MFCobol+Oracle

[mfcobol2002]

Hi
Is there any known limitation in MicroFocus COBOL so that I may not
CALL a program when this program name exceed 6 characters. Under what
circumstaces do we have this limitation and how could I circumvent it?
I use NetExpress 3.0, but I do not think this is the problem. In past
projects I used 8 characters program-name on regular basis. I believe
I have special circumstances in the current project but I do not know
what are they.
In the current project I use either PRO*COBOL Oracle precompiler or
regular COBOL with ODBC to access the Oracle database. In BOTH cases
COBOL enters the CALLed program somewhere in the middle unless I
truncate the name to 6 characters. I've noticed that the PRO*COBOL
precompiler generated CALLs almost alllways use 6 character
program-names such ad SQLADR or SQLBXE. However, somehow I do not
think that it has anything to do with the Oracle environment (and
again, if it does, how do I circumvent the problem?)
Thanks

 

[tgoepfert]

Hi Marcos,

found your name in the microfocus forum
Your message sounds a bit strange. I never had any problems with program names longer than 6, 8 or even more characters. Unfortunately i have no experience with the Oracle or another precompiler - i'm using OpenESQL. You said "Cobol enters the called program somewhere in the middle..." Does that mean you call subprograms generated by the Oracle precompiler? If so, i would think the problem is really specific to the Oracle precompiler. I recommend you post the message in the microfocus forum.
Good luck, Torsten