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Dear community, I need your help in order to cast a type 'dynamically', using the GetType() method to set the target Type instead of hardcoding the Type. Below you can find a simple sample code. procedure division using inObj as object.     set (inObj as type Class2)::c1x1 to "test".                      <- OK but hardcoded      set (inObj as type inObj::GetType)::c1x1 to "test".        <- Error COBCH0813 When I try to compile (VC v2.2u2) the above code, I get the error "COBCH0813 : Feature not yet supported when compiling for .NET". Does anyone have any suggestion or alternative solution?

We have an issue with ado cursor In visual Cobol.   when we open a cursor with exec sql statement it fetch all rows in memory before returns to next statement. That means huge memory needs and alot of waiting time for the user. How can I make it work again like netxpress? The same in netxpress only opens the cursor without fetching any rows in memory umless you fetch the rows with fetch statement. 

Dear Chris, Do you see any ERROR in the following ?.I am CALL a Stored Procedure  in a Cobol Program. EXEC SQL                CALL :PROCNAME USING DECLARATOR :COSCMNPRD END-EXEC

Can someone walk me through how to setup a MS Access (accdb) DB to use with VC and how to create a DCLGEN. I have been at this for about 2 months with no luck.#databases#DCLGENAccess

I had changed my Date while working on a project to test out the Day of week function and now I get a License Error 26- Tampered date issue.  What can I do to resolve this.  I have a class to teach tomorrow and need to get this working again.

I have several .jpg files that I would like to add as resources.  I use these to display a variable background color for a control at run time.  I have not found a way to add them under Properties..Resources so I tried adding them in my program code but have not been successful at doing this.  Any examples on how to do this?#VisualCOBOL

Problem When deploying a service interface to an enterprise server instance, why does Eclipse display an 'Invalid thread access' error message? Resolution When deploying a service Interface, the following error message box may be displayed: This message indicates that an 'object' has not yet been saved prior to deploying. It could be that a Program has not been saved. This message also occurs if an Operation has been added but not saved. To resolve this issue, you can issue the Save All command either by using the icons on the toolbar:

Hi, I have a program consisting of 2 forms and several classes, i.e. customerclass, materialclass etc. These call an interop xfakt.dll which requires a new login for each new created instance. What I need is to share one call with all forms and classes like: 01 xfakt.  type xfakt.app . Method... set xfakt to new xfakt.app() I need to share this instance of xfakt with all other classes. Thanks in advance.

I need to get the date and time of the local server and write a file.It can not be the workstation because the user can change them.Is there some function or class that execute this process? VC 2.2 .NET WINSERVER 2003

Hi, I've installed vcvs2012_222.exe in win 8 dev environment as suggested by mf support to resolve an issue. (1) How do i update the run-time? The current installation in our run-time environment was from cs2012_221.exe. If there's a 222 upgrade different from the vsvc upgrade above, please let me know where i can find this. (2) Is the compatabilty add-pack now included in 2.2.2 i.e. do i need to install an add-pack upgrade separately in the dev and run-time environments? Thank you, Linden 

I have Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.2 (Personal Edition) Version 2.2.00151 with Visual Studio 2012 running under Windows 8.1, and all is well I have written a specific backup program in COBOL that copies certain nominated files to a backup holding area on my hard drive, and it works fine and performs date and time stamping along the way I'd like to have an icon i can click that will automatically start Vis Cobol and run the backup program (and then VC shut down?) Somehow, I recall I have seen something along these lines happening while I have been clicking away in the past but I can't find how to get it to happen again i googled for the answer but didn't get anything in the MF doco that I felt was what I wanted Does anyone know how I can set up an icon to click and automation is started? Or, any alternate ideas I could use for specific backups? Thanks in advance Paul

I have a combobox filled with a list of objects itemAttributes that is defined as  01 value-id pic 99999999 value 0 property as "ID". 01 attribute-value pic x(30) value spaces property as "VALUE". im triying to find the index of the object inside the combobox by its ID property but i cant manage to figure it out. something like this set cbAttrib1::SelectedIndex to cbAttrib1::Items::IndexOf(valueID)

Hi, i need help with inheritance in visual cobol. I have a .Net class (cobol) named ClassB which inherits from another .Net ClassA (cobol again). In ClassA i have a public property named VariabA. the problem is that i cant access variabA unless i use the keywords self:: or super::. This is a huge problem since is not a normal behavior for inheritance as a feature and it's a stopper for using VariabA as needed (eg in an Exec Sql statement). The same thing in other .Net language is not an issue.... Can you help me please???

For some reason my computer calender was off so I changed it to the correct date and now I get error 26. What do I do?

