Micro Focus Enterprise Developer for Visual Studio 2010

Import Files from the Demonstration Program

Build the AACT Project

Configure the Enterprise Server

Start the AACT Enterprise Server

Run the AACT Transaction

Tutorials: CICS

Tutorial: CICS

Specify project properties

Import the Files From the Demonstration Program

Build the solution

Configure Enterprise Server/MSS

Set Up and Run the ACCT Application

Debug the CICS Application

Tutorial: Web-Enabled CICS Acting as a Web Server

Create Project and Configure Server

Specify Project Properties

Import Files from the Demonstration Program

Build the Solution

Configure the Enterprise Server

Create and Upgrade the CICS Resource Definition File

Start the ACCTWEB Server

Set Up the ACCTWEB Application

Initialize the VSAM File

Add Records to the VSAM File

Add Records

Run the ACCTWEB Application

Debug the Application

Configure Enterprise Server for Dynamic Debugging

Associate the Project with the Target Enterprise Server

Configure the Project Debugging Properties

Debug ACCTWEB

Tutorial: Web-Enabled CICS Acting as a Web Client

Configure Enterprise Server for a Web-Enabled Application

Specify Project Properties

Import the Web Client Demo Program Files

Build the Solution

Configure the Enterprise Server

Create and Upgrade the CICS Resource Definition File

Start the ACCTCLNT Server

Set Up and Run the ACCTCLNT Application

Debug the Application

Configure Enterprise Server for Dynamic Debugging

Associate the Project with the Target Enterprise Server

Configure the Project Debugging Properties

Debug ACCTCLNT

Tutorials: CICS Web Services

Demonstration Applications

Tutorial: CICS Web Service Provider, SOAP Top-down Method

Tutorial: CICS Web Service Requester, SOAP Top-down Method

Tutorial: CICS Web Service Provider, SOAP Bottom-up Method

Tutorial: CICS Web Service Provider, JSON Request-Response Top-down Method

Tutorial: CICS Web Service Requester from JSON, Linkable Interface Top-down Method

Tutorial: CICS Web Service Provider, JSON Request-Response Bottom-up Method

Tutorial: CICS Web Service Provider, RESTful JSON

Tutorials: HCO for SQL Server (HCOSS)

Database Migration

Prerequisites

Tutorial: Create a SQL Server Database

Tutorial: Create a SQL Server Database Connection

Tutorial: DB2 Database Migration

Tutorial: DB2 Database Batch Migration

Application Migration

Prerequisites

Tutorial: Create a SQL Server Database

Tutorial: Create a SQL Server Database Connection

Tutorial: Setup for Application Migration Tutorials

Tutorial: Application Migration - Switching Package Sets

Tutorial: Application Migration - Converting Labeled Duration Calculations

Tutorial: Application Migration - Adding Function Emulation

SQL CLR Stored Procedures

Tutorial: Enable SQL CLR Integration

Prerequisites

Tutorial: Create a Sample Database

Tutorial: Create an ODBC 32-bit System Connection

Tutorial: Build the ODBC XA Switch Module

Tutorial: Import 32-bit JCL Enterprise Server Regions

Tutorial: Configure the JCLSP Enterprise Server Region

Tutorial: SQL CLR Stored Procedures - Call a Stored Procedure Defined in an SPD File

Tutorial: SQL CLR Stored Procedures - Call a Stored Procedure Defined in an SPD File using Group Variables

Tutorial: IMS

Create and Configure a Solution and Project

Configure IMS

Create and Configure an IMS Enterprise Server

Run MFDEMO

Debug MFDEMO

Tutorial: JCL

Configure an Enterprise Server for JCL Support

Create an MSS-enabled Enterprise Server

Edit the MSS-enabled Enterprise Server

Configure JES Support

Configure the Program Paths

Define Batch Initiators and Printers

Create and Build a JCL Application

Import the Files from the Demonstration Program

Specify the Project Properties

Build the Application

Associate your Project with the JCL Enterprise Server

Start your Enterprise Server

Deploy to Enterprise Server

Submit and Run a JCL Job

View the Spool Queues

View the Catalog

Debug Dynamically under Enterprise Server

Enable Enterprise Server Debugging

Start Debugging

View the List of Attached Debuggers

Tutorial: DSNREXX

Tutorials: Open PL/I

Creating Your First Hello PL/I World Application

Tutorial: Debug the Hello PL/I World Application

Tutorial: Developing an Open PL/I Application Using Visual Studio

Create a Solution and a Project

Change the Fonts and Colors

Add a Program to the Project

View the Project and Source File Properties

Build the Project

Run the Program

View errors and warnings

Add Include Files

Rebuild the project

Tutorial: Compiling, Linking and Debugging a CICS-based Open PL/I Application

Configure an Enterprise Server

Compile and Link the Programs

Associate the Project with the Enterprise Server

Start the Enterprise Server

Debug the Application

Stop the Enterprise Server

Tutorial: Accessing IBM WebSphere MQ features using PL/I programs

WebSphere MQ and PL/I installation and usage notes

Import and Configure the Enterprise Server instance

Create a test queue

Start the enterprise server

Build and execute the sample application

Tutorials: Interface Mapping Toolkit (IMTK)

