cobol

Micro Focus Visual Cobol debug build, pdb and idy files don't match

I'm having an issue with compiled visual cobol code from our automated build server. When I go to attach the VS2010 debugger to the cobol program, it prompts for a .idy file but in my case the file has a " appended to it. The output idy files don't have a " in the filename and I don't know where in the build process the reference to th...

cobol - java console output

HI, I have a jar using log4j, it has only a file appender. If I run it from eclipse or from windows command line it works fine, but if I call the jar from cobol the logger is printed in the console too. I guess cobol is the problem, how could I deactivate the console log thx a lot! ...

Old Cobol software and new operating system

Hello!!! A mid aged man developed software for the company he works before about 25 years ago... He has written everything in COBOL...It took me hours to understand how the system works! Well the company's server is too old (8 mb hard disk ) i think ... He doesnt use a database but stores the data in files... He told me that he wants to...

What is COBOL used for?

What is COBOL used for? ...

AUDITING COBOL/CAPSIL Screens

How do audit a Screen in Cobol, or "Capsil Screen"? ...

Need help with my COBOL homework

Sorry to bother you all but I am stuck on my homework for COBOL. I've made two attempts, neither of which is working as expected. The two attempts and their output are shown below followed by the final results it needs to be. I thank you all for your help. First attempt: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. MAIL-LABEL. * *************...

How can I auto Indent for Cobol and JCl using Notepad ++

Any one Please tell me how to autoindent my cobol and JCL codes. It will be easy for me to write programs if i use those intendationi n notepad++. Please reply me. ...

My output is not showing up in COBOL

I am having a bit of a problem with my COBOL homework again. I think everything is how it is suppose to be, but for some reason I cannot get any output data when I run my program. All it does is show blank lines like someone just hit the enter key over and over. It really sucks cause I can't see if I am right or wrong. Here is my code: ...