Compiler Directives
I'm starting the progress of migrating RM Cobol (Linux) to RM Cobol/Visual Cobol(Linux) with Eclipse (Windows)I've discovered the option to set the compiler directives in a file cobol.dir and have that...
View Articlestring::PadRight issues
The PadRight() method for strings only seems to work with hard coded numbers.01 str1 as string value "hello".01 str2 as string.set str2 to str1::PadRight(10) *> this works finedeclare pad as...
View Articlecall-convention 74 is cc74
I have a subprogram that uses the functions call-convention 66 is dynamicWINAPI call-convention 74 is cc74 but to include it in .NET project has an error call cc74...
View Article[Poll] Would you like to learn OO COBOL?
Hello - we're considering a webinar series focusing on OO COBOL for use in .NET and JVM.We'd look to start from the ground up, covering basic concepts through to UI modernization. If you'd attend such...
View ArticleWPF Data Binding
I don’t get the correct format when binding a decimal value in a DataGrid Column with ConverterCulture=de-CH. I think that the resulting format is correct for Germany but not for Switzerland. Can...
View ArticleCode Page Conversion.
Is there any method in Visual COBOL to do Code Page converison for File CP1250(windows code page) to CP852 (DOS code page).Thanks,Partha!
View ArticleInstalling documentation in Visual Studio 2012
Is there away to install the Visual Cobol documention into the Visual Studio 2012 IDE? I have downloaded 2 files from the MicroFocus website, one has a .jar extention and the other a .chm extension but...
View ArticleWeb based training
I am going through the Web based training. In module 1 Visual Cobol Getting Started there are 3 DEMO's listed in the table of contents, but when I select any of them nothing happens, the area to the...
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View ArticleVisual 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 options...
View ArticleDefining 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 Regionwhich are collapsible.Is there an equivalent in...
View ArticleHow 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 ArticleEclipse 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 Echo...
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Runtime Error
Getting this error on installation after I have switch development laptops. Current VC version is 2.2.01220. Is there an update to the COBOL server that I need for the client or another...
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Run application in windows 8.
I'm currently working in a project to run COBOL applications in windows 7 and windows 8. The application runs flawless in windows 7 but I cant make it work in windows 8. Any idea how to deal with this?
View ArticleInstall errors
I am running windows 8.1 with Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate. When I try to install Visual Cobol I am getting the following errors 0x80048bc7. Am I correct in assuming that VS2013 is the cause of my issue?
View ArticleInternet Connection required?
I have Visual Cobol Personal EditionI had an Internet outage on my Win/8 laptop and could not open Project1 (I am trying to 'get started' with this product)Once the connection was made true again, I...
View ArticleEncrypt And Un-Encrypt a Print file
Hi,I have the following code that encrypts and then i can un-encrypt this file, which works file with text files i.e. readable characters.However if i try to do this with a stored printed data file...
View ArticleInitialize and Call
I've set up a very simple Console Application project in Visual Studio running Visual COBOL 2.2. Program1 initializes a group level redefine and then passes it to Program2. In Program2, it appears that...
View ArticleVisual Cobol Server
Dear Sirs,We are installing Visual Cobol Server in Windows 7 and we get the error enclosed.Many Thanks,PJM
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