Prerequisite Software

Create a Visual Studio Solution

CICS Screen Tutorial

Configure and Start the Enterprise Server

Set Up and Run the ACCT Application

Initialize VSAM Files

Start the ACCT Application

Add Two Records

Display a Record

Create a Visual Studio Project

Associate the CICSEXT Enterprise Server

Enter Account Number Operation

Define a Service Interface

Start Operation

Get Account Data Operation

On Error Operation

Run the Windows Form Client

Build and Run the Console Client

CICS Commarea Tutorial

Create and Build a Visual Studio Project

Configure and Start the Enterprise Server

Associate the CICSCA Enterprise Server

Deploy the Service Interface

Define a Service Interface

InvokeINCCA Operation

InvokeSECCA Operation

Run the Windows Forms Client

Build and Run the Console Client

IMS Screen Tutorial

Configure IMSDEMO for an IMS Web Service

Tutorial: Creating Your First Hello COBOL World Application

Run the Clients

Native COBOL Tutorials

Tutorial: Configuring the Hello COBOL World Application

Tutorial: Debugging the Hello COBOL World Application

Tutorial: Creating a Native COBOL Application

Tutorial: Debugging COBOL Applications Remotely

Tutorial: Running Unit Tests in the IDE

Tutorial Getting Started

Creating a Unit Test Library Project

Running the Test

Running the Test Under Code Coverage

Enhancing the Test

Debugging the Failed Test

Fixing and Rerunning the Failed Test

Running the Enhanced Test Under Code Coverage

Tutorials: Interface Mapping Toolkit

Create a Visual Studio Solution

Tutorial: SOAP Service Interface

Create and Configure ESSOAP

Run the WPF Client

Tutorial: EJB Service Interface

Configure ESDEMO

Generate and Deploy a JSP Client

Deploy the Resource Adapter to JBoss

Run the JSP Client

Tutorial: REST Service Interface

Create and Configure ESREST

Run the WPF Client

Tutorial: CORS Service Interface

Create and Configure ESCORS

Reconfigure and Redeploy the Service Interface

Send an AJAX Request

Resend an AJAX Request

Tutorial: Data File Editor

Import and Build the Sample Project

Start Data File Tools

View the Data File Unformatted

Create a Record Layout

View the Data File Formatted

Filter the Data File

Edit a Record

Create a New Data File

Create a New Record

Insert a Record

Delete a Record

Tutorial: Classic Data File Tools

Copy and Build the Visual Studio Solution

Convert a File

View a Data File Unformatted

Create a Record Layout File

Create the Default Record Layout

Create the Conditional Record Layouts

Save the Record Layout File

View a Data File Formatted

Access Information about a Record Layout File

View Files in Hexadecimal

Print a Data File

Edit Multiple Data Files

Create a New Data File

Convert a File's Character Set

View the EBCDIC File

Tutorials: SQL CLR Stored Procedures Called via COBOL and JCL

Tutorial: Enable SQL CLR Integration

Prerequisites

Tutorial: Create a Sample Database

Tutorial: Create an ODBC 32-bit System Connection

Tutorial: Build the ODBC XA Switch Module

Tutorial: Import 32-bit JCL Enterprise Server Regions

Tutorial: Configure an Enterprise Server Region

Tutorial: Call a SQL CLR Stored Procedure Single-project by Literal

Tutorial: Call a SQL CLR Stored Procedure Single-project by Data Name

Tutorial: Call a SQL CLR Stored Procedure Multi-project by Literal

Tutorial: Call a SQL CLR Stored Procedure Multi-project by Data Name

Managed COBOL Tutorials

Tutorial: Developing .NET COBOL

Tutorial: Creating Windows Forms in COBOL

Tutorial: Developing Web Application Projects

Tutorial: Creating Web Forms in COBOL

Tutorial: Creating and Accessing WCF COBOL Services

Tutorial: Publishing Hello COBOL World to the Cloud

Tutorials: OpenESQL Managed Code

Tutorial: WCF COBOL Service using SQL

Tutorial: Object-Oriented WCF COBOL Service using SQL

Tutorial: Web Application using SQL

Tutorial: Object-Oriented Web Application using SQL

Tutorials: OpenESQL Assistant

Tutorial: Create a SQL Server Database

Tutorial: Create and Configure a Visual Studio Project

Tutorial: Set OpenESQL Assistant Configuration Options

Tutorial: Catalog a Connection

Tutorial: Build and Test a Query

Tutorial: Generate and Embed an SQL Program

Tutorial: Provide Additional Code

Tutorial: Build and Debug the Application

Tutorials: SQL Server COBOL Stored Procedures

Tutorial: Enable SQL CLR Integration

Tutorial: Create a Sample Database

Tutorial: Create and Configure a Database Project

Tutorial: Create, Run, and Call a SQL CLR Stored Procedure

Tutorial: Debug a SQL CLR Stored Procedure in a Development Environment

Tutorial: Generate a COBOL Wrapper for a SQL CLR Stored Procedure

Procedural COBOL Compared with Managed COBOL

Moving Existing Native COBOL Applications to Enterprise Developer

Technology Preview Features

Samples Browser

To start the Samples Browser

To build the Samples Browser demonstration

Product Information

Installation

Before Installing

Downloading the Product

On Windows

System Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Operating Systems Supported

Software Requirements

Additional Software Requirements on Windows

Product Co-Existence

Installation Restrictions and Requirements

On UNIX

Hardware Requirements

Operating Systems Supported

Software Requirements on UNIX

Additional Software Requirements on UNIX

UNIX and Linux Installer Issues

Basic Installation

Installing

Installing on UNIX

Advanced Installation Tasks

On Windows

Installing as an Upgrade

Enterprise Developer Installation Options

Installing from a Server

Windows Compatibility Mode

Installing and Licensing Micro Focus Rumba

On UNIX

Installing as an Upgrade

UNIX Installation Options

Installing Mainframe Access Server

Installing on Microsoft Terminal Server and Citrix

Customizing the Installation and the Projects

Enterprise Server Installation Options

Configuring SQL Option for DB2 (XDB) for Multi-User Environments

Creating a Private XDB Configuration File in a Multi-User Environment

Changing the Main XDB Server Configuration File

Changing the Private XDB Server Configuration Files in Batch

Configuring Other Components

After Installing

On Windows

On UNIX

Managing Licenses

To start Micro Focus License Administration

Installing licenses

If you have a license file

If you have an authorization code

Authorizing your product when you have an Internet connection

Authorizing your product when you don't have an Internet connection

Configuring your machine to use a central license server

Installing licenses silently

Viewing installed licenses

Uninstalling licenses

Removing licenses

Revoking licenses when you have an Internet connection

Revoking licenses when you do not have an Internet connection

Installing License Manager

Installing a local license server

Installing a standalone network license server

Installing on Windows

Standard installation

Silent installation

Installing License Manager without Sentinel RMS

Standard installation

Silent installation

Setting up network licensing with COBOL server

Trial licenses

Commuter licenses

To obtain a commuter license

To return a commuter license

Usage log

Updates and Product Support

Micro Focus End User License Agreement

Known Issues and Restrictions

Azure Support

Calling COBOL Programs from C

COBOL Programming

Boolean Data Items

CBL2XML Utility

Interface Mapping Toolkit

Enhanced ACCEPT/DISPLAY Syntax (Adis)

Filenames

Gateway Profile Utility

IDXFORMAT 8 and 12 File Size Limits

Unsupported Features

XML Extensions

Compatibility

Coexisting with earlier Micro Focus products

Installation

Data Access

Classic Data File Tools

Records with Alternate Keys

Documentation

Application Server JCA Support

Mainframe Programming and Management

HCO for SQL Server (HCOSS)

Historical Statistics Facility (HSF)

IMS Support

JCL

Mainframe Subsystem Support (MSS)

.NET Code

Language Service and IntelliSense

Web Reference Generation

XML Extensions

Problem Determination and Diagnostic Tools

Debugging

Error markers

Test Coverage

Visual Studio IDE

Background Syntax Checking

Building Applications

Code Analysis

Dialog System

Examples and Demonstrations

Expanded Copybook View

Find All References

Fonts and Colors Dialog Box

Importing Net Express Projects

IntelliSense Support for COBOL

Licensing

Micro Focus Unit Testing Framework

Refactoring

Standalone Files

Visual Studio

Visual Studio Help Viewer

Visual Studio Shell

Visual Studio Team System

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

Contacting Micro Focus

Further Information and Product Support

Information We Need

Contact information

The Micro Focus Community

Help on Help

Developing Applications in the IDE

Creating Applications Using Enterprise Developer for Visual Studio

Using Visual Studio for COBOL Development

Introduction to COBOL Development in Visual Studio

Differences between Enterprise Developer and Earlier Micro Focus Products

Overview of the Differences

Tips: Visual Studio IDE Equivalents to IDE Features in Earlier Products

Tips and Tricks with the IDE

To start Enterprise Developer

To start Enterprise Developer as an administrator

To start an Enterprise Developer command prompt

To start an Enterprise Developer command prompt as an administrator

Making the Most of The COBOL Editor

COBOL Toolbar

Using IntelliSense to Write COBOL Code Efficiently

Configuring the Editor

Configuring IntelliSense for COBOL - Completion

Configuring IntelliSense for COBOL - Insertion

Configuring the COBOL Margins

Configuring the Indentation

Configuring the Ruler

Configuring Word Wrap with Smart Edit Mode

Customizing the Behavior of Home and End Keys

Customizing the Text Fonts and Colors

Inserting and Removing Line Numbers (Renumber and Unnumber)

To specify line numbering options

To number or renumber lines in source code

To remove line numbers from source code

Inserting Code Snippets

To insert a snippet in your code

Shortcuts for the COBOL Snippets

Shortcuts for the Mainframe Subsystem Code Snippets

To create a custom COBOL snippet

Smart Tags in COBOL

Overriding the Members of an Inherited Class

Tips on Building COBOL

Tips on Debugging COBOL

Creating COBOL Solutions and Projects

Types of COBOL Project Templates

Converting Additional Directives to Project Properties

To add files to a COBOL project

To add a folder to the project's Dependency Paths

Creating Copybooks from Selected Lines of Code

To associate file extensions with COBOL

To specify that a file extension is a copybook

Grouping Files in Solution Explorer

To toggle Virtual View

To create a custom virtual folder

To add files to a new virtual folder

To modify a virtual folder

To delete a virtual folder

Editing COBOL Projects with Different Versions of Visual Studio (Project Round-Tripping)

