RE: rm/cobol to visual cobol: application windows/dialogs using rmputil
RM/Panels is the main component required to get this application running under Visual COBOL. This is something we're considering adding into a subsequent release of Visual COBOL.
View ArticleRE: Receiving Java custom record in procedural cobol
Mike, this looks like native OO COBOL rather than COBOL JVM.Guy, would compiling to COBOL JVM be an option for you? Integration between COBOL and Java is considerably easier if you can compile you...
View Articleediting dos 737 character set on visual studio 2012
Hi,I am a new user in visual cobol 2012 and I am trying to edit some of my old micro focus 3.2.43 programs and data files that are about 20 years old and use 737 greek character set (ascii), but...
View ArticleRE: Printer Redirection
There are several solutions:1) The simple short term solution is to use a NET USE command to associate LPT1 with a network printer, such as:net use lpt1 \\usauv-print01\usaup-rndprinterThe major...
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We are using a 3rd Party Spooler in Linux, and use ENV variables to allow our users to choose which of 64 printers they would like their reports on ... so most of your ideas really don't fit.I tried...
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Oh right. I read that you are using Linux but then forgot.The first thing that you should realize is that you can put the file name after the PRINTER in the SELECT:select filename-1 assign to printer...
View ArticleRE: Printer Redirection
The assign-printer() compiler directive will cause the behavior of "assign to printer" to match RM/COBOL behavior, that is, the access name for the file will be the same as the COBOL file-name. To map...
View ArticleRE: calling managed from native
Forgot to mention that this was working until yesterday. The problem started after I recompiled both the MPACT program and the winform program.
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I forgot to mention that on Linux, the parentheses may need to be escaped (assign-printer\(\)) or replaced with quotes to resolve shell issues.
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Another good solution for shell issues with parentheses would to be to embed the assign-printer() directive in the source program with a $SET statement. That way, you won't forget to specify it on...
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I am a retired Programmer that primarily codes for RM/Cobol. I have recently been contacted by one of the companies I worked for before I retired. They use programs written in RM/Cobol (6.09.04) on an...
View ArticleRE: Printer Redirection
Thanks for all your suggestions ...I could not get, $set assign-printer($Linux.Environment.Variable), to work.But I did get , ASSIGN TO PRINTER"$Linux.Environment.Variable", to work.I'm probably going...
View ArticleRE: Printer Redirection
I'm not sure you understood that the text between the parentheses in "$set assign-printer()" should be empty. That is what causes RM/COBOL-like behavior. That is, when there's no suggested name, the...
View ArticlePrinter Redirection
I'm starting the progress of migrating RM Cobol (Linux) to RM Cobol/Visual Cobol(Linux) with Eclipse (Windows)The problem I've encountered is if the Cobol Code has the "ASSIGN TO PRINTER" clause the...
View ArticleRE: Printer Redirection
I tired it both ways ... leaving it empty and by trying to set it to a specific filename or environment variable. It was almost like the set command wasn't working. But I know it can work, because I...
View ArticleRE: calling managed from native
This appears to be a difference in the way that the command-line is returned between a native program and a managed program.In a managed program, even a console application extra spaces are removed...
View Articlecalling managed from native
I'm using a product called MPACT from ESI. With MPACT I am able to create screens for our users to interact with. It also allows gives me places where I can interact with the dialog. The interaction...
View ArticleRE: editing dos 737 character set on visual studio 2012
If you right-click on the source file in Solution Explorer you can select Open with... and then select Source Code Text Editor with Encoding (which can be set as default) and then select the Greek...
View ArticleRE: calling managed from native
Not sure what I am doing wrong. Here is what I tried. I have 2 scenarios. I didn't try the quotes because if I go this route I only have to change one program. ThanksScenario 1 01...
View ArticleRE: calling managed from native
In scenario 1 you are doing: set passed-to-program2 to type Environment::CommandLine. accept passed-to-program2 from command-line.where you should only be...
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