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I feel silly asking this but I think I remember seeing a current Micro focus document or manual (.pdf) referenced somewhere in Community or SupportLine via a link that described and gave examples of which COBOL elements in native programs and link libraries needed to be changed in converting to managed COBOL. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I've run numerous searches in both sites, but no success. I HAVE found "Object-Oriented Programming for COBOL Developers" (.pdf,2015) but this is not what I think I remember seeing as it is object-oriented in general and not specifically for managed COBOL. The pseudo-title stuck in my head is something like "Converting Native to Managed COBOL". Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
I feel silly asking this but I think I remember seeing a current Micro focus document or manual (.pdf) referenced somewhere in Community or SupportLine via a link that described and gave examples of which COBOL elements in native programs and link libraries needed to be changed in converting to managed COBOL. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I've run numerous searches in both sites, but no success. I HAVE found "Object-Oriented Programming for COBOL Developers" (.pdf,2015) but this is not what I think I remember seeing as it is object-oriented in general and not specifically for managed COBOL. The pseudo-title stuck in my head is something like "Converting Native to Managed COBOL". Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

Hi Don,

You might be thinking of the Upgrading to Visual COBOL for Visual Studio guide which covers various topics of concern when migrating from Net Express or other products to Visual COBOL.

It can be found by going to the on-line docs for VC and then scrolling all the way to the bottom under the category Additional Information.

The full link is:

supportline.microfocus.com/.../Upgrading_to_VC_for_VS_23u1.pdf

I feel silly asking this but I think I remember seeing a current Micro focus document or manual (.pdf) referenced somewhere in Community or SupportLine via a link that described and gave examples of which COBOL elements in native programs and link libraries needed to be changed in converting to managed COBOL. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I've run numerous searches in both sites, but no success. I HAVE found "Object-Oriented Programming for COBOL Developers" (.pdf,2015) but this is not what I think I remember seeing as it is object-oriented in general and not specifically for managed COBOL. The pseudo-title stuck in my head is something like "Converting Native to Managed COBOL". Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

Sorry, but I have that one already.  And no, what I think I remember is more like a guide telling which COBOL statements are native-only (and what their manage-code counterpart is, if any), which have variations for use in managed code, and which features or aspects of a COBOL statement's implementation are restricted in managed code.

Things like when-and-or-if PROGRAM-ID has to be replaced with CLASS-ID, or what happens to DISPLAY UPON CONSOLE and SYSOUT redirection?  The information which is probably scattered throughout the online product documentation, but would be more useful (to me) if it were available in a consolidated native-to-conversion "cook book" style of document.

Still not ringing a bell for anyone, or is my desire/hope for a quicker/easier way conspiring with my memory to lie to me?

I feel silly asking this but I think I remember seeing a current Micro focus document or manual (.pdf) referenced somewhere in Community or SupportLine via a link that described and gave examples of which COBOL elements in native programs and link libraries needed to be changed in converting to managed COBOL. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I've run numerous searches in both sites, but no success. I HAVE found "Object-Oriented Programming for COBOL Developers" (.pdf,2015) but this is not what I think I remember seeing as it is object-oriented in general and not specifically for managed COBOL. The pseudo-title stuck in my head is something like "Converting Native to Managed COBOL". Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

Hi Don. I don't recall the documentation team producing a document like the one you describe, but I will do some more investigation to see if there's anything I've missed.

In terms of producing a cookbook, for the next release of Visual COBOL/Enterprise Developer we will be adding some "Where do I start?" topics that direct you to relevant sections of the product documentation depending on your particular point of interest. It's not a cookbook, but it is hopefully a quick way of navigating to the information that you will find most useful.

I will let you know if we find a document like the one you describe.

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