Tips and Tricks on Editing COBOL

Making the Most of The COBOL Editor

Using IntelliSense to Write COBOL Code Efficiently

Inserting Code Snippets

To insert a snippet in your code

Shortcuts for the COBOL Snippets

Shortcuts for the Mainframe Subsystem Code Snippets

To create a custom COBOL snippet

Configuring the Editor

Configuring IntelliSense for COBOL - Completion

Configuring IntelliSense for COBOL - Insertion

Configuring the COBOL Margins

Configuring the Indentation

Configuring the Ruler

Configuring Word Wrap with Smart Edit Mode

Customizing the Behavior of Home and End Keys

Customizing the Text Fonts and Colors

Inserting and Removing Line Numbers (Renumber and Unnumber)

To specify line numbering options

To number or renumber lines in source code

To remove line numbers from source code

Overriding the Members of an Inherited Class

Smart Tags in COBOL

Exploring Your COBOL Projects and Solutions

Solution Explorer

Project Details Window

Object Browser

Configuring the IDE, the Project and File Properties

Overview of COBOL Project Properties

Configuring Visual Studio

AutoCorrect

Build Directives for Standalone Editing

COBOL Debugging Options

Code Coverage - Report Generation Options

Code Coverage - Results Options

Customizing the BMS Editor in the IDE

BMS Text Editor General Page

BMS Editor Margins Options

BMS Editor Scroll Bars

BMS Text Editor Tab Page

Data File Tools

Configuring IntelliSense for COBOL - Completion

Configuring IntelliSense for COBOL - Insertion

Enterprise Server Configuration Options

Indentation

Line Numbering Options

General Directives for Standalone Editing

General Product Options

Options for Setting Compiler Directives on Files

Text Editor Advanced Options

Text Editor Formatting Options

Text Editor General Options

General Project Options

Program Symbols

Profiler - Report Generation Options

Scroll Bars

Text Editor Tabs Options

Text Editor Margins Options

TN3270 Display Options

Project Properties

Application Properties for .NET Managed COBOL

Application properties for native COBOL

COBOL Dependency Paths

Debug Properties

IMS Properties

Namespaces

Preprocessor Properties

SQL Properties

To set COBOL project properties

To specify file properties

To reset the file properties

To configure how the IDE determines the Compiler directives of files

To automatically determine and set directives on COBOL files

To add references to a managed project

Expanded Copybook View

Creating Projects from Existing Code

Converting Net Express Projects to Visual Studio Projects

To import a Net Express project into the Visual Studio IDE

Restrictions and Limitations to Converting Net Express Projects

Create Projects from Existing Code Wizard

To create a COBOL project from existing code

Creating a New Project From Files in an Existing Project

To create a new COBOL project from selected files in an existing project

Creating Projects from Standalone Files

Creating and Distributing Custom COBOL Project Templates

Building COBOL applications

Tips on Building COBOL

Build Configuration

Compiling COBOL Applications

Compiling COBOL code

Compiled File Types

Setting Compiler Directives for COBOL

Setting Project-Wide Build Properties and Compiler Directives

Setting Compiler Directives on Individual Files

Setting Compiler Directives from the Command Line

Setting Compiler Directives in a Response to a Prompt

Setting Compiler Directives in Source Code

Setting Compiler Directives in a Directives File

Temporary Files Used when Compiling Native COBOL

Techniques for Compiling Quickly

Using Preprocessors

SQL Preprocessors

Additional Preprocessors

Specifying an additional preprocessor

Editing an additional preprocessor

Specifying the order of execution for multiple preprocessors

Removing an additional preprocessor

Linking Native COBOL Code

Overview of Linking Native COBOL Applications and Run-time Systems

Shared Run-time System for Running Native COBOL Applications

Dynamically Binding Run-time Systems to Your Native COBOL Applications

Order of Program Loading and Run-time System Usage for Native COBOL

Loading a Dynamic Link Library Built as Native COBOL Code

Application Performance with Dynamic Binding for Native COBOL

To build a COBOL project

To embed resources in a native COBOL application

To add an application configuration file

To add a resource script file to your native COBOL project

To edit a resource-definition script file for a native COBOL project

To set an entry point for a native COBOL project

To set Compiler directives on a COBOL file

To compile individual files

To link a native COBOL project to the run-time system

Code Analysis

Micro Focus Code Analysis Window

Rule-Based Analysis

Performing Code Analysis when Building a Project

Performing Code Analysis Manually

Performing Code Analysis from the Command Line

Performing Code Analysis as Part of a CI Process

Configuring Rule Sets

Importing Rule Sets in the IDE

Importing Code Analysis Reports

COBOL Source Information

Introduction

To run a CSI query

Unreferenced Data

Undeclared Procedures

Copybook Structure

Program Statistics

Unexecuted Procedures

CSI Query Results

Query Information

Data Items

Complex Data Item Queries

Qualified Names

Example Data Item Queries

Procedures Paragraphs and Sections

Called Subprograms

Finding COBOL Verbs

Examples of COBOL Verb Queries

Special Queries

CALL - Special Queries

COPY - Special Queries

DEADDATA - Special Queries

LABEL - Special Queries

TIMES - Special Queries

UNDECL - Special Queries

UNEXEC - Special Queries

UNREF - Special Queries

Wildcards

Code Refactoring

Rename Refactoring

Creating Copybooks from Selected Lines of Code

Debugging COBOL Applications

Overview of Debugging Applications

Debugging Features and Techniques in Visual Studio

Tips on Debugging COBOL

Debugging Scenarios in Native COBOL

Just-In-Time Debugging

Overview - Just-In-Time Debugging and Native COBOL

To enable just-in-time debugging for when the application fails for Native COBOL

Troubleshooting - Just-In-Time Debugging and Native COBOL

Debugging Using a Core Dump

core_on_error

core_filename

Remote Debugging of Native COBOL Applications

To set up remote debugging for native COBOL applications

To debug a native COBOL program running remotely

cobdebugremote

cobdebugremote64

Troubleshooting - Communications Issues when Debugging Native COBOL

Debugging Native COBOL Link Libraries

Wait for Debuggable Attachment and Native COBOL

Break on Data Change

How To

To configure the symbol path for native COBOL applications

To set a COBOL watchpoint in native COBOL code

Using program breakpoints in native COBOL

To attach to a native running process and debug

To debug standalone files

To debug a native COBOL project that compiles to multiple executables

Debugging Multi-Project Solutions

Debugging Scenarios in .NET COBOL

Displaying Debug Information for Managed COBOL

Debugging Mainframe Applications and Services on Enterprise Server

How Debugging on Enterprise Server Works

To prepare for debugging on Enterprise Server

Configuring an Enterprise Server to Produce a Core Dump

To debug on Enterprise Server

Debugging using a temporary enterprise server

Error Messages for Web Services

Running Applications (Native COBOL)

Configuring the Run-time Behavior for Native Applications

Application Configuration File

Run-time Configuration for Intermediate and Generated Code

To configure the run-time behavior for native applications

Code Coverage (Native COBOL)

Enabling Code Coverage

Running an Application with Code Coverage

Viewing the Code Coverage Information

Code Coverage HTML Reports

Configuring the Code Coverage HTML Reports

Code Coverage - Report Generation Options

Code Coverage - Results Options

Code Coverage and Profiling (.NET COBOL)

