Microfocus Cobol GUI - Dialog System

[CobStardust]

We are using Microfocus Dialog System to include a GUI front-end on our Cobol DOS system. We are able to run more than 1 version of the basic DOS version, but are unable to run more than 1 version of the GUI version - is this possible? And how?

 

[CliveC]

Are you referring to the runtime system or the development environment? Clive

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[CobStardust]

Our runtime system, which uses Dialog System generated GUI forms

 

[philhickling]

You certainly should be able to use the gui Dialog in a multi-user environment.

What is the problem you are getting? Maybe it is to do with a file or files on a server that maybe should be on the local machine - I'm guessing there, but cant think of any obvious reason why it wouldn't work first time.

What version of Dialog are you using? I use NetExpress, which I find a wonderful development tool.

Phil Hickling.

 

[CobStardust]

I should have been more specific - I am unable to run more than 1 occurence on my PC (as I can with many other programs).

 

[clegg]

Do you get an error message at all?

We use ne3 and run multiple sessins of the run-time compiled project with no problem.

 

[CobStardust]

No error message - the program starts and then ends.

A bit more detail - we have built a .EXE which is used to drive our GUI system. It would appear that I cannot run more than 1 occurence of this .EXE on my PC - is there an option in the Build function to allow this?

By the way, I am using MF COBOL 3.2.31 - Dialog System 2.5.42 - Build application 7.0.11

 

[CliveC]

As I recall 3.2.31 of MF COBOL and 2.5.42 of Dialog System were both 16 bit products. Depending on how you compiled or built them this may well pose a problem with 32 bit windows systems. Clive

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