Problem: How to deploy native applications built with Visual COBOL 2.3, Visual COBOL 2.3 Update 1, and Visual COBOL 2.3 Update 2 on the network? Solution: he following instructions are based on a 64-bit Windows environment where: the 32-bit software is installed in C:\Program Files (x86) Windows keeps the 32-bit system files in C:\Windows\SysWOW64 Windows keeps the 64-bit system files in C:\Windows\System32 . On a 32-bit Windows environment, the software is installed in C:\Program Files , and Windows keeps the system files in C:\Windows\System32 . Development requirements: Compile the native COBOL programs with the dynamic link setting. - click Properties under project - click the Link property - select Dynamic checkbox - rebuild solution There are two series of preparations to be done on both server and client sides to allow the COBOL applications to be launched from client machines. Server setup: 1. Install COBOL Server for the intended Visual Studio version (cs_23.exe, cs_231.exe, or cs_232.exe) 2. Go to Start All Programs Micro Focus License Manager License Administration 3. Install the license 4. Click Options Advanced Configuration 5. Change the value for License Server with the current server's name or IP address 6. Click Save and close License Administration 7. Copy the following files to C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\COBOL Server\bin : - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Safenet Sentinel\Sentinel RMS License Manager\WinNT\ mfcesd.exe - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Safenet Sentinel\Sentinel RMS License Manager\WinNT\ mfcesdchk.exe - C:\ProgramData\Micro Focus\ ces.ini (note: C:\ProgramData is hidden by default, so the " Show hidden files, folders, and drives" option under Control Panel Folder Options has to be enabled to make it visible) 8. Copy C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ msvcr110.dll from the development machine to C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\COBOL Server\bin : 9. If the COBOL application is built as 64-bit, copy C:\Windows\System32\ msvcr110.dll from the development machine to C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\COBOL Server\bin64 : 10. Create a network share (e.g. COBOLsrv) off C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\COBOL Server and give read-only access to users 11. if the COBOL application is deployed on the server: - Create a run-time launch file with a text editor as progname.exe.mfcfg (where progname is the same name as the .exe) with the following two lines: SET SERVERPATH=\\ ServerName \COBOLsrv SET CESDYNAMIC=ces.ini where ServerName should be replaced by the actual server's name or IP address. - Place the run-time launch file in the same folder as the .exe file Client setup: 1. Set the PATH on the client machine to include the COBOLsrv share and application folder: - if the COBOL application is built as 32-bit: PATH=\\ ServerName \COBOLsrv\bin; AppFolder ;%PATH% where ServerName is the actual server's name or IP address where AppFolder is the actual application folder - if the COBOL application is built as 64-bit: PATH=\\ ServerName \COBOLsrv\bin64;\\ ServerName \COBOLsrv\bin; AppFolder ;%PATH% where ServerName is the actual server's name or IP address where AppFolder is the actual application folder 2. if the COBOL application is deployed on the client machine: - Create a run-time launch file with a text editor as progname.exe.mfcfg (where progname is the same name as the .exe) with the following two lines: SET SERVERPATH=\\ ServerName \COBOLsrv SET CESDYNAMIC=ces.ini where ServerName should be replaced by the actual server's name or IP address. - Place the run-time launch file in the same folder as the .exe file 3. Run the application
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