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I was trying to test out some code in regards to the date in Visual Studio Cobol and I temporarily changed my system date on my computer. Now when I try to start VS I get "Unable to obtain the...
View ArticlePDF printing very slow
Hi all,Hope all is well.I just have a query about printing to pdf. Basically, we moved from Net Express to Visual Studio 2010 a short while ago. Some of our programs stayed as native code. One of these...
View ArticleSystem.IO.FileStream
Hi,Does any one have a Visual Cobol example of how to read a text file one character at a time using the System.IO.FileStream method so I can display the data in a TextBox ?Thanks in advance for any...
View ArticleMessageBoxResult
Good morning,I'm new to the forum, a query because the method does not appear MessageBoxResult?Any doubt I am to order.regards,Oscar Velasquez G.Panama
View ArticleWhat options are there for embedded SQL access in COBOL?
[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 20 February 2012]Using embedded SQL statements in a COBOL program is a fairly common thing to do but even if you've been doing this for a while, it's not...
View ArticleC$OSLockInfo not works with MF format files
We use C$OSLockInfo rutine to know which process is blocking one register file; the rutine returns the PID. It works OK with RM files format, but when we use it with MF files format, the rutine returns...
View ArticleRM/COBOL File Conversion
\Documents\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL\Samples\Convert_ACU_and_RM_Files_to_MF\rm2mf\Readme.xml says "This utility converts an RM/COBOL indexed file or directory of files to Micro Focus indexed files. The...
View ArticleDISPLAY WINDOW
Hi,Looking for an example on using DISPLAY WINDOW where data list is displayed, the user picks a line and that information is passed back to the main program.Thanks.-Peter
View ArticleCALLRB error 12336
Good morning.I'm working with microsoft visual studio 2010 version 10.0.40219 . I am trying to call the function " CALLRB " but it does the following error " 12336 " . syntax follows :class-id...
View ArticleNative/Managed System
We are implementing a system that we are transitioning from Native to Managed. We already have the native code running in Visual Cobol. We have started replacing some native programs with managed code....
View Articletranslate C# WriteLine to Visual COBOL
The following C# console program, when translated to the following Visual COBOL equivalent, produces different results - apparently the tab (the \t escape sequence) is not recognized in the COBOL...
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ODBC Problems
I have been trying for 7 months to connect to an Access DB with no luck.No matter what I do I always get the same message. When I set it up in ODBC Data source admin. and test the connection everything...
View ArticleVisual COBOL equivalent to C# "Using" statement?
Hello all,Is there a Visual COBOL equivalent to the C# "Using" statement?... as shown In the following C# example, the "Using" statement (not the "Using" directive)... (as in the statement that says...
View ArticleSave Screen Section Questions...
Hi All,Trying to display a screen section with a Master table and then hide it, and then display a screen section with a Detail table.I understand you use call "CBL_SCR_SAVE" to save the screen. Do...
View ArticleVirtual COBOL Personal Edition
I am a former COBOL programmer and Systems Analyst looking to get back into coding. I want to sharpen my skills so I have signed up for the Personal Edition. I need to know what version I should...
View Articlemissing End-Try swallows tail of program
It appears that in the following managed console program, if there is no run-time exception, "swallows" up the tail end of the program if the End-Try is missing. There appear to be no warnings, etc.,...
View ArticleWindows 10 and Visual Studio 2015
When upgrading to Windows 10, is it necessary to get a revoke key?Will there be a Visual Cobol Version for Visual Studio 2015 available?
View ArticleCalling an exe
How do I call an exe for example notepad.exe or even exe done in NetExpress am with Visual COBOL 2.2, thank you.
View ArticlefrEe TrIaL liCeNcE .
i download visual cobol 2012 personal edition with serial number 600000620098 but i cant find the free licence key to activate it and i noticed the download link has expire. how can i get the license...
View ArticleViewing External Data Elements
I have some data elements defined as external and when I debug the program and try to do a quick watch or add to the watch list the value is not available. Is this just an issue with external defined...
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