Fill table with names of files in a folder
From within my native Visual COBOL code, I want to specify the name of a folder (e.g., "c:\surveys\finance\2018") and then populate a working storage table with as many as 500 names of *.xlsx files in...
View ArticleSetting up a dev environment to learn COBOL
Hello,I have three total coop terms in my comp sci program. I finished my first one at a health sciences research institute, secured my second one at the same place, but I think I want to try something...
View ArticleHow to install zeus to edit and compile cobol programs
Hello,I used to use zeus on my old laptop over a year ago. Now i have a new laptop with windows 10, and I want to download and re-install zeus for my cobol programs, how can I do it?ThanksI didn't find...
View ArticleOracle pro*COBOL(COBSQL)
Where can I find a example how to use this? We have a unix/oracle environment and we want to use visual cobol in visual studio to develop the cobol source and compile/test/debug it. The production...
View ArticleCan PIC S9(12) be stored in a line sequential file?
The MicroFocus documentation in https://supportline.microfocus.com/documentation/books/oc41books/fhform.htm, in section 3.1.1.1, says that line sequential files "correspond to simple text files as...
View ArticleExcel field needs re-formatting when extracted by COBOL. Any cure?
We're now successfully using Visual COBOL to read data from Excel, which is a victory. But we've got a problem. Here's relevant program code: working-storage section. 01...
View ArticleBaffling error
The latest snag in our COBOL <--> Excel saga.All of a sudden, yesterday, I couldn’t execute RAW-STAFFCOMP.cbl. Error: Execution error : file 'RAW-STAFFCOMP' error code: 240, pc=0,...
View ArticleRed Hat Openshift
Hican I install the Visual Cobol\Cobol Server product on the Red Hat Openshift platform?the licenses is the same as a normal red hat installation?thanks bye
View Article114 access memory signal 11 error in XML parse statement
Visual Cobol 2.2 Linux .cbl fileGetting error when executing XML parse.This program works in Vce 2.2 for Windows.What is the reason for error in Linux?
View ArticleScript to SET Environment in Linux
Dear Sirs;Where I find a Script to SET the Environment after installation on Red Hat ...???Many thanks in advancePJM
View ArticleSEARCH ALL not working in COBOL -Microfocus on UNIX Platform
Code looks like below. 01 T1-DS-FDBK-TBL. 05 T1-DS-FDBK-ENTRY OCCURS 999 TIMES ASCENDING KEY IS T1-DS-FDBK-UNIT...
View ArticleAutomatically open project when click on Visual Studio?
I just upgraded from very old Visual Studio and Visual COBOL to Visual Studio 2017 and Visual COBOL 3.0In my old setup, when I clicked my icon, Visual Studio automatically opened my project.In my new...
View ArticleChange xml document
How can I change the tag nr and naam with organisation xml without all tag names in the FILE SECTION. XD <envelope xmlns:xsi="www.w3.org/.../XMLSchema-instance"...
View ArticleMFA
SIR MFA continue as a MF Product or has another name?Enterprise Test Server has another name..??Enterprise Developer (old MFE) has another name???I need a QA Environment and I want yo know the...
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Don't understand symbol in Solution Explorer
I've got a native CLEAN.cbl that uses a copybook named COMPUTATION.cpy. It's not working. The code in COMPUTATION.cpy isn't recognizing variables and procedures contained in CLEAN.cbl.In the...
View Articleregistering Visual Cobol for VS2017 Authorization Process Error
When Automatic is selected: MG0012 Wrong ProductWhen Manual is selected: MG0106: Unable to authorize the request.Note that this is a different error from the other MG0106 error according to Chris...
View ArticleShow absolute path of copy in listfile
Hi,is it possible to show always the full path of an copy in the list file. What we want to see is the directory where the copy was found. We see the path in the page heading of the list file. But if...
View ArticleDebug JVM Cobol remote application - Wait for Application Attachment
Hi,we have a Cobol JVM application on an AIX. The Cobol JVM classes are called by a Java main file. The java main itself is called by cobjrun with a korn shell script. What we want to do now, is the...
View ArticleUnable to activate Visual Cobol PE
I am experiencing the following problem :Hi Everyone, I'm reposting George's issue, since I'm having the same problem. I downloaded and installed Visual Cobol PE for Visual Studio 2017, but I can't...
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