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Migrating VAX COBOL to Windows/Linux
We have an COBOL legacy application which uses front ends created in Fortran/Pascal and VAX macros (32 bit). We are currently faced with the prospect of replacing or rewriting. Replacement will be a long drawn out project - the analysis phase is already delayed. Has anyone migrated an...- h11tsr
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- Forum: COBOL General discussion
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SPECIAL-NAMES switches. Set up and debugging
running on VAX and using VAX COBOL V5.3 I have found the logical associated to this switch. It is assigned at login and reassigning will resolve, thereby satisfying the IF condition. I also decided to write a program to make the call to my sub-routine, thereby working around the problem...- h11tsr
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- Forum: COBOL General discussion
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SPECIAL-NAMES switches. Set up and debugging
I am amending a program that declares some switches in the SPECIAL-NAMES section. CONFIGURATION SECTION. SPECIAL-NAMES. SWITCH 1 IS FAX-ADDRESS ON IS x OFF IS y SWITCH 2 IS...- h11tsr
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- Forum: COBOL General discussion
