JVM COBOL - Error 119 Name not unique
Hello,I am calling a cobol program, from a Java servlet.I can successfully run the cobol program, but if I display a JSP, and then try to invoke the program again, I get the following...
View Articleembedded ESQL CONNECT with password
Can I get an example of embeded ESQL CONNECT command that specifies a password for an password/encrypted XLS? This would be in native COBOL.Thanks, Ellen S.
View Articlehow to create a cobol api call to non cobol api programs??
we are looking for options to call a non cobol api's from native cobol programs :: using visual cobol with eclipse
View ArticleMessage Box Timeout?
I've been using the message box (Windows) for long time, and once in a while a message box will hold up a process from finishing. Is there any way to code a timeout on a message box and force the...
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Data Grid Error
I get an error accessing the data grid that the index is out of range. I have done this many times so the error is unusual. The only factor different in my many uses of data grid is that I have two...
View ArticleCannot Create Project File VS 2017
It appears I have successfully installed Visual Studio 17 and Visual Cobol for Visual Studio 17. When I go through the process to create a project: File,new,project,intalled,cobol,native or...
View ArticleUnable to download Visual Cobol 4.0 Patch Update 1
I'm unable to download the Patch Update 1 for 4.0 for Visual Studio 2017.I get an error message indicating either "INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE" in Microsoft Edge or "ERR_CONNECTION_RESET" in Chrome. In...
View ArticleLINK : fatal error LNK1561: entry point must be defined
Hi thereI'm sorry when how to solve this issue is known the most, and the work-around might be obvious to just as many Even though, I've not been able to figure out what - as I've installed MF visual...
View ArticleWhat license do i need for Docker containers (Windows)
I am trying to test Cobol Server in Docker, but all licenses we own are recected when building initial image:...Step 18/19 : RUN set MFLICFILE=${MFLICFILE} &&...
View Articleerror COBCH0854 : System error - evaluation stack negative
I get the above error when building my Visual COBOL solution using Visual Studio 2015. Is there something simple I'm missing? The code worked fine using the old MS-DOS Micro Focus compile and link....
View Articlescreen section date
In an older version of MF COBOL I used "current-date" as the Source for a field in the screen section. That triggers a compiler error now. What replaced "current-date"?
View ArticleKEYSTROKE HAS NO MEANING HERE
I HAVE A LEGACY SYSTEM THAT I AM CONVERTING TO VISUAL STUDIO. HOW DO I GET THE PROGRAMS TO RECOGNISE FUNCTION KEYS ?
View ArticleDialog System
- How to position a current window at the same x and y coordinates position as my previews window but whereby the two are not parent-child windows and belong to different screensets.
View ArticleNet Express/Visual Cobol
I have a client that has a current system in production with Net Express. We have converted their code to visual cobol, but they want to have both Net Express and Visual Cobol license on the same...
View ArticleWhat is value of uninitialized item in working storage?
Micro Focus Visual COBOL.An item in working storage is described as PIC X type but no VALUE clause, as follows: WORKING-STORAGE. 01 WORK-ITEM PIC X(10).In this example, when...
View ArticleRuntime Error
I have a naïve cobol program running in visual cobol 2.3 that get a run time error 173 on MFFH. I have the cobol server path in the bat file that runs the program and even tried copying the bin folder...
View Articlecblnames visual cobol 4 from command line
We have migrated from netexpress for Windows to visual cobol 4.I need to use cblnames from command line . Where can I find the technical documentation?In the previous environment the command used...
View ArticleData File Editor - Find And Replace
Using Data File Editor - Version 2.2.02104 with a fixed length indexed file and an .STR file provided and the data file is not write protected ...When I choose Search > Data File Editor > Data...
View ArticleSYSTEM DATE ONLY 6 CHARACTERS
ACCEPT WS-DATE FROM DATE RETURNS A 6 CHARACTER DATE.WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE THIS 8 CHARACTERS?
View Articlecompile not creating .o or .gnt file
Hi,I'm new to the community so I hope I'm asking the question correctly. I installed Visual Studio 2017 for personal use and microfocus COBOL. When I load the program in, the build button is...
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