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Welcome to Rocket® ACUCOBOL® Fuel, your monthly source for all things ACUCOBOL. In this issue, you’ll discover how Rocket Software is driving ACUCOBOL modernization, learn Railway Furnishers modernization story, and explore the renewed Rocket ACUCOBOL community.  Rocket Software Advances ACUCOBOL Modernization COBOL and its dialects remain a cornerstone of global business operations, powering 70% of the world’s business transaction processing across industries such as banking, insurance, travel, retail, and government. However, running COBOL and ACUCOBOL that have not been modernized, combined with outdated engineering tools and practices, can slow innovation, increase operational risk, and expose systems to today’s security threats. Organizations with COBOL at their core can no longer afford to operate on outdated applications and systems, or take unnecessary, expensive risks with application rewrite projects. Rocket ACUCOBOL’s latest updates empower enterprises to modernize critical

Hello ACUCOBOL Community! Last week, we brought together over 50 passionate COBOL and ACUCOBOL enthusiasts right next to the iconic London Eye, and what a day it was! The event was packed with learning, experience exchange, and networking. While every modernization journey is unique, many of you face similar challenges. That's why being part of a community matters. It gives us a chance to learn from each other, find inspiration, and grow together. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed with insightful questions, ideas, and feedback. You made the day truly special. Here's a quick look at the key topics we explored: Rocket COBOL: Edge of TomorrowWe discussed COBOL's continued relevance and evolution, highlighting how modern tools including AI are expanding its capabilities and integration potential. How to Drive New Business Value with New Features in Rocket ACUCOBOL productsA showcase of the latest enhancements and functionalities across our product suite

Hello All, When I tried to run the COBOL program by using the command Wrun32 <program name>, program is getting executed but the DISPLAY statements are not getting displayed in the command line. Can you please help me to fix this? and attached are the Program screen shot and run command. ------------------------------Sireesh Kumar YallaRocket Software Forum Member------------------------------

Hello ACUCOBOL community, A huge thank you to everyone who joined yesterday's How To Deliver Modern UI/UX with Rocket® ACUCOBOL® Webinar webinar! We loved seeing so much interest and engagement as we explored the role of UI/UX in ACUCOBOL applications and Railway Furnishers' modernization journey.  For those who'd like to revisit the content or couldn't attend live, we're excited to share the following resources: Check out the webinar presentation attached to this post Watch the recording here We also hosted a quiz during the webinar-congratulations to the top 5 fastest participants to answer! We'll be reaching out to the winners via email shortly. Thank you again for making this event a success, and for being such an engaged part of our community. Here's to more great webinars and learning opportunities in the future!------------------------------Sava KovalenkoPMMRocket Software Forum Member------------------------------

Hello Everyone, I'm looking to debug my ACUCOBOL program to better understand its flow and execution. However, I'm not familiar with the tools available for this purpose.Could someone please guide me on which tool to use and how to download and set it up?Thank you in advance for your support!------------------------------Sireesh Kumar YallaRocket Software Forum Member------------------------------

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Hi everyone, Today's users expect sleek design and seamless experiences. To meet those expectations and stay competitive, ACUCOBOL applications need modern, user-friendly interfaces. Join Dominique Sacre, Product Director for Rocket ACUCOBOL products, for our webinar, "How to Deliver Modern UI/UX with Rocket ACUCOBOL." Discover how Rocket® ACUCOBOL-GT® Extension for Visual Studio Code and Rocket® AcuToWeb® make it easier to create, modernize, and deploy application interfaces across platforms. Sign up here: How To Deliver Modern UI/UX With Rocket® ACUCOBOL® | Rocket Software In this session, you'll learn: How to build a product interface with Rocket ACUCOBOL-GT Best practices for deploying ACUCOBOL applications across web, tablet, and mobile Real-world modernization stories from Rocket ACUCOBOL customers, including Annette Viljoen from Railway Furnishers, who will showcase the tablet and mobile interfaces of their ACUCOBOL application. Plus, take part in a quiz for a chance to win Ro

