile the program with the RM Directive AND nestcall - but I keep getting errors on routines like the one below.  The error is it doesn't like the "count of bit-value". set cbt-char to char-inx perform varying cbt-bit from 1 by 1 until cbt-bit > count of bit-value call "C$LogicalAnd" using bit-value (cbt-char, cbt-bit), test-result call "C$LogicalShiftRight" using test-result end-perform bit-value is defined as        01  character-bit-table binary(1).           02  occurs 10 indexed by cbt-char.          &nbs

I am trying to compile programs using the Windows Visual Cobol command line using the Oracle pre-compiler and getting the following errors;  cobol srsw340.cob brief noanim ibmcomp nolist preprocess(cobsql) mode=ansi include=V:\\hpconv\\copy end-c comp5=yes endp; Micro Focus COBOL Version 6.0 (C) Copyright 1984-2021 Micro Focus or one of its affiliates. * Cobsql Integrated Preprocessor * CSQL-I-006: Rejected mode=ansi * CSQL-I-006: Rejected include=V:\\hpconv\\copy * CSQL-I-003: COBSQLTYPE is incorrect defaulting to Oracle * CSQL-I-018: Invoking Oracle Precompiler/Translator Copyright (c) 1982, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved. System default option values taken from: L:\\products\\oracle\\WINDOWS.X64_193000_db_home\\precomp\\admin\\pcbcfg.cfg Error at line 138, column 11 in file V:\\hpconv\\copy\\srsw340.cob                                 &nbsp

Does Visual Cobol 6.0 work with MySQL  8.0.25?   As per datasheet it is certified for MySQL 5.7 only. I am trying to migrate  Web Services from Server Express / MYSQL Version 5.5.18 to Visual COBOL 6.0/  MySQL  8.0.25. While application managed Web services are working fine container managed Web services are falling over with sqlcode = -19703 on hitting the SQL statements. I have defined XA resource in Enterprise Server  If anyone has experience in above please share #xa#MySQL

Hello All, I'm working on a new project with Micro Focus Cobol! Here is what I have: TWOS is a Time and Work Order Management System developed by Ford. It is written in Micro Focus Cobol and runs on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP4. This is what I need: 1. Upgrade the OS to SLES 15 SP1 2. Upgrade the application to the latest version of Micro Focus Cobol 3. Migrate the application from 32 bit to 64 bit This is what I know: Micro Focus 1. Visual COBOL installs fully only on 64-bit Windows platforms. On 32-bit Windows, the setup file does not install some of the components. Visual COBOL enables you to produce both 64-bit and 32-bit applications on 64-bit operating systems. 2. As 64-bit architecture is becoming increasingly prevalent, the consideration of moving towards producing 64-bit applications is also increasing. Many of the major operating system vendors now default to 64-bit support, and whilst still supporting the running of 32-bit applications, have sign

I am getting this error when trying to execute my application in my dev server  Error "Execution error : file ''  error code: 244, pc=0, call=1, seg=0244      error message text not found " Is this error related to Cobol run time environment. please help.

ERROR : 0x8007000a Installation log [7BD0:369C][2021-07-06T14:00:00]i001: Burn v3.14.0.1703, Windows v10.0 (Build 19041: Service Pack 0), path: C:\\Users\\ivan\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\{67634186-0ED9-4549-BAA9-3F0D4FFE0FA0}\\.cr\\vcvs2019_60.exe[7BD0:369C][2021-07-06T14:00:00]i000: Initializing string variable 'ProductRevision' to value '6.0.00245'[7BD0:369C][2021-07-06T14:00:00]i000: Initializing string variable 'InstallFolder' to value '[ProgramFilesFolder]Micro Focus\\Visual COBOL'[7BD0:369C][2021-07-06T14:00:00]i000: Initializing numeric variable 'RumbaCheckbox' to value '0'[7BD0:369C][2021-07-06T14:00:00]i000: Initializing string variable 'RumbaCheckboxState' to value 'disable'[7BD0:369C][2021-07-06T14:00:00]i000: Initializing string variable 'RumbaLabelState' to value 'disable'[7BD0:369C][2021-07-06T14:00:00]i000: Initializing string variable 'EclipseLabelState' to value 'disable'[7

Hi, I'm trying to convert a part of an application to C# and converting the following statement:Manager.Http.RequestResponseReceived += OnRequestResponseReceived gives the following result:set type Manager.Http::RequestResponseReceived to type Manager.Http::RequestResponseReceived + method OnRequestResponseReceived When I switch to my application it gives the following compilation error: Erro COBCH1722 'type AliceDataManager.HttpManager' has no visible instance member 'RequestResponseReceived' with no parameters AliceDemoZamb C:\\Users\\utilizador\\source\\repos\\AliceDemoZamb\\Window1.xaml.cbl 112 Is there any other way to convert that instruction?ThanksAlberto Ferraz