Forum Post: RE: Confirm native vs managed CBL_DIR_SCAN_READ behavior?
My program does the same thing. I use "c:\temp\*" as my search string. If I set the flags to 1 I get only the filenames. If I set flags to 2 or 3 then the following will be returned: native code: . .....
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Thank you, I've found the difference. We set pattern-length to the length (in bytes) of pattern-text and we don't null-terminate the character string in pattern-text prior to calling _START. I...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Confirm native vs managed CBL_DIR_SCAN_READ behavior?
I am still seeing the identical behavior whether I null terminate the string or set the length explicitly. Are you sure you are setting the length correctly? If I change my sample program to use:...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Confirm native vs managed CBL_DIR_SCAN_READ behavior?
Try setting pattern-len to 256. I see where the documentation says "Length of pattern string in the pattern-content field." But it also says "You can set pattern-length to less than the length of the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Confirm native vs managed CBL_DIR_SCAN_READ behavior?
The length field in CBL_DIR_SCAN_START is definitely supposed to reflect the actual size of the search string text itself and not the max length of the field. You can set this to any value up to the...
View ArticleForum Post: Compilation Error
Hello, I am trying to compile existing Server Express cobol code in Visual Cobol Development hub on Solaris platform. Having issues during compilation. 1. Syntax error. GIVING not allowed. This is the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Compilation Error
do not use the word giving before ws-ret-code. Fill the ws-ret-code in your subprogram and you will become the result in you calling program!
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Hello Greiner, This piece of code is from sub program itself. PROCEDURE DIVISION USING KCT-ID-IN, IGN-IND-IN, WS-CODE-AFK, WS-REDEN-AFK, SQLCA, ORACA GIVING WS-RET-CODE. Thank you, Ramesh
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Compilation Error
Please raise a support incident with Customer Care as there is definitely a difference in behavior between NX/SX and Visual COBOL for the GIVING and RETURNING phrases. In NX/SX this was allowed in the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Compilation Error
LINKAGE SECTION. 01 lnk-aera, 03 kct-id-in pic ?. 03 ign-ind-in pic ?. 03 ws-code-afk pic ?. 03 ws-reden-afk pic ?. 03 sqlca pic ?....
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Hi Chris, 2877062 is created and requested to redirect to you. Thank You, Ramesh
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it's so easy! How can i help you? Send a extract from you code from master program and subprogram, i will test it for you!
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View ArticleForum Post: RE: Compilation Error
Yes, as you say the workaround is to not use GIVING and simply pass the parameter in the USING list instead. You could also compile with a different directive such as DIALECT"ISO2002" but I expect...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Confirm native vs managed CBL_DIR_SCAN_READ behavior?
I understand. I've made the appropriate changes to my program and it is functioning as expected and required. A couple of observations: 1. I used "STRING ... x"00" INTO pattern-text" vice your "SET...
View ArticleForum Post: Compilation Issue
Hi, Does any faced similar kind of issue when compiling using Visual Cobol Development Hub on Solaris platform? Undefined symbol ORACLE first referenced in file start_bevestiging_ppl.o ld: fatal:...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Confirm native vs managed CBL_DIR_SCAN_READ behavior?
The only way that I see your enhancement request working would be if we added a new flag bit that had to be turned on in order to cause this behavior. Otherwise we would be breaking current...
View ArticleForum Post: Invoke a URL from NetExpress cobol
Hi, We use OLE methodology to invoke server objects like VB modules to perform print operation. I would like to know if there's any way to invoke a URL from cobol program. For suppose invoke...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Invoke a URL from NetExpress cobol
I think that... $set mfoo case remove(beep) remove(escape) *-----------------------------------------------------------------* * Modulo : cblSExec...
View ArticleForum Post: Visual Cobol 2.3 Update 2
Is it possible for users of the Personal Edition to get Update 2? I don't have a SupportLine login. Thank you
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