RE: Data file mapping in Visual COBOL
No, 2.2. Â And setting dd_CNV in the Project Properties>Environment didn't help.
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We are migrating a native Windows application from Net Express 5.1. In it we use several of the file handling call-by-name library routines and we've hit a snag with the first program that uses one,...
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Found this in the Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.3 for Visual Studio Release Notes>Resolved Issues>Library:"Using a dd_ environment variable to specify the path used in CBL_LOCTE_FILE now works as...
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Excellent! Remember that you will also need to upgrade your COBOL Server product to the same 2.3 level when you are ready to deploy.Thanks.
View ArticleRE: VC 2.3 Release Notes - Preview?
Yes, the Release Notes can be found in the on-line Product Documentation section. You can get there by clicking the Product Documentation link on the right side of this page and then selecting Micro...
View ArticleRE: release Excel from memory in Visual Cobol
Hi Chris and everyone,Hope you had a nice weekend. I've looked at the issue of releasing Excel from memory but have been unable to get it working unfortunately. If no-one minded, could you have a look...
View Articlerelease Excel from memory in Visual Cobol
Hi all,Many thanks for all the useful posts over the last while which let me pick up some great hints and tips.We ported our application from Net Express to Visual Cobol and made various changes to...
View ArticleRE: release Excel from memory in Visual Cobol
Sorry, I forgot to say that the Visual Cobol program does have   $set ilusing "System.Runtime.InteropServices"
View ArticleVC 2.3 Release Notes - Preview?
Is there some way we could get a copy of the VC 2.3 Release Notes (including Resolved Issues, New Features, etc.) PRIOR to downloading the entire VC 2.3 ??? ... for planning purposes and as an...
View Articleupgrading from 2.2 to 2.3
Hi Chris,thanks for your previous replies re windows 10 and pc_print_file. We now have up to 100 users with the run-times installed on lots of machines so wondering how simple upgrading is? Do we just...
View ArticleRE: upgrading from 2.2 to 2.3
Hi Linden,Before installing the new COBOL Server 2.3 product on your end-users system you will have to uninstall the existing 2.2 product.You can do this manually or through a silent script using the...
View ArticleCALL and CANCEL vs. Invoke and ?
In traditional COBOL, if a Menu program (or say "PROGA") CALLs a sub-program (or say "PROGB") and doesn't CANCEL it upon return, the next time it CALLs it, PROGB may have its variables in the state...
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Hi Austin,Many programs do depend on COBOL subprograms that are being called to be in their last used state each time they are called. This not only retains the values of the data items in...
View ArticleRE: idxformat Enterprise Developer
IDXFORMAT"8" files which are the default format in Visual COBOL and Enterprise Developer have both the data and the indexes contained within the same physical file. So there is no separate .idx file to...
View ArticleRE: idxformat Enterprise Developer
Hi,this is valid also for rebuild and dfconv utility?in Enterprise Developer now I have solved with IDXFORMAT=3 in EXTFH, aafter I have restarted the region.Thanks.
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hi,I have a jcl that allocate vsam, but the data file have only dat and don't create the IDX file.in Server Administration I have in Configuration...
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