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Looking for Visual Cobol-Just starting to learn Cobol

  • February 15, 2026
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mathman54

Does anyone know where I can get a copy of Visual Cobol?

I have a book on the subject but the author gave the reader a bogus web address.

Or do I just have to wait to be told where to go to get my copy of the compiler. I like working with Visual Studio Community. 

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Martin Turner
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Visual COBOL Personal Edition can be requested here - https://www.rocketsoftware.com/en-us/products/cobol/visual-cobol-personal-edition/free-download

The web address from your book might be an old one from the Micro Focus days, that longer exists.


mathman54
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  • March 2, 2026

Yeah, I tried that link over a dozen times and got nothing, I did manage to acquire a copy. I just went around and around. I now have another question. How do I get Rocket Cobol to work with visual studio and rocket visual cobol?


Martin Turner
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Best place to start would probably be the tutorials in the documentation:

https://docs.rocketsoftware.com/bundle/visualcobolvs2022_ug_110/page/eek1742952174457.html

They will walk you through some simple programs to get you familiar with the basics.


mathman54
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  • March 17, 2026

Thanks. I will give it a shot.