What is the best Windows Cobol

[George1111]

If I were to take a text based cobol and upgrade to a windows cobol, which would it be ?

In particular, while I would want the system to look like a true windows system and have mouse operability, it would be really nice if it also provided "thin client" connectivity optionally (not using terminal server), but in the similar way that dumb terminals work.

Is there such a cobol available ?

 

[k5tm]

Most vendors have something that will work.

Follow the link in this FAQ: faq209-1605 (I will have to supply Bill some more up-to-date info for one particular vendor...whose link is nearby, and the AU distributor for which is

http://www.stiearc.com.au/developer.html)

I would strongly consider converting your character mode application to web services and use a browser or a Java- or Visual Studio-based client instead. I think the application will have a longer lifetime than something tied to Windows, and it will be every bit as 'modern' -- perhaps more so since it will play directly in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).

Tom Morrison

http://www.liant.com

 

[George1111]

Thank you Tom - excellent!

 

[Truusvlugindewind]

Like "a true window system".

IF   (JUST-PLAIN-ANSI-85-CODE)
AND  (NO-COM/DCOM-INTERFACE)
AND  (NO-OO)
AND  (NO-dotNET)
AND   NO-JAVA-INTERFACE)
THEN
   PERFORM CONSIDER-ACU-CORP
ELSE
   PERFOPRM CONSIDER-MICRO-FOCUS
END-IF.

Normally I would recommond Micro Focus but you mention the "thin client". That happens to be a strong feature of ACU.