Forum Post: RE: Code Page Conversion.
Yes, it was written using Visual COBOL 2.2 update 1 for VS2012. It is a managed code project and must be compiled as such.
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Hi Partha, Since you need to convert between the ANSI and OEM codeset, the following two routines might work for you: PC_WIN_CHAR_TO_OEM (which will convert CP1250 to 852) and PC_WIN_OEM_TO_CHAR that...
View ArticleForum Post: Visual Cobol 2.2 for Java: which persistence layer?
Hi, I'm an SW architect and we are moving our legacy cobol to Visual Cobol under Jboss. This legacy application has a custom persistence layer which is generated using a custom tool. Which are my...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Visual Cobol 2.2 for Java: which persistence layer?
Hi Mats, Sounds like an exciting project, bringing the best of two different worlds together. In terms of traditional COBOL mechanisms for persisting data, as you point out, you have OpenESQL as one...
View ArticleForum Post: Defining a #Region in Visual Cobol
in Visual Basic to improve readability of code you can define regions like #Region "Tab1_Instructions" method-id read... method-id write... etc. #End Region which are collapsible. Is there an...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Defining a #Region in Visual Cobol
Sadly we don't support this feature at the moment - one of those things that keeps on getting mentioned but never actually implemented. Definitely should be on the list for a future release though....
View ArticleForum Post: How To Download Visual Cobol
Greetings, I had recently requested a download of Visual Cobol. However when I clicked on the link I was taken to a 404-error page. When I reported this back to the origination email an automated...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: How To Download Visual Cobol
Hi Reed, What product were you trying to download, Visual COBOL product trial or Visual COBOL Personal Edition? Which version, Visual Studio 2010, 2012, 2013 or Eclipse? This normally indicates a...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Defining a #Region in Visual Cobol
Perhaps worth mentioning that we do have automatic outlining in Visual Studio. New sections or methods will have a collapsible outline created as you type your code. You might be interested in the *...
View ArticleForum Post: Eclipse Errors
Is there a way to tell Eclipse that Echo is a reserved word for Accept Statements, which it is for RM Cobol (Until I remove them all). Either Eclipse tells me that every ECHO is an error, or I add...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Eclipse Errors
Hi Eric, are you compiling with the dialect(rm) directive? If not, try adding this at the top of the source file starting in col 7: $set dialect(rm)
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Eclipse Errors
Hello Eric, It appears you may aleady have dialect(rm) turned on, either through $set dialect(rm) or through the Eclipse. In either event, the ECHO entry in Working Storage will be flagged as a...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: How To Download Visual Cobol
Chris the download was for Visual COBOL Personal edition. I do not have any of the Visual Studio Versions or Eclipse. I have tried the link several times with no success. Thanks for your response. I...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: How To Download Visual Cobol
Hello Reed, I think the problem may be in the link. Can you please send me the link in private message (PM). Regards,
View ArticleForum Post: RE: How To Download Visual Cobol
Unfortunately after I tried the link several more times, I deleted the email as unusable. Thanks for responses, miss days past in dealing with Acucorp...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Eclipse Errors
So no work around ... to make Eclipse happy, while I'm importing my RM/Cobol?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: How To Download Visual Cobol
I just went to www.microfocus.com/.../index.aspx and registered for the VC PE for Visual Studio product, was sent an e-mail with a link and the link worked fine and I successfully downloaded the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Eclipse Errors
I am not seeing the error of which you speak when I use dialect"rm" or just the rm directive. I believe that you also had an open incident regarding the call "system" but it failed if you set...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Eclipse Errors
using $set rm also works with Visual COBOL for Eclipse with remote projects on DevHub, though you will want to terminate the string call using all SYSTEM with a null terminator such as CALL "SYSTEM"...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Eclipse Errors
Using $set RM vs $set DIALECT"RM", worked great!! Is $set RM the better choice when choosing RM Methods?
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