Does anyone have any ideas what could cause this kind of memory error in A2W 10.5.1:   MemoryError: Exception ignored in thread started by: <bound method Thread._bootstrap of <Timer(Thread-10067461, initial 2862611264)>> Traceback (most recent call last):   File "/usr/acucobol1051/acutoweb/Tools/Python/lib/python3.8/threading.py", line 890, in _bootstrap     self._bootstrap_inner()   File "/usr/acucobol1051/acutoweb/Tools/Python/lib/python3.8/threading.py", line 918, in _bootstrap_inner     self._set_tstate_lock()   File "/usr/acucobol1051/acutoweb/Tools/Python/lib/python3.8/threading.py", line 913, in _set_tstate_lock     _shutdown_locks.add(self._tstate_lock) MemoryError: Same code/program is been running fine in Acu 10.4.1 and 10.5.0 or at least no similar errors have been written in gateway.log . Now that more and more users have changes to 10.5.1 this memory error comes at least once a week.    So far to cope with this we ended up scheduling Acu2web restart  first on

COBOL remains a cornerstone of global business operations powering 70% of the world's business transaction processing across industries such as banking, insurance, travel, retail, and government. However, running COBOL that has not been modernized – combined with outdated engineering tools and practices – can slow innovation, increase operational risk, and expose systems to today's security threats. Organizations with COBOL at their core can no longer afford to operate on outdated applications and systems or take unnecessary, expensive risks with application rewrite projects.  However, for many people, COBOL's reputation is clouded by a number of persistent myths and misunderstandings – even those familiar with COBOL may still judge it based on how it looked and operated over 30 years ago. Join us for a LinkedIn Live event on COBOL modernization without myths and outdated perception. Learn why COBOL remains vital to global businesses and how Rocket Software products enable modernizatio

Hi everyone, The idea that COBOL is "stuck in the past" is one of tech's most persistent myths - and one of its biggest disconnects, given how much COBOL is still actively being developed. Even those once familiar with the language can struggle to see how it fits into a modern tech stack in the age of AI. Perhaps you're one of them? There's more than a grain of truth, of course - many COBOL systems do carry the weight of their history. Real-world COBOL often contains layers from different eras, as you'd expect from software that's delivered value for decades. But to examine a few lines of code written from 1980s or earlier and conclude COBOL has no place in modern IT is like dismissing smartphones because you once used a brick-sized mobile phone in the '80s. Don't let your memory of COBOL - as it once was and when you once wrote it - cloud your judgment of what it's capable of today. And perhaps most regrettably, don't let that lead you to trade it for something that's little more tha

Does anyone have any experience in how best to configure processors on virtual servers?  We have a client that upgraded their server and is now experiencing issues with some batch oriented programs (reports, updates) taking noticeably longer to run than on their old server.  Their IT guy has run tests on both old and new servers and is showing stats that in most cases the new server is returning better results.  The programs that seem to be running slower are doing a lot of reading and some rewriting and some report creation.  The IT guy is asking if it makes any difference to the AcuCobol-GT Runtime as to how he configures the processors, such as 2 CPU's with 4 cores each, versus 1 CPU with 8 cores, etc.  We do not do much multi-threading within our Cobol programs, and not at all in a few they are seeing decreased performance in, but not sure what/if any of this processor configuration on a VM matters to the Runtime either, or if it does affect it at all.  Just curious if anyone had e

I am trying to set a windows variable in COBOL that I will be able to read in a C# program I am calling from COBOL. "SET testvar=xx" works at a DOS prompt. However the following does not work. move "SET testvar=xx" to AFLD60CALL "C$SYSTEM" USING AFLD60, 97 END-CALL. | Called ASYNCH so no delay Any ideas would be most appreciated. Thanks, Steve  