Developing COBOL Applications for Microsoft Azure

Introduction to COBOL on Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure System Requirements and Levels of Support

Tutorial: Publishing Hello COBOL World to the Cloud

Demonstration Programs for COBOL on Microsoft Azure

Preparing a COBOL Application for Microsoft Azure

Cloud Template and Skeleton Roles and Projects

Copying Data to Microsoft Azure

How to Create and Publish a COBOL Service for Microsoft Azure

To Create a COBOL Microsoft Azure Service and Roles

To Develop a COBOL Azure Service

To Configure a Service and Storage for Microsoft Azure

To transfer files to the Azure storage

To Debug a COBOL Microsoft Azure Service Locally

To Publish a COBOL Service to Microsoft Azure

To Run Visual Studio as Administrator

Using the Consolidated Tracing Facility on Microsoft Azure

Specifying Microsoft Azure-specific Emitters

BINSTORAGE Emitter Properties

TEXTSTORAGE Emitter Properties

Updating Microsoft Azure Role Configuration Files

Adding References to Tracing-related .dll Files

Downloading Trace Information

Viewing Trace Information

Microsoft Information on Microsoft Azure and the Cloud

Using Enterprise Server from within the IDE

Specifying IDE Configuration Options for Enterprise Server

Enterprise Server Templates

Using Server Explorer with Enterprise Server

To access Enterprise Server Administration

To view the available servers

To export an enterprise server instance

To import an enterprise server

To associate an enterprise server with a Mainframe Subsystem application

To connect to a remote enterprise server

To create a new enterprise server

To delete an enterprise server

To display an enterprise server log inside the IDE

To refresh the list of the available servers

To set a run-time environment variable

To show the JCL catalog

To show the JCL spool queues

To start, stop, or restart an enterprise server from the IDE

Using Solution Explorer with Enterprise Server

To submit a JCL file

To show the catalog

To copy a catalog entry for a data set

To create a catalog entry for a data set

To delete a catalog entry for a data set

To update a catalog entry for a data set

To view the contents of a data set

To view the details of a catalog entry

To show the spool

To delete a job

To delete all jobs in a queue

To hold or release a job

To update control information for a job

To view details of a job output file

To view details of a job's execution

To view the step condition codes for a job

To view the contents of a job output file

To create a new enterprise server

Using Visual Studio for PL/I Development

Tips and Tricks with the IDE

To start Enterprise Developer

To start Enterprise Developer as an administrator

Making the Most Out of the PL/I Editor

Configuring the IDE for PL/I Development

Options for Setting Compiler Directives on PL/I Files

PL/I Text Editor Advanced Page

PL/I Text Editor General Page

PL/I Text Editor Margins Page

PL/I Text Editor Scroll Bars Page

PL/I Text Editor Tab Page

Working with PL/I Solutions, Projects and Files

To create a new PL/I project

To open an existing PL/I project

To specify PL/I project properties

To create a new file and add it to a project

To add an existing file to a PL/I project

To edit a PL/I file

Making the Most Out of the PL/I Editor

Linking PL/I Programs

Building PL/I Projects

To configure the build output

To build a PL/I application

To compile individual PL/I files

Debugging PL/I Projects

To prepare a PL/I application for debugging

To debug using Java CodeWatch

To debug using Visual Studio

To debug a PL/I Mainframe Subsystem Application running on Enterprise Server

Running PL/I Applications

Programming

COBOL Programming

Getting Started with COBOL

Calling COBOL Programs

Specifying the Program to Be Called

Naming a Program in its PROGRAM-ID Paragraph

Entry Point Mapping for COBOL Programs

.NET Entry Point Mapping

Calling programs from .NET COBOL projects

Calling a Program Using an Implicit Program Name

Calling a Program Using an Explicit Program Name

Calling Entry Points in Subprograms

Calling Programs According to How They Are Linked

State of the Data when a Program is Called Again

Search Conventions Used for Calling Programs

Passing Parameters to a Called Program

Passing Return Codes Back to the Calling Program

Call Prototypes

About Call Prototypes

The ANY Keyword

Relaxed Type-checking

Using Type Definitions

Using the Library Routine Type Definitions and Call Prototypes

Internationalization Support

National Locale Support

Compiling Programs with NLS

Setting Up the National Locale Environment

Using the LANG Environment Variable

Running Your NLS Program

NLS Initialization

NLS Operations

String Comparisons

Class Condition Tests

SORT and MERGE Key Comparisons

Case Conversion

Collating Sequence Operations

Editing and De-editing Moves

Intrinsic Functions Numval and Numval-c

Using NLS Library Routines in Your Programs

Mixing Programs With and Without NLS

Message Files

Format of a Message File

Example Error Message File

Compiling and Deploying a Message File

Unicode Support

UTF-16 Byte Ordering

National Literals

National Hexadecimal Literals

National Data Items

Preparing Applications for Enterprise Server

The Application Container

Short-running Requests

Long-running Requests

Resource Management

Application-managed Services

Container-managed Services

Restrictions on the COBOL application

User Interaction for COBOL Program Services

Run-time Errors and Completion

Object-oriented COBOL

Web Services Support for Native and Managed COBOL

Generating a COBOL Program Service Interface from a WSDL or JSON File

Generating a COBOL Console Client from a WSDL or JSON File

How to

To generate a COBOL Program Web Services interface from a WSDL or JSON file

To generate a COBOL console client application from WSDL or JSON

To set client generation properties

Reference

Generate Web Service dialog box

imtkmake command

Interface Mapping Toolkit (IMTK)

