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EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005)
Have tried the solution from different thread from stack overflow and other community forums but didn't find the solution of the below issue. I have both JDK 1.7 - 64 bit and JDK 1.6 - 32 bit installed.
# A fatal error has been detected by…

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Microfocus cics xctl commarea
In MICROFOCUS:
PROG100 uses this command to transfer to PROG200.
It is PASSING WORKING-STORAGE FIELD.
EXEC CICS XCTL PROGRAM ('PROG200')
COMMAREA (WORKING-STORAGE-FIELD) LENGTH (199) END-EXEC.
PROG200 receives garbage in the…

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Dynamic File Assignment with embedded space in filename
I'm working under Microfocus Native cobol, and I want to create a Dynamic file name.
My Declaration is :
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT OUT-FILE ASSIGN TO DYNAMIC OUT-NAME
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Can cobgetfuncaddr be safely replaced with dlopen()
Micro Focus recommends the use of cobgetfuncaddr() to load shared objects.
I would prefer to use dlopen(), but I don't want to risk missing out on side effects of cobgetfuncaddr() that are not provided by dlopen().
I prefer dlopen() because it can…

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What is the syntax for invoking a function with named parameters in Visual Cobol?
How do I use named parameters when INVOKEing a function? In this case I am calling a c# static method, i.e.
INVOKE TYPE ClassName::FunctionName(PARAMETER-VALUE-1, PARAMETER-VALUE-2)

horns
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how to form fields section in xfd file
I'm having problem to form the field section's structure into xfd files after analyse by issuing commnad "vutil32.exe -i -kx pogl.dad". I hope somebody could help me out how to form out field structure as highlighted in below. I've uploaded sample…

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What does FETCH INTO do when there are no results?
I'm trying to understand some COBOL code and I'm unsure about what happens when a FETCH INTO is performed and the query returns no results. So, for example, if I have an integer column but my query returns no rows and I'm fetching into an integer…

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RENT option to compile a reentrant COBOL program
I am new to COBOL programming.
I am making changes to a COBOL program which manipulates threads.I have introduced a file in the program to read a set of parameters and use it in the program. But whenever I compile the program I get the following…

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Customize CSV Column Header
I am writing a program in COBOL that reads data from table and dumps it into a CSV file. My work definitions columns are defined as (for instance) FACILITYCODE. Below is the detail of of column:
Working Storage : WS-FACILITYCODE PIC X(04) VALUE…

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Calling a Java Program from Cobol
I'm trying to communicate Java and Cobol. I need to call a Java program (with paramaters) from Cobol.
I read some documentation from…

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Load error building COBOL batch - "cob32api" not found
Could somebody please explain what cob32api does?
I have the task of migrating a batch cobol system from 32 bit Windows to 64 bit Linux. A large number of programs call 'cob32api' which belongs to Net Express. The Linux equivalent to Net Express is…

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getpid in COBOL on windows platform
How to get process id or parent process id through a COBOL code running on windows platform?

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Can the system trace function be set in MicroFocus Cobol?
Does MicroFocus Cobol or any other, have a feature equivalent to Python's sys.settrace()?
The function passed as a parameter to such a tracing function, would be called after the execution of each line of the source code.

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Accessing Visual Cobol from C#
We are using Micro Focus Visual Cobol 2.1 in Visual Studio 2010. (Note this is not Cobol.Net)
We would like to access the functionality in Cobol from a C# program.
We had hoped to be able to generate a COM wrapper and call the Cobol code through the…

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How Cobol dynamic call works using group as program identifier?
I have the following call statement :
038060 CALL PROG USING
038070 DFH
038080 L000
038090 ZONE-E
038100 ZONE-S.
This call is dynamic and use PROG.
PROG is a group defined…

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