Cobol Runtime libs..agin? 1

[ScoobieDoo]

Hi, Im a newbie here..none cobol user

I dug out an old dos based programme I find rather useful, however Im now runnung a win 2000 set up and after installing, I get a message "Cobol Runtime Libraries not installed". I know it works in other platforms OK, have I got a chance of getting it running on win 2000.Is it a lost cause?

No idea what the programme's written in (I asume cobol)

Programme ususally sits in its own folder on tree with no dll's etc sitting in system file...

 

[Dimandja]

The proper way to 'put' a program into a computer is to install it.

To install a program, you need installation procedures.

Whether a program will run on a particular operating system (i.e. Win 2000), is another matter entirely. This is why system requirements are usually specified in the installation procedures (which you don't seem to have).

Find out where that program came from and you may start to gather clues as to whether you will be able to use it on your new machine.

Dimandja

 

[webrabbit]

If it is an old Micro Focus COBOL program, you need the following along with the app.EXI:

COBLIB.DLE
COBENV.DLE
ADISCTRL
ADIS.EXE, ADIS.GNT, or ADIS.INT
EXTFH.EXE, EXTFH.GNT, or EXTFH.INT

 

[ScoobieDoo]

Thanks guys your saying things i know about,

Procedures...yes i understand, were talkin about a old old programme that ran on win 3.1 - 98, install consists of place folder at root and press exe to run...procedures - none, programme writer - dead

webRabbit, sir

I have the following; Coblib.dle

i see none of the others...

I have some "*.CFG","*.IDX", "*.LIB's"


thanks...so far

 

[fredericofonseca]

If you still have the old machine look for the files there. If not them maybe, just maybe, someone outthere has those files and can help you.




Regards

Frederico Fonseca
SysSoft Integrated Ltd

http://www.syssoft-int.com

 

[webrabbit]

The ADIS... files are needed for display. EXTFH.xxx is needed to do i/o on INDEXED files (maybe RELATIVE and/or variable length RECORD SEQUENTIAL files too, I'm not sure). COBENV.DLE is needed for some more esoteric functions, time-out on type 3 ACCEPT is the only one I know of.

If you missing any files, perhaps I can supply them, but if the program runs on the older machine, it must have all the files you need.

What does the program do?

 

[ScoobieDoo]

More news, Ive run this package, simply in Win MX....Whats missing in Win 2000?. again by simply dumping the file structure at the root directory

(the programme ?.. Oh its a fast tender estimating package, which calls upon an extensive cost database which is manipulated using outputs.
I use a more elaborate system these days which allows OCR, the old version doesn’t.....OCR isn’t always required)

 

[webrabbit]

Does the old system have some features the new one doesn't? Is it perhaps easier to use?

 

[ScoobieDoo]

Yes its easy to set up an estimate, requires no special procedured, simple alround approach, text importing and ocr / scanning is not required. We're talkin a day and a half saved. Some times new ways arn't always the best (they just look nicer)

 

[webrabbit]

I have had more problems running old DOS-based Micro Focus COBOL programs under XP than 2000.

How do you invoke the program? From a command prompt, or do you have an incon?

If from a command prompt, try using the SET command on both the old and new computers. Compare the output. Pay particular attention to the variables that start with "COB".

If from an icon, check the "Working Directory" attribute on both computers.