Managing IMTK Projects

Defining Service Interfaces

Interface Mapper

Operations

Deploying Service Interfaces

Deployment Configuration Requirements

Service Interface Deployment Methods

Deploying Java Service Interfaces

Deploying to 64-bit Platforms

Deploying to an Enterprise Server under UNIX

Service Interface Deployment Package

Clients

How to

Manage IMTK Projects

To create a project for COBOL program-based service interfaces

To create a COBOL program-based service interface

To import a COBOL program service interface

To modify the CLASSPATH property for an EJB service interface

To update service interfaces with source code changes

To set client generation options

To validate a service interface

Define Service Interfaces

To assign a value to a COBOL field

To create a COBOL program-based operation

To create a reusable field

To create an interface field

To edit field properties

To group interface or reusable fields

To map an interface field

To start the Interface Mapper

Deploy Service Interfaces to Enterprise Server

To add or remove application files to deploy

To associate an enterprise server with a project

To compile a service driver program on a remote UNIX machine

To generate and deploy a service interface from a project

To deploy to a remote enterprise server

To deploy a service interface using imtkmake

To generate clients

To build an ASP.NET client

To install a deployment package using mfdepinst

To redeploy a service interface

To set deployment properties

Reference

imtkmake command

mfdepinst command

COBOL to Service Interface Data Type Matches

User Interface Reference

Service Interface Projects

Add/Remove Items

Options - Service Interface

Properties - COBOL Program Service Interfaces

Interface Mapper

Operation Properties - General tab

Operation Properties - HTTP tab

Operation Properties - User Exits tab

Operation Reorder

Mixed Language Programming with Native COBOL

Ordering Parameters to Pass to Non-COBOL Programs

Removing Parameters from the Stack

Storage Representation of Parameters

Aligning Parameters on Word and Double Word Boundaries

Handling Return Codes in Mixed Language Applications

Call Conventions for Interfacing with Mixed Languages

Building a Mixed Language Application

Interfacing with Assembler Subprograms

Interfacing with Windows API Routines

Interfacing with C Programs

Passing Data between C and COBOL

Header-to-COPY Utility

Overview

Examples

Converting Header Files Using the H2cpy Utility

H2cpy command-line options

H2cpy Translations

Translating Names

Using the Headers Preprocessor

Translating Directives

Preprocessor Directives

Expanding Macros and Creating String Literals

Translating Conditional Directives

Translating Other Directives

Translating Statements

External Data Declarations

Example - Translating External Data Declarations

Type Definitions

Example - Translating Type Definitions

Structure, Union and Enumerator Declarations

Example - Translating Named Declarations

Example - Translating Unnamed Declarations

Example - Translating Enumerator Declarations

Function Prototype Declarations

Example - Translating Function Prototype Declarations

Example - Translating C Calling Conventions

Call Parameters

Example 1 - Parameter Passing in C and in COBOL

Example 2 - Parameter Passing in C and in COBOL

H2cpy Limitations

Overview - H2cpy Messages

Warning Messages

* Warning, other return already defined for: name

* Warning, float has been evaluated as zero

* Warning, expression buffer overflow - ignored

* Warning, macro too long, ignored: name

* Warning, macro has too many parameters

* Warning, macro parameters too long - ignored

* Warning, neither whitespace nor ( after #define. Ignoring the line.

*Warning, redefinition ignored for #define

* Warning, struct/union 4 bytes (or 8) and passed by value cannot be directly accessed from COBOL

Error Messages - Command Line Errors

Error, command line too long

Error, no input C header file given

Error, too many input filenames

Error, macro name already defined

Error, exceeded max number of include directories, max=14

Error, unknown C type: name

Error, no C type alignment value

Error, no C type size value

Error, no call convention value provided

Error, unknown environment (not 16 or 32)

Error, unknown option - flag

Error Messages - Invalid C Source

Error, type expected, found name: name

Error, type expected

Error, typedef found at inner level; check brackets

Unexpected token token

Error, type expected

Error, type expected, found name

Error, no unique typedef name!

Error, already declared this name

Error, undeclared enum name

Error, already defined name: name

Error, already defined struct/union as: name

Error, other params already defined for : name

Error, declaration buffer overflow

Error, no unique declarator name!

Error, no unique parameter name!

Error, invalid C code (missing token)

Error, too many digits for 4 bytes in name

Error Messages when Calling Non-COBOL Programs

Signal Handling

Signal Handling Overview

Posting Signal Handlers

Writing Signal Handlers

More than One Handler for the Same Signal

Converting Signal Handlers Written for the signal() Function

Third Party Software that Uses Signals

Examples of Mixed Language Programming

Example of Calling C functions from COBOL

Example of Calling an Assembler Subprogram

Example of Calling a Win32 API Routine

Example of Posting a Signal Handler

Using COBOL and XML together

XML Extensions

Installation and introduction

Before you start

System requirements

XML Extensions components

Development components

Deployment components

Installing XML Extensions

Installing on Windows or UNIX

Introducing XML Extensions

What is XML?

COBOL as XML

XML as COBOL

Getting started with XML Extensions

Design the COBOL data structure and program logic

Typical development process example

Compile the program

Execute the program

Making a program skeleton

Making a program that exports an XML document

Populating the XML document with data values

Deploy the application

How XML Extensions locates files

XML Extensions statements reference

Memory management with XML Extensions

Searching for files

Document processing statements

XML TEST WELLFORMED FILE

XML TEST WELLFORMED TEXT

Document management statements

XML RESOLVE DOCUMENT NAME

XML RESOLVE SCHEMA-FILE

XML RESOLVE STYLESHEET-FILE

XML RESOLVE MODEL-NAME

Directory management statements

XML FIND FILE

XML GET UNIQUEID

State management statements

XML INITIALIZE

XML TERMINATE

XML DISABLE ALL-OCCURRENCES

XML ENABLE ALL-OCCURRENCES

XML DISABLE ATTRIBUTES

XML ENABLE ATTRIBUTES

XML SET XSL-PARAMETERS

XML SET XSL-PARAMETERS-NEW

XML CLEAR XSL-PARAMETERS

COBOL considerations

File management

File naming conventions

External XSLT Stylesheet File Naming External XSLT stylesheet file naming conventions

Other input file naming conventions

Other output file naming conventions

Data conventions

Data representation

COBOL and character encoding

MF_XMLEXT_LOCAL_ENCODING environment variable

Windows character encoding

UNIX character encoding

FILLER data items

Missing intermediate parent names

Unique element names

Unique identifier

Sparse COBOL records

Copybooks

Statement definitions

REPLACE statement considerations

Displaying status information

Application termination

Anonymous COBOL data structures

Limitations

Data items (data structures)

Edited data items

Wide and narrow characters

Data item definitions and size

Data naming

OCCURS restrictions

Reading, writing, and the Internet

Optimizations

OCCURS DEPENDING

Empty occurrences

Cached XML documents

Managed code considerations

Compilation options

New XML statement

XML statement restrictions

XML considerations

XML and character encoding

Document type definition support

XSLT stylesheet files

Handling space and whitespace in XML

Schema files

Appendix A XML Extensions examples

Example 1 Import file and export file

Development for example 1

Batch file for example 1

Program description for example 1

Data item for example 1

Other definitions for example 1

Program structure for example 1

Execution results for example 1

Example 2 Export file and import file with XSLT stylesheets

Development for example 2

Batch file for example 2

Program description for example 2

Data item for example 2

Other definitions for example 2

Program structure for example 2

Execution results for example 2

Example 3 Export file and import file with OCCURS DEPENDING

Development for example 3

Batch file for example 3

Program description for example 3

Data item for example 3

Other definitions for example 3

Program structure for example 3

Execution results for example 3

Example 4 Export file and import file with sparse arrays

Development for example 4

Batch file for example 4

Program description for example 4

Data item for example 4

Other definitions for example 4

Program structure for example 4

Execution results for example 4

Example 5 Export and import text

Development for example 5

Batch file for example 5

Program description for example 5

Data item for example 5

Other definitions for example 5

Program structure for example 5

Execution results for example 5

Example 6 Export file and import file with directory polling

Development for example 6

Batch file for example 6

Program description for example 6

Data item for example 6

Other definitions for example 6

Program structure for example 6

Execution results for example 6

Example 7 Export file, test well-formed file, and validate file

Development for example 7

Batch file for example 7

Program description for example 7

Data item for example 7

Other definitions for example 7

Program structure for example 7

Execution results for example 7

Example 8 Export text, test well-formed text, and validate text

Development for example 8

Batch file for example 8

Program description for example 8

Data item for example 8

Other definitions for example 8

Program structure for example 8

Execution results for example 8

Example 9 Export file, transform file, and import file

Development for example 9

Batch file for example 9

Program description for example 9

Data item for example 9

Other definitions for example 9

Program structure for example 9

Execution results for example 9

Example 10 Diagnostic messages

Development for example 10

Batch file for example 10

Program description for example 10

Data item for example 10

Other definitions for example 10

Program structure for example 10

Execution results for example 10

Example 11 Import file with missing intermediate parent names

Development for example 11

Batch file for example 11

Program description for example 11

Data item for example 11

Other definitions for example 11

Program structure for example 11

Execution results for example 11

Example batch files

Cleanup.bat

Example.bat

Examples.bat

Appendix B: XML Extensions sample application programs

Appendix C: XML Extensions error messages

Summary of error messages

XML Syntax Extensions

XML Implementation

Syntax for Handling XML in COBOL

SELECT Paragraph

XML Description Paragraph (XD)