I have recently been getting this message when I try to run Visual Cobol PE. "Unable to obtain the requested License: Error [26]: Request denied due to clock tamper detection." I had changed my clock settings on my computer to fix my calendar,  and now this pops up when I try to run a new Cobol program. I've tried so many things to attempt to fix it. Is there any solution?

I am using MF Visual Cobol v 2.2. ( Personal Edition) When my progam tries to open an input file, I get  "Error Msg   -----13     File not found" This input sequential file (.dat extension)  is created in Net Express 5.1.  Is this because of compatibility issue between Net Express and Visual Cobol v 2.2 ? OR is there anywhere I have missed to create path for input file? Thanks Kumar#Assign

Problem: The user can launch a normal remote application session using the remote run configuration but not launch a remote debugging session under the debug configuration pointing the same Xserver.   This problem has been manifested when the use launches Devhub's startrdodaemon after first logging onto the Unix/Linux machine from the console as root, then launching a terminal session from the console, then launching the startrdodaemon from the terminal session. Resolution:   Logon onto the Unix/Linux machine via remote ssh or from the console with a non-user id, then su to root in the terminal session, before launching the startrdodaemon.    

Problem: When attempting to install a Visual COBOL product on a Unix/Linux machine the following error is encountered.PRN of product at /...does not match PRN of update product.PRN of install product :- .....PRN of update product :-... Solution: Some users have COBDIR set in either /etc/profile or .profile, or a similar login profile. Fix packs and hot fixes require that COBDIR set to the directory COBOL is installed. A check in the install is then performed to validate version of COBOL installed there matches the version contained in the hot fix or fix pack. In this situation ensure COBDIR is set to the COBOL installation directory that is the update target. Complete product installs, such as updates, should be performed in an empty or newly created

Problem:  JAVA_HOME is set in .profile on a Unix/Linux but the user encounters an error when attempting to launch Visual COBOL for Eclipse on Unix/Linux from the console  Solution: The terminal  started from the console does not start bash as a logon shell and therefore does not invoke .profile when the terminal is launched. You could put JAVA_HOME in your /etc/profile, or profile.d. You can also set JAVA_HOME in script that also launches Eclipse.

Hello, lately I have been triying to create a code to upload an image into my sql database from visual cobol 2012. I have done this in C# with  byte[] image object o = Clipboard.GetDataObject().GetData("Bitmap"); if (o != null) { pictureBox.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.StretchImage; pictureBox.Image = (Image)o; } using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream()) { pictureBox.Image.Save(ms, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg); image = ms.ToArray(); } Im not sure how I can do " pictureBox.Image = (Image)o;"  in visual cobol, since im stuck there I haven't tried to code the rest but I don't think that would be any problem. How can I manage to do this task in visual cobol? 

I had to do a system restore and now I get a License error 26. I got a hold of  Tech Support and they told me to look on the Forum, when I looked it up here they said to contact Tech Support. So Now what do I do? 

Hi, My program, Visual Cobol managed code, calls an unmanaged DLL containing print routines using PrintEasy by Easirun. The call functions with no Problem, but, the Statement: cancel "LSdruck" doesn't remove LSdruck.dll from Memory resulting in a blank page being printed first on next call. A log Shows "newInstance" in the dll is only established on first call. Is there a method of removing the dll from Memory other than the - not working - cancel Statement?

Problem When SQL programs contain host variables that are declared as COMP, compiling with OpenESQL on Windows and moving the INT code to a non-Intel platform gives incorrect values in the COMP variables. Resolution Database applications that use COMP host variables and are compiled with OpenESQL, can only be used on platforms with the same native byte ordering. This is because the OpenESQL pre-compiler inserts additional code for COMP host variables on Intel (little-endian) platforms to handle the reverse byte ordering of COMP, compared to the native byte ordering. Thus when you transfer the compiled code to a non-Intel (big-endian) system such as AIX, the additional code for handling COMP causes byte swapping problems.   There are two solutions to the problem: Use COMP-5 instead of COMP for host variables. This has the added advantage of being more efficient compared to COMP. Recompile the source

Problem The Eclipse .Log file records any activity from the IDE, including exceptions and errors. This information is often very detailed and useful for troubleshooting issues, but it is not easy to read. Can it be simplified?  Resolution: The Eclipse IDE offers a View which extracts only the header line of each entry in the.>Log file, allowing for easier reading of the file contents.  To view this in Eclipse go to Window>Show View>Other>General>Error Log.

Problem Cannot install Visual COBOL 2.2 Update 2 - Error 0x81f40001 - Setup has detected one or more Hotfixes are installed.  Resolution: You are upgrading Visual COBOL and have hotfixes installed for the previous Version.  To resolve this issue please un-install these Hotfixes first via the Windows > Control Panel > Programs and features, thereafter the installation of the newer Visual COBOL Version will be successful.It is recommended to also review the Visual COBOL Release Notes related to the version to confirm the above.