Wiki Page: How do I set Visual COBOL Eclipse to remote debug using a specific...
Below are instructions to enable remote debugging using a specific port: 1) Start the ViewNow X application 2) In Eclipse, choose the dropdown menu named ‘Run’ 3) Next, choose ‘Debug Configuration’ 4)...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Data file mapping in Visual COBOL
Found this in the Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.3 for Visual Studio Release Notes Resolved Issues Library: "Using a dd_ environment variable to specify the path used in CBL_LOCTE_FILE now works as...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Data file mapping in Visual COBOL
Excellent! Remember that you will also need to upgrade your COBOL Server product to the same 2.3 level when you are ready to deploy. Thanks.
View ArticleForum Post: VC 2.3 Release Notes - Preview?
Is there some way we could get a copy of the VC 2.3 Release Notes (including Resolved Issues, New Features, etc.) PRIOR to downloading the entire VC 2.3 ??? ... for planning purposes and as an...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: VC 2.3 Release Notes - Preview?
Yes, the Release Notes can be found in the on-line Product Documentation section. You can get there by clicking the Product Documentation link on the right side of this page and then selecting Micro...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: release Excel from memory in Visual Cobol
Hi Chris and everyone, Hope you had a nice weekend. I've looked at the issue of releasing Excel from memory but have been unable to get it working unfortunately. If no-one minded, could you have a...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: release Excel from memory in Visual Cobol
Sorry, I forgot to say that the Visual Cobol program does have $set ilusing "System.Runtime.InteropServices"
View ArticleForum Post: upgrading from 2.2 to 2.3
Hi Chris, thanks for your previous replies re windows 10 and pc_print_file. We now have up to 100 users with the run-times installed on lots of machines so wondering how simple upgrading is? Do we...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: upgrading from 2.2 to 2.3
Hi Linden, Before installing the new COBOL Server 2.3 product on your end-users system you will have to uninstall the existing 2.2 product. You can do this manually or through a silent script using...
View ArticleForum Post: CALL and CANCEL vs. Invoke and ?
In traditional COBOL, if a Menu program (or say "PROGA") CALLs a sub-program (or say "PROGB") and doesn't CANCEL it upon return, the next time it CALLs it, PROGB may have its variables in the state...
View ArticleForum Post: idxformat Enterprise Developer
hi, I have a jcl that allocate vsam, but the data file have only dat and don't create the IDX file. in Server Administration I have in Configuration Information [ES-Environment]...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: UTF-8
Searching just found how to record in utf -8 , used Encoding :: UTF8
View ArticleForum Post: RE: CALL and CANCEL vs. Invoke and ?
Hi Austin, Many programs do depend on COBOL subprograms that are being called to be in their last used state each time they are called. This not only retains the values of the data items in...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: idxformat Enterprise Developer
IDXFORMAT"8" files which are the default format in Visual COBOL and Enterprise Developer have both the data and the indexes contained within the same physical file. So there is no separate .idx file...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: idxformat Enterprise Developer
Hi, this is valid also for rebuild and dfconv utility? in Enterprise Developer now I have solved with IDXFORMAT=3 in EXTFH, aafter I have restarted the region. Thanks.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: idxformat Enterprise Developer
IDXFORMAT"8" files have been around for quite awhile now but they were only made as the default file format starting with VC and ED. They are fully functional with all tools such as rebuild and dfconv.
View ArticleComment on Overlay multiple panels on a Windows Form using User Controls
I believe that a later approach and better solution to this issue is available, in later versions of Visual Studio, via the "Document Outline" window. With the main window in View Designer mode and...
View ArticleWiki Page: Unable to debug into the Cobol SQL CLR stored procedure
Problem When trying to debug into the Cobol SQL CLR stored procedure, you may get the errors below: 1. Get error "Unable to debug .NET code. Could not attach to SQL Server process on xxx". 2. The...
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