IDENTIFIED BY and IS ATTRIBUTE Clauses

PROCESSING-INSTRUCTION Clause

COUNT IN Clause

NAMESPACE Clause

COBOL Verbs

Compiling XML-enabled COBOL

Building XML-enabled COBOL from Enterprise Developer

Compiling XML-enabled COBOL from the Command Line

Generating COBOL Structures with XML Syntax from the Command Line

CBL2XML Utility

Generating a Copybook and Schema

Generating XML-enhanced COBOL from an XML Schema

Mapping COBOL Data to XML Elements

Accessing an XML-enabled Record

Validate an XML Document

XML PARSE

Embedded HTML

EHTML Preprocessor Directives

Deploying a CGI Application with Embedded HTML

Debugging a CGI Application

Compatibility

Compatibility with ACUCOBOL-GT

Converting ACUCOBOL-GT Applications

Enabling ACUCOBOL-GT Compatibility

Compiler Directives for ACUCOBOL-GT Compatibility

Compiler Option Support

Setting Compiler Options

Supported ACUCOBOL-GT Compiler Options

Standard Options

Native Object Code Options

Listing Options

Internal Table Options

Compatibility Options

Source Options

Reserved Word Options

Data Storage Options

Truncation Options

Video Options

Warning and Error Options

Debugging Options

Miscellaneous Options

32- and 64-Bit Code Generation

ACUCOBOL-GT Conversion Issues

Complementary ACUCOBOL-GT Technologies

Configuration Files and Configuration Variables

Multi-threading Implementation

Screen Descriptions

Truncation Options in Managed Code

Unsupported Library Routines

Using Pipes to Assign Filenames When Using the Vision File Handler

ACUCOBOL-GT File Handling

Configuring Access to Vision Files

File Limits

Vision Related Utilities

Converting Vision Files

Configuring Access to Data Files Through AcuServer

ACUCOBOL-GT Library Routines

C$MEMCPY (Dynamic Memory Routine)

C$TOUPPER and C$TOLOWER

I$IO

M$ALLOC (Dynamic Memory Routine)

M$COPY (Dynamic Memory Routine)

M$FILL (Dynamic Memory Routine)

M$FREE (Dynamic Memory Routine)

M$GET (Dynamic Memory Routine)

M$PUT (Dynamic Memory Routine)

RENAME

WIN$VERSION

ACUCOBOL-GT Windowing Syntax

Windowing Syntax Summary

Enabling Windowing Support

Windowing Support Syntax

The ACCEPT Statement

The CLOSE WINDOW Statement

The DISPLAY Statement

Windowing Restrictions

Windowing Error Messages

Windowing Supplementary Information

Compatibility with DG Interactive COBOL

DG Interactive COBOL Source Programs

Compatibility Directives

Compatibility with DG Interactive COBOL

Overview

Enhancing your Converted Application

Compatibility with DG Interactive COBOL Source

The DG Directive

Reserved Words

DG International Character Set

DG File Status and other Exception Values

Calls

Linkage Section Access

Arithmetic of Group Level Items

Run-time Switches

Program Identification and Data-names

Reformatting a DG COBOL Source File

Reformatting Rules

Compatibility with RM/COBOL

Converting RM/COBOL Applications

Configuring Your Application for Visual Studio

Create a Native Visual COBOL Project

Set the DIALECT RM Compiler Directive for the Project

Import your RM/COBOL Source Code

Customizing the Reserved Words List

Add Adis Support to the Project

Add the RM/COBOL Keyboard Configuration

Build and Run the Project

Appendices

Appendix A - RM/COBOL Source File

Appendix B - ADISCTRL Settings for RM2VCOB

Appendix C - Adis Key Mappings for RM2VCOB

Appendix D - Adis Key Function Mapping for RM2VCOB

Compiler Directives for RM/COBOL Compatibility

Compiling RM/COBOL Programs Without DIALECT"RM"

RM/COBOL Data Types

RM/COBOL Conversion Issues

Producing Executable Code

Perform Statements

ACCEPT FROM CENTURY-DATE and FROM CENTURY-DAY

CURSOR phrase not available in ACCEPT statement

Nested COPY statements with REPLACING phrase

Duplicate Paragraph-names

Figurative Constants and the USING Phrase

File Not Found Errors

Indexed File Error on Open

LIKE Relational-operator Not Available

Linkage Section in Main Program

Nested OCCURS DEPENDING Clauses

Numbering of Segments

Program Identification and Data Names

REMARKS Paragraph

Reserved Words

SAME AS Clause Not Available When Defining Data Structures

Source Code in Columns 73 to 80

START WHILE LIKE Not Available

Undeclared Data Items in Clauses

User-names Longer than 127 Bytes are Truncated

Using Relative Path Names

Running the Code

Table Bound Checking

ACCEPT Fields at the Edge of the Screen

C$CARG Not Supported

Display of Input Data in Concealed ACCEPT Fields

Embedded Control Sequences in DISPLAY Statements

End of File Notification

File Status Codes

Field Wrap-Around

File and Record Locking

Initialization of Working Storage

Numeric Fields Containing Illegal Characters When Using a DEPENDING ON Phrase of an OCCURS Clause

ON SIZE ERROR Phrase

Open EXTEND of Nonexistent File

Printer Output is Written to Disk

Screen Column Number Specification

Trailing Blanks in Line Sequential Files

Undefined Results of MOVE and Arithmetic Operations

Using the Correct Calling Convention

RM/COBOL Library Routines

RM/COBOL File Handling

Configuring Access to RM/COBOL Indexed Data Files

File Limits

RM/COBOL File Status Codes

Debugging .NET COBOL Using RM/COBOL Indexed Files

Enabling CTF to Trace RM/COBOL Data Files

Data File Utilities

Indexed File Recovery (recover1) utility

Recovery command

Recovery command options

Recovery process description

The four phases of processing

Recovery support module version errors

Recovery example

Recovery program error messages

RM/Panels

Restrictions and Limitations

Converting RM/Panels Applications

Conversion Example: Using Visual Studio

Creating a Visual Studio Project for the RM/Panels Application

Set the DIALECT RM Compiler Directive for the Project

Download the Tutorial Files

Import the RM/Panels Source Code

Configure Adis Support for RM/Panels

Configure the Supported Copybook Extensions

Build and Run the Application

Writing Programs

Standard Runtime Function Basics

Setting Runtime Parameters

Executing Standard Runtime

Required Copy Files

Error Detection

Screen Handling

Individual Field Method

Entire Screen Method

Event Loop Method

Using Multiple Panels

Standard Runtime Functions

DISABLE FIELD FOR INPUT

ENABLE FIELD FOR INPUT

ENABLE MENU OPTION

EXECUTE EVENT

INITIALIZE ALL FIELDS

Utility Functions

DELETE TEMPORARY FILE

END MODELESS OPERATION

START MODELESS OPERATION

START POLLING

Appendix A: Master Copy File RMPANELS.WS

Contents of RMPANELS WS

RMPANELS WS Field Definitions

Appendix B Standard Utility, and Extended Runtime Functions and Parameters

Compatibility with XML Extensions

Additional Parameter Required with XML Extensions Processing Statements

COBOL programs using BIS

Conflicts Between Model File-names and XML Data Files

Creating an XML Model File

Displaying the Status of XML Extensions Statements

Importing and Exporting Ambiguous Data-names

Invalid Characters in Condition Names

Restricted data items with XML Extensions

Unable to Use Data Items Declared in Nested Programs

User-names Longer than 127 Bytes are Truncated

Using the Correct Calling Convention

OO COBOL Class Library Reference

User Interface Programming

Modernizing Dialog System Applications

Overview of Modernizing Dialog System Applications

Dialog System information and restrictions

Migrating a Dialog System Application to Enterprise Developer

Enabling Microsoft's Visual Styles in Dialog System Applications

Changes to Existing Dialog System Applications that Use the Visual Styles

Modernizing a Dialog System Application

Samples of Modernizing Dialog System Applications

Sample: Windows Forms Replacing Dialog System Dialogs

Sample: Windows Forms Control as ActiveX for a Dialog System Application

Sample: WPF User Control in a Dialog System Application

Sample: Managed Dialog System Application

Sample: Managed Application and Windows Forms

Data Access

Database Access

Accessing Databases from COBOL

Database Access Features

Database Access Preprocessors

Developing SQL Applications

Embedded SQL

Host Variables

Simple Host Variables

Host Arrays

Indicator Variables

Indicator Arrays

COBOL to SQL Data Type Mapping

SQL TYPEs

Cursors

Declaring a Cursor

Opening a Cursor

Using a Cursor to Retrieve Data

Closing a Cursor

Positioned UPDATE and DELETE Statements

Using Cursors

Data Structures

SQL Communications Area (SQLCA)