Hi everyone, I'm Dominique, product director of Rocket ACUCOBOL products. First of all, thank you for the interest in Rocket ACUCOBOL extend 11. We're excited to see so many upgrades in progress. We're currently preparing a webinar on the modernization of ACUCOBOL applications, and we'd love to feature real customer stories. If you've been modernizing your applications and are ready to share your journey (where you started, where you are today, and what's ahead) we'd be thrilled to hear from you. If you want to share your ACUCOBOL modernization story, leave a comment in this thread or contact me directly via dsacre@rocketsoftware.com  Thank you------------------------------Dominique SacrePrincipal Product ManagerRocket Internal - All BrandsParis FR------------------------------

Hi everyone, COBOL has powered the world’s economy for decades, delivering reliability and scalability. Yet myths and outdated views persist, even among those who have worked with it. Many still picture COBOL as it was 30 years ago, missing how much it has evolved. Let’s separate myth from reality and give you the facts to talk about COBOL with confidence.  Myth #1: COBOL is no longer in use. Reality: According to a Vanson Bourne survey, over 800 billion lines of COBOL code are active worldwide. While new COBOL applications are rare, existing systems are regularly maintained and expanded, adding more code each year. Myth #2: COBOL can’t integrate with new tech stacks. Reality: Rocket® COBOL integrates with JVM and .NET platforms, making it compatible with today’s languages and contemporary IT architectures like microservices. COBOL's portability has enabled enterprises to use their core business logic across every era of IT without requiring a complete rewrite. Myth #3: COBO

Does anybody have a sample to send emails with AcuCobol to Office365? Until now we use sonnectors/dlls like Simple MAPI, Extended MAPI, SMTP or MSMAPI After installing Office 365 it seems we have to use the Microsoft Graph API. But no one knows how to integrate this API. Best regards Martin Richter------------------------------Martin RichterCEORop It Gmbh & Co. KgGermering DE------------------------------

Hi everyone, Today's developers expect a certain toolset for any project, with Visual Studio Code being one of the most popular development tools in the world. To make it easier to attract new specialists and to streamline the development within your enterprise, we've built the Rocket ACUCOBOL-GT Extension for Visual Studio Code, bringing key Rocket AcuBench features directly into VS Code on Windows. (with Linux support coming soon) Import your existing Rocket AcuBench projects, keep your compiler settings, and continue building, editing, compiling, and debugging without missing a beat. Inside the extension, you'll find: Rocket AcuBench Project Support - Use the extension to create and edit AcuBench projects. Compile - Build projects and programs using extension functionality. Debug - Debug your generated code. Create and Edit Screens - Use the extension to create, edit, and delete screens and screen controls. Code Editing - Supports basic ACUCOBOL code editing. It's built for comp

Linux/Windows thin client; runtime 10.51 I need to display any of a series of bitmaps in a grid cell.  I am using WBITMAP-LOAD (I have also tried WBITMAP-LOAD-IMAGES) to load a .bmp file, and I get a handle to the object.  However, these bitmaps will not display in grid cells if the runtime is thin client (if not thin client, it works).  I can display the bitmaps if the grid is not active. The grid is an active-x control called #grid.  ------------------------------Ken Schwartz Lead EngineerSouthWare ApteanOpelika US------------------------------

Hi, we use C$LOCKPID in Linux. Now we have a customer who's working with AcuConnect for Windows and we need something like C$LOCKPID. Is there a C$LOCKPID for windows or an alternative ? I found a post here from 2004, but perhaps there was some progress in the last 20 years ? ------------------------------Andreas WeinandSend invoices to this addressVacos GmbHStuttgart DE------------------------------

Hi everyone, With Rocket ACUCOBOL extend 11 now available, our team is already working on the next set of updates and improvements. As we plan future enhancements for ACUCOBOL products, it's a great opportunity to reflect on how COBOL (and ACUCOBOL) continue to successfully support critical systems around the world. Here are five reasons why COBOL remains ideal for enterprise-grade applications. Designed for business and built to last COBOL was purpose-built for high-volume data processing, complex reporting, and precise financial calculations. Every day, COBOL applications process nearly 200 times more transactions than all Google and YouTube searches combined. High performance and rock-solid reliability have always been hallmarks of COBOL systems. High portability: it runs just about anywhere COBOL applications written decades ago still operate seamlessly on today's platforms, from mainframes to the multicloud. Thanks to COBOL's portability, mission-critical applications have ada

