Forum Post: RE: Trying to install Visual Cobol on Windows 8
Hi, You can get this error when you are using the wrong JVM to compile (e.g using a 32 bit compiler to try and build 64 bit JVM code or vice versa). It's worth checking you're using the right JVM...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Trying to install Visual Cobol on Windows 8
Thanks, that's mean i use Visual Cobol 32 bits? my Java version was 64 bits, i've installed 32 bits and now i can compile. thanks
View ArticleWiki Page: Managed COBOL TcpSocket Client Server Communication with sample
Managed COBOL TcpSocket Client Server Communication with sample There are C# / VB code samples on the MSDN site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/w89fhyex.aspx Which show how to use Sockets to...
View ArticleWiki Page: PROGRAM-ID special register
Created On: 12 November 2012 Problem: In RM/COBOL the PROGRAM-ID is a special register that returns the program name. For example in RM/COBOL the following code sets the data item ws-pgmid with the...
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The formatting of the program is not very nice... please can it be fixed...
View ArticleWiki Page: Can SQL(CHECK) option be used when using TARGETDB=ORACLEOCI?
Problem: Customer is accessing an Oracle database via OpenESQL (not Pro*COBOL). They need to check the sql syntax at compilation time. They are using the following directive:...
View ArticleWiki Page: Can target CPU setting anyCPU be used for native applications?
Problem: Customer asks: Is it possible to compile a Visual COBOL native program with Target CPU as AnyCPU? I know it is possible for .NET support, but I am not using it. I read some info about...
View ArticleWiki Page: Can UNC filenames be used directly in EXTFH.CFG tags?
Problem: Customer needs to set some file handler configuration options for a file which resides on a network server. In the application the file appears in the select assign to clause as: select...
View ArticleWiki Page: Getting error "This application has failed to start because...
Problem: Customer has a native code Visual COBOL application that uses OpenESQL to access a database through ODBC. The application is linked with the dynamic option so that it will find required...
View ArticleWiki Page: SELECT FOR UPDATE clause is being ignored when using...
Problem: Customer is converting from a Server Express native application using Oracle's Pro*COBOL precompiler to Visual COBOL for Visual Studio managed code using OpenESQL with Oracles ADO Provider....
View ArticleForum Post: VC .pdf manuals
Hi all; Been trying to find the .pdf (or any for that matter) manuals for Visual Cobol but with no success other than the install docs. Can anyone advise where they are for download as I assume...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: VC .pdf manuals
As far as I know they aren't available for download, or in PDF form. They can be read online at documentation.microfocus.com .
View ArticleForum Post: RE: VC .pdf manuals
Try this link - filter to Visual COBOL, then scroll to the bottom to find the pdf manuals. supportline.microfocus.com/productdoc.aspx
View ArticleForum Post: Windows XP Error - *.exe is not a valid win32 application
Hi there, we are working with Visual Studio 2012 with Update 2 and Visual Cobol 2.1 (2.1.0.01044) on Windows 7. If we create and compile a native cobol program (exe) and run it on a Windows XP...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Windows XP Error - *.exe is not a valid win32 application
Updated Visual Studio 2012 to Update 3. Same result.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Windows XP Error - *.exe is not a valid win32 application
The C++ runtime and libraries that accompany Visual Studio 2012 contain dependencies on several Windows API functions that exist only on Windows Vista and higher versions of the OS. This means that...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Windows XP Error - *.exe is not a valid win32 application
Thanks for the info.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Visual COBOL 2.1 PE (Limited License) Install with Visual...
Visual COBOL for Visual Studio 2012 is now available from the following location: www.microfocus.com/.../index.aspx
View ArticleForum Post: Green & yellow bars in source listing?
I'm a newbie. Please forbear. In the Visual Studio listing of my COBOL program, what do the vertical green and yellow bars to the left of some lines of source code mean? Thanks.
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