Using the SQLCA

The SQLCODE Variable

The SQLSTATE Variable

The Warning Flags

The WHENEVER Statement

SQLERRM

SQLERRD

COBSQL

DB2 LUW

The SQL Descriptor Area (SQLDA)

COBSQL

Using the SQLDA

The PREPARE and DESCRIBE Statements

The FETCH Statement

The OPEN or EXECUTE Statements

The DESCRIBE Statement

Dynamic SQL

Dynamic SQL Statement Types

Execute a Statement Once

Execute a Statement More Than Once

Select a Given List of Data

Select any Amount of Data

Preparing Dynamic SQL Statements

Place Holders

Physical Location of PREPARE Statement

Executing Dynamic SQL Statements

EXECUTE IMMEDIATE Statement

FREE Statement (COBSQL Informix)

Dynamic SQL Statements and Cursors

CALL Statements

Example

Compiling SQL Applications

Specifying an ESQL Preprocessor and Compiler Directive Options

Compiling Multiple Program Modules

Creating Debug Files

OpenESQL

OpenESQL Preprocessor Options

Setting the OpenESQL Preprocessor and Compiler Directive Options

SQL Code Generation Options

Scope - OpenESQL SQL Compiler Directive Options

OpenESQL DBMAN Use Case Scenarios

OpenESQL Datetime Data Type Handling

OpenESQL Fixed-length Character Strings Handling

SQL Syntax Checking with OpenESQL

SQL(CHECK) and Schema Objects

SQL(CHECK) Command-line Options

SQL Statement Prefixes for SQL(CHECK)

OpenESQL Embedded SQL Cursor Behavior and Performance

Embedded SQL Cursors in Older Applications

OpenESQL Configuration Utility for Default SQL Cursor Behavior

Optimize for performance and mainframe compatibility

ANSI compliance

No change in default behavior and no optimization

Issue a warning at compile time

Issue an error at compile time

Database Connections

Setting OpenESQL Background Syntax Checking Options

Programming for OpenESQL

OpenESQL Assistant

Setting OpenESQL Assistant Options

Using OpenESQL Assistant

Starting the OpenESQL Assistant

Connecting to a data source

Building Queries

Generating initial query code

Selecting Columns

Specifying Aggregate Functions for Columns

Specifying Search Criteria

Specifying the Order in which Data is Retrieved

Creating a Table Join

Working with Queries

Display Column Details

Disconnect from a Data Source

Close a Query

Remove a Table from a SELECT Query

Changing a SELECT (cursor) query to do an Array FETCH

Testing Your SQL Queries

Embedding SQL into a program

Auxiliary Code

Generating EXEC SQL Auxiliary Code

Embedding Auxiliary Code

Generating EXEC ADO Auxiliary Code

Generated EXEC ADO Statements

Disconnected Model Statements

Connected Model Statements

EXEC ADO Wizards

Stored Procedures

Generating a TSQL Stored Procedure Query

Testing a TSQL Stored Procedure Query

Embedding a TSQL Stored Procedure into a Program

Generating a SQL CLR Stored Procedure Query

Testing a SQL CLR Stored Procedure Query

Working With OpenESQL Cursors and Result Sets

Working with Stored Procedures and Result Sets

Unicode Support in OpenESQL

OpenESQL Globalization Best Practices

Keywords

Compiling Azure Applications

ODBC

Demonstration Applications

ODBC Drivers and Data Source Names

To start the ODBC Data Source Administrator

Using OpenESQL with ODBC

Managing Transactions

Positioned Update

XML Support

Using OpenESQL with Web and Application Servers

Thread Safety

Connection Management

Transactions

User Accounts, Schemas and Authentication

Transaction Wrapper Sample

ADO.NET

Demonstration Applications

ADO.NET Data Providers and Data Sources

ADO.NET Connection Editor

Connection Terminology

Cataloging an ADO.NET or ODBC Connection

Exporting and Importing Connections

Example Connection Settings

SqlClient Data Provider

DB2 ADO.NET

ADO.NET Connection Strings

Using OpenESQL with ADO.NET

Using Embedded EXEC ADO Statements

Disconnected Model Statements

Connected Model Statements

ADO.NET Cursor Statements

Sharing ADO.NET Objects Statements

.NET Host Variables in Managed Code

Disconnected and Offline DataSets

Compiling Native Applications as Managed Code

Migrating Pro*COBOL Applications to OpenESQL with ADO.NET

Stored Procedures with ADO.NET

XML Support

SQL Server COBOL Stored Procedures

Prerequisites for SQL CLR Integration

SQL CLR Integration Process

SQL Server Database Project Template

Working with Multiple COBOL Managed Projects

Data Type Parameters in COBOL and SQL CLR Stored Procedures

Stored Procedure Definition (SPD) File

COBOL Wrapper Programs

Transaction Support for SQL CLR Stored Procedures

Issuing COBOL Calls from within SQL CLR Stored Procedures

Optimizing Read-only Cursor Performance for SQL CLR stored procedures

Working with SQL CLR Stored Procedures on a Remote SQL Server Machine

Post-deployment Script Requirements

COBOL Program Migration Support

COBSQL

Setting the COBSQL Preprocessor and Compiler Directive Options

Building COBSQL Applications

Using the CP Preprocessor to Expand Copybooks

National Locale Support (NLS)

Troubleshooting

Common Problem Areas

Oracle Considerations

Oracle 8 (and later) Directives for COBSQL

Migration and Development

Oracle 8 and Micro Focus COBOL

Sybase Considerations

Informix Considerations

How to

OpenESQL Configuration Utility

To start the OpenESQL Configuration utility

To set a default for SQL(BEHAVIOR)

OpenESQL Assistant

To add a column to a query

To add all columns in a table to a query

To add an XML data source

To add or update a SQL CLR Stored Procedure

To change a SELECT (cursor) query to do an array FETCH

To close a query

To close the OpenESQL Assistant

To connect to a data source

To connect to a different data source

To create a table join

To create an SQL query

To create a SQL CLR stored procedure query

To create a TSQL stored procedure query

To disconnect from a data source

To display column details

To embed an SQL query into a program

To enable PL/I SQL query generation

To generate a DCLGEN copybook

To generate a DELETE statement

To generate a SELECT (cursor) statement

To generate a SELECT (singleton) statement

To generate a SELECT DISTINCT (cursor) statement

To generate a SELECT DISTINCT (singleton) statement

To generate a DECLARE DATATABLE statement

To generate an INSERT statement

To generate an UPDATE statement

To generate and embed auxiliary code

To perform an aggregate function

To refresh the list of data sources

To remove a table from a SELECT query

To run a query

To set OpenESQL Assistant options

To sort returned data (an ORDER BY clause)

