In Net Express 5.1 we never used Debug builds as the Release build had an .idy file for animation and debugging within the IDE and the .exe/.dll ran perfectly well without the .idy file when deployed (copied) to the production server running Server For COBOL (we have no interest in remote animation/debugging in our production environment). For pure native COBOL applications only, If we add anim and cobidy to "Build settings" of COBOL properties under Release configuration for each project will we:
1. Be able to animate our code within the IDE in the Release configuration in the same manner as in the Debug configuration?
2. Will the .exe/.dll execute properly under COBOL Server once deployed (copied) to the production server WITHOUT the companion .idy file?