Hello everyone! We're pleased to announce that Rocket Software has launched Rocket ACUCOBOL extend 11, now available for general use. This release includes new versions of Rocket® AcuToWeb™, Rocket® AcuSQL™, Rocket® Acu4GL®, and Rocket® AcuXDBC™.   With a single upgrade to Rocket extend 11, you unlock multiple growth opportunities. Run your ACUCOBOL applications on the latest operating systems, deploy to the cloud with one click, and enhance the user experience with new graphical controls.  What's new in Rocket ACUCOBOL extend 11:  Faster development with Visual Studio Code support   Empower your teams to modernize ACUCOBOL applications using one of the world's most popular and widely adopted development tools.    Simplified cloud deployment with Rocket AcuToWeb   Easily deploy your ACUCOBOL application anywhere your business requires, including multicloud environments.    Enhanced user interfaces with new graphical features   Build richer, adaptive UIs using a bra

Hello! As July comes to a close, I want to thank all 100+ ACUCOBOL sub-forum members for making this space active and welcoming.  Here’s a quick look at a few standout conversations you might have missed: AcuServer and Runtime Encryption C$LOCKPID in Windows? Highlights: Celebrating COBOL Day in Paris Also, excitingly, Rocket® ACUCOBOL extend® 11 is now available. Our Principal Product Manager Dominic Sacre shared the details in his post. We want to hear from you. Is there something you’d like to see next month? Maybe a deep-dive on a specific feature, more how-to articles, or customer success stories? Let us know! Your suggestions help us build content that matters to you. Thanks for being with us. Looking forward to your thoughts!------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

My client has an hp printer and I can spool to the printer que but the print job is never released from the que. This printer will act perfectly for all non-acucobol applications - what needs to change to get the acucobol print jobs to autorelease?------------------------------Larry KramerRocket Software Forum Member------------------------------

Hi there, We’re planning next month’s content for this forum, and we want your input. What ACUCOBOL topics should we focus on? Do you want more tips on modernizing apps, technical deep-dives, or real-world user stories? Is there something you wish you’d known sooner about using ACUCOBOL? Share your suggestions below or via a direct message—no detail is too small. Your feedback helps us deliver the content that matters most to you. Looking forward to your ideas!------------------------------Martyna UleviciuteCustomer Community Managermuleviciute@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------

Hi, We're needing to investigate encryption for several clients and understand we can turn it on  from the documentation here. However, we can't find any information on the specifics about how the encryption works.  Some questions we need answered are: Payload Encryption Is it and how is the payload encrypted? What is the encryption algorithm? Key Management Encryption type? Key length/size? Key rotation frequency? Key distribution? Thanks for any assistance with this query. Regards, ------------------------------Peter RuthIAS Customer SupportINTEGRATED AVIATION SOFTWARE PTY. LTD.Fullarton SA AU------------------------------

Last week, I had the pleasure of delivering the keynote at the Rocket Software Future of COBOL event, held just off the Champs-Élysées in a truly stunning venue in the heart of Paris. COBOL Day brought together members of our COBOL community to share experiences, learn from each other's modernization journeys, and explore the future of Rocket Visual COBOL and Rocket ACUCOBOL products.. Key topics we covered included: Move to Rocket Software and the Future of COBOL: We explored the ongoing relevance and evolution of COBOL. A special focus was placed on how modern environments and tools—including AI—are extending COBOL’s lifespan and enhancing integration with current technologies. It was a great to share our vision and what’s ahead for Rocket Visual COBOL and Rocket ACUCOBOL. New Functionalities in Rocket Visual COBOL and Rocket ACUCOBOL: Participants got a first look at the latest features and enhancements now available in Rocket Visual COBOL and Rocket ACUCOBOL. Modernization Options