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Hi, I wrote a HelloWorld program :

        identification division.
        program-id. HelloWorld.

        environment division.
        configuration section.

        data division.
        working-storage section.
        01  ANSWER-AREA.
           05  GET-ANS                         PIC X.
           
        procedure division.
        DISPLAY 'HELLO WORLD'.
           DISPLAY 'THIS IS THE FIRST COBOL PROGRAM'.
           DISPLAY 'PRESS ENTER TO END THE PROGRAM'.
           ACCEPT GET-ANS
           STOP RUN.

When I run the program nothing is displayed in console.

I use MS VS Shell 2010, on Win 7.

Where I am wrong ? Thx.


#VisualCOBOL

Hi, I wrote a HelloWorld program :

        identification division.
        program-id. HelloWorld.

        environment division.
        configuration section.

        data division.
        working-storage section.
        01  ANSWER-AREA.
           05  GET-ANS                         PIC X.
           
        procedure division.
        DISPLAY 'HELLO WORLD'.
           DISPLAY 'THIS IS THE FIRST COBOL PROGRAM'.
           DISPLAY 'PRESS ENTER TO END THE PROGRAM'.
           ACCEPT GET-ANS
           STOP RUN.

When I run the program nothing is displayed in console.

I use MS VS Shell 2010, on Win 7.

Where I am wrong ? Thx.


#VisualCOBOL

This sounds like you might have created the project as a Windows application which is GUI instead of a Console application which is character based.

Double-click on the project properties and look at Application tab. If Output Type is set to Windows Application change it to Console Application and try again.

Thanks.

Hi, I wrote a HelloWorld program :

        identification division.
        program-id. HelloWorld.

        environment division.
        configuration section.

        data division.
        working-storage section.
        01  ANSWER-AREA.
           05  GET-ANS                         PIC X.
           
        procedure division.
        DISPLAY 'HELLO WORLD'.
           DISPLAY 'THIS IS THE FIRST COBOL PROGRAM'.
           DISPLAY 'PRESS ENTER TO END THE PROGRAM'.
           ACCEPT GET-ANS
           STOP RUN.

When I run the program nothing is displayed in console.

I use MS VS Shell 2010, on Win 7.

Where I am wrong ? Thx.


#VisualCOBOL

Try:  DISPLAY 'HELLO WORLD' UPON CONSOLE

Hi, I wrote a HelloWorld program :

        identification division.
        program-id. HelloWorld.

        environment division.
        configuration section.

        data division.
        working-storage section.
        01  ANSWER-AREA.
           05  GET-ANS                         PIC X.
           
        procedure division.
        DISPLAY 'HELLO WORLD'.
           DISPLAY 'THIS IS THE FIRST COBOL PROGRAM'.
           DISPLAY 'PRESS ENTER TO END THE PROGRAM'.
           ACCEPT GET-ANS
           STOP RUN.

When I run the program nothing is displayed in console.

I use MS VS Shell 2010, on Win 7.

Where I am wrong ? Thx.


#VisualCOBOL

Try:  DISPLAY 'HELLO WORLD' UPON CONSOLE

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