Questions tagged [microfocus]

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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)
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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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