Listing a Folder's contents
I am looking for but cannot find a function that will return the contents of a folder (i.e. the filenames that are in the folder) back to my NATIVE COBOL programI have looked through the File Handling...
View ArticleRE: Native Windows COBOL App?
In general Native refers to C++ unmanaged code. Depending the type of Native Project you select, you will receive the appropriate header files and include files to generate a base version of that type...
View ArticleRE: Native Windows COBOL App?
Actually the difference between a native Windows application and a native Console application is the subsystem which is used when linking the application./SUBSYSTEM:Windows specifies a GUI application...
View ArticleNative Windows COBOL App?
Curiosity question: I know what a Managed Windows Application Project is, but:In Visual Studio, you can: -> New Project -> Native -> Windows Application (?).What is a Native Windows...
View ArticleFiles
Hi, I was wondering in visual cobol the files I read and write to are they in Access and Excel format? Do I use SQL to access these files and how to I tell the program where to look for the file....
View Articledifference between enterprise and pc versions
I'm a mainframe cobol programmer and have been for many years. What is the differences between these 2 applications and which would be better for me.
View ArticleRE: Files
If you mean the files you define in your COBOL program using file-control entries, etc, then no, they aren't in an Access or Excel format. Access and Excel are Microsoft applications and they use...
View ArticleFlat Files in Codebehind
I'm trying to read and right from flat files in codebehind in a web app project. It works the first time through. Subsequent executions create the error message below until the default app pool is...
View ArticleRE: Flat Files in Codebehind
There does appear to be a problem with handling COBOL files within a web application when rununits are in effect.I wrote a demo program here that defines files within the web aspx.cbl program and it...
View ArticleRE: Files
Here is some extra information for youWhen you first start out, select New ProjectIn the New Project window, on the left side, under COBOL, select NATIVEIn the centre area of the window, select Console...
View ArticleRE: difference between enterprise and pc versions
That depends on what type of programming you are currently doing.If you have a need to develop mainframe applications that use CICS, JCL or IMS technologies and would like to emulate this technologies...
View ArticleRE: Remote Debugging with Visual Studio 2010
Hi Jay,I have now been able to confirm that this is a problem when doing remote debugging of .NET managed code when using hyphenated data items.The same problem exists when remote debugging a Winform...
View ArticleRE: Remote Debugging with Visual Studio 2010
Hi Jay,I have found your user id and company record in our database and I have created SI 2819756 for you.I will create the rpi and send to development.Thanks.
View ArticleRemote Debugging with Visual Studio 2010
I have reviewed the documentation for Debugging COBOL Applications remotely, and that applies to windows applications. Are there steps or tutorials for debugging web applications thru IIS?I can get the...
View Articleclass-control - tip
Note: In a Native COBOL program, if you are using the "CLASS-CONTROL." subsection in order to define your classes (to be used in later invocations of managed classes from your native program)... note...
View ArticleRE: Function to Create an ADO Connection
HiI am using Open Embedded SQL with project properties 'SQL(DBMAN=ADO) SQL(TARGETDB=MSSQLSERVER) SQL(BEHAVIOR=ANSI)'. The DB connection looks like:move...
View ArticleRE: Function to Create an ADO Connection
Thank you for your response.I would greatly appreciate a small solution to learn by.Where do I set these project properties you mentioned in your first statement?Will this method still allow me to only...
View ArticleRE: Function to Create an ADO Connection
The recommended approach to access databases in Visual COBOL .NET is to use OpenESQL as Werner points out. This allows you to embed your SQL commands directly within the COBOL code using EXEC SQL...
View ArticleFunction to Create an ADO Connection
Let me start by saying that I'm very, very new to Visual COBOL. I have been programming primarily in Visual Basic since version 3 (now VB 2013). I have written many applications through the years for...
View ArticleCCW walk-thru - Tip
Note that if you are following along with the Visual COBOL Call - CCW Tutorial... and you do everything that is called for in the tutorial except that you forget to put in the "$set ooctrl(+P)"...
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