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Hi! I used AcuCobol in a UNIX/AIX environmet around mid 90's an found it very good, so now when i need a Cobol compiler for Linux, for personal use, I wonder how much is't? I will use it in connetion whit a personal project on lerning Linux and have to pay for it myself, so the chepest one user...

Hi! Is there anyone how knows where to find a Cobol Compiler for Linux, that is if there are one att all? //Renaldini

Hi sreeni9999! I once took that step myself and there are no big differences beteen DEC AND IBM mainframe COBOL, but one if you are writing interactiv applications. In DEC you may use DECFORMS for screen handeling and they are a bit tricky to understand. OMR system could sand for Optical Mark...

Hi sjangala! This is no easy question to answer with an example or two. You need to have at least same basic understanding of SQL but when you have you shuld be able to SELECT(read)and INSERT(load,write). Performace in SQL is also to be considerd since there are many ways to do it, not all so...

Hi Venka! Very brief expiriens with MF, as i recall it there are no big differenc between the two! Do as sugested by Crox complie it and you will see. //Renaldini

Hi! One big difference is that you can't use CDD copies, you have to make new copy post. Also ther are differens in how to connect and access files and database(RDB). If you are using Logical names and OS requests they have to be rewriten into sometingh suported by MF. //renaldini

Hi! Don't think you need ODBC for batch apps since they run on same plattform all you need is a precompiler for compiling embeded SQL. Normally included on CD. Tips! Don't change the batch programs, create a bridge between them by writing a program that translates file handling to SQL. This...

Hi from the main program in working storage: call subprogram using w-invalid-records,w-valid-records !! When calling you have the order invalid valid in the subprogram linkage section: c-valid-records pic 9(02). c-invalid-records pic 9(02). !! in likage section of subprogram you have...

Hi You can store 18 digits plus a sign from (+)999999999999999999 to - 999999999999999999 same ruls as in all cobol pictures. //Renaldini

Hi Is there someting like a trial version, and if there are where can I find it? Or if there aren't could one buy a one user licence for personal use? //Renaldini

Hi! Too me it's looks like a call to a submodule called 'ATTIO', you have to check what it makes. Maybe there should be a value in parameter REWRITE-CODE //Renaldini

Hi! Good advise, mostly a program isn't that secret. An adder information that can be useful is in what environment you compile/run your application, the solution of many problems is depnding on the environment. //Renaldini

Hi! Could you be more specific about what environment you are working in? Bye the way what is the chain command, it's not a Cobol verb that i know off. //Renaldini

Hi, StephenJSpiro Off curse we ARE professionals, thats way we should write code that is easy to understnad and maintain, even for those how isent so experient as WE ARE! Combining NOT, AND and OR can be very confuseing even for the expirient programmer //Renaldini

Hi NinaToo! You can test it if you got a hex editor, just put the character or what ever in a file and save it. Then you open it in a hex editor, and check it out. I tried "è" in WinHex(on a PC, soo it is in ASCII) and found it to be "E8". //Renaldini

MOVE it to a field with PIC -Z(7) and display it. This should do the trick! //Renaldini