DOS to Windows COBOL conversion

[SteveMillman]

Hi,

I am a long time COBOL programmer, primarily on the IBM mainframe. Years ago I got into Microsoft COBOL (which towards the end was manufactured by Micro Focus) and developed many programs on the PC using it.

My programs created print files which I printed using
DOS' print command...

Now I want to make these programs function on Windows and I know little of the Windows API or what to do.

I have two major hurdles to overcome...

1. How do I make use of the Windows Print Manager so that
reports can print "normally" on windows.
a. How can I accomodate the fact the some reports are
"compressed" 255 character lines..
b. How can I print on an ink jet or laser printer
instead of a dot matrix (which I preset
either manually or with control strings in the
program.).
2. How do I replace the DOS batch files I used prior as a
menu.. so that my system had function keys that were
pressed to navigate? Would that have to be a
program.. my system has 100 programs.. some of which
I run in a particular order.

I would appreciate any help from someone who is familiar with the WINdows API and Windows environment and knows what
an old DOS/Mainframer like me is going through..

Thank you,

Steve Millman

 

[dilettante]

You really ought to try the Win32 API forums, this is supposed to be a forum for questions about creating Help for VB programs.

The odds of finding the help you want are higher over someplace like Forum711.

 

[SteveMillman]

Thank you. Will do.
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