To specify search criteria (a WHERE clause)

To start the OpenESQL Assistant

To view data source properties

ADO.NET Connection Editor

To add a connection

To export connections

To import connections

To remove a connection

To start the ADO.NET Connection Editor as an administrator

To start the ADO.NET Connection Editor as a user

To test a connection

SQL Server COBOL Stored Procedures

To create a SQL Server database project

To add a project reference to a .Publish project

To create a SQL CLR stored procedure query

To generate a SQL CLR stored procedure

To add or update a SQL CLR Stored Procedure

To create a stored procedure definition (SPD) file

To add a post-deployment script

To set project properties to build verifiable code

To generate a COBOL wrapper for a SQL CLR stored procedure

Reference

OpenESQL

Embedded SQL Statements

ALLOCATE CURSOR

ASSOCIATE LOCATORS

BEGIN DECLARE SECTION

QUERY ODBC

QUERY ODBC - Column Query

QUERY ODBC - Data Type Query

QUERY ODBC - Table Query

RESET CONNECTION

ROLLBACK

SAVEPOINT

SELECT DISTINCT (using DECLARE CURSOR)

SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION

Embedded ADO Statements

SQL Compiler Directive Options

BEHAVIOR

Primitive Directives

DBMAN Directive Settings

SQL/COBOL Data Type Mappings

OpenESQL Date and Time Environment Variables

OpenESQL Messages

SQLSTATE Values

SQLCODE Values

OpenESQL Preprocessor Error Messages

COBES0002 token is badly defined.

COBES0003 Program contains more than one definition of token

COBES0004 Nested or multi-source programs not allowed.

COBES0005 An error occurred when processing the internal dictionary.

COBES0006 No DB engine could be found.

COBES0007 Source file name is invalid.

COBES0010 OESQL rejected an unspecified option.

COBES0022 The directive SQL(DBMAN=ODBC) is not supported under Personal Edition.

COBES0023 The SQL(DBMAN) directive option is not supported with native applications.

COBES0100 SQL incompatible with MAINFRAME

COBES0101 Statement is too long.

COBES0102 Statement contains too many host variables.

COBES0103 token does not have a suitable definition to be used as a host variable.

COBES0104 Bad SQL data declaration.

COBES0105 Syntax error.

COBES0106 Filename too long.

COBES0107 File token not found.

COBES0108 token is not unique and should be qualified.

COBES0109 token is not a data item.

COBES0110 Statement contains more than one SQLDA.

COBES0111 token is not a table of null indicator variables.

COBES0112 variable should not be defined with an OCCURS clause.

COBES0113 token should not be a subordinate to an item defined with an OCCURS clause.

COBES0114 Statement only allowed in the Procedure Division.

COBES0115 Statement not allowed in the Procedure Division.

COBES0116 An error occurred when processing the trace file.

COBES0118 Mismatched DECLARE.

COBES0119 Host variable name is too long.

COBES0120 Internal error - dictionary handle is too big.

COB ES0121 Compiler directive SQL (token1=token2) is invalid or badly sequenced - all SQL statements ignored.

COBES0123 Invalid ILTARGET - cannot use ILTARGET(ANYCPU) - must specify ILTARGET(X86) or ILTARGET(X64).

COBES0124 Host or Indicator Variable varname should not be defined in EXEC SQL statement using a subscript.

COBES0125 variable should be defined with an OCCURS clause.

COBES0129 Unrecognized SQLDA in SQL statement - try compiling with SQL(USER-SQLDA=option) directive

COBES0130 Host variable host-var.group-var is part of a group variable expansion that is not supported in this type of SQL statement.

COBES0201 BEHAVIOR directive not valid unless TARGETDB directive of DB2, ORACLE, or MSSQLSERVER set first.

COBES0202 BEHAVIOR directive not set.

COBES0203 PREFETCH and BEHAVIOR directives are mutually exclusive - cannot set both.

COBES0205 Cannot set directive PF_RO_CURSOR > 1 if RO_CURSOR directive is set to IC_FH.

COBES0206 Cannot set directive PF_RO_CURSOR > 1 if RO_CURSOR directive is set to FORWARD and TARGETDB is MSSQLSERVER.

COBES0207 Cannot set directive PF_UPD_CURSOR > 1 if UPD_CURSOR directive is set to FORWARD.

COBES0208 Cannot set UPD_CURSOR directive to DYNAMIC if TARGETDB directive is set to ORACLE.

COBES0209 Cannot set UPD_CURSOR directive to STATIC if TARGETDB directive is set to MSSQLSERVER.

COBES0211 DBRMLIB name is too long, max 44 characters.

COBES0212 Simple name in DBRMLIB name is too long, max 8 characters.

COBES0213 Simple name in DBRMLIB name starts with invalid character.

COBES0214 Invalid character in DBRMLIB name.

COBES0215 MEMBER name is too long, max 8 characters.

COBES0216 MEMBER name cannot begin with a numeric digit.

COBES0217 Invalid character in MEMBER name.

COBES0218 MEMBER directive not valid unless DBRMLIB directive set.

COBES0219 VERSION directive not valid unless DBRMLIB directive set.

COBES0220 VERSION is too long, max 64 characters.

COBES0221 Invalid character in VERSION.

COBES0222 Invalid Framework target - SQL applications must be built to target the 4.0 .NET Framework.

COBES0223 TARGETDB directive not set.

COBES0900 An internal error occurred.

COBES0901 This error prevents SQL processing from continuing - further EXEC SQL statements will be ignored.

COBES1000W Use of EXEC SQL INCLUDE SQLCA END-EXEC

COBES1002 Statement is not in area B.

COBES1004 token directive is not supported and has been ignored.

DSNTIAR and DSNTIAC

esqlconfig command

MFImportConn command

User Interface Reference

OpenESQL Assistant

OpenESQL Assistant - Options

OpenESQL Assistant - Main Window

Select Type of Query to Create dialog box

Literal Value dialog box

Sort tab

Auxiliary Code tab

Data Source Properties dialog box

ADO.NET Connection Editor

ADO.NET Connection Editor - Main Window

Settings Menu

Add an ADO.NET Connection wizard - start page

Name Your Connection page

.NET Data Providers page

OLE DB Data Providers page

ODBC System DSNs page

Provider Connection Details page

Add ADO.NET Connection Finished page

Export ADO.NET Connections - start page

Select Connections to Export page

Specify an Export File page

Export Connections Wizard Finished page

Import ADO.NET Connections - start page

Select a File to Import page

Select Connections to Import page

Import Connections Wizard Finished page

COBSQL

PREPROCESS(cobsql)

COBOL Directives

COBSQL Compiler Directive Options

END-COBSQL, END-C, END

COBSQL Messages

CSQL-I-001 to CSQL-E-023

CSQL-I-001: COBSQL has finished returning to the Checker

CSQL-I-003: COBSQLTYPE is incorrect defaulting to Oracle

CSQL-I-004: Accepted COBSQL-directive

CSQL-I-005: Passing precompiler-directive

CSQL-I-006: Rejected COBSQL-directive

CSQL-F-007: COBSQL/Checker incompatible -- Terminating

CSQL-I-008: Invoking integrated-preprocessor Preprocessor

CSQL-F-009: Irrecoverable error in integrated-preprocessor -- Terminating

CSQL-F-010: Irrecoverable error writing STK record

CSQL-F-011: Environment unsupported by COBSQL/Informix

CSQL-F-012: INFORMIXDIR must be set for Informix Support

CSQL-F-013: Unable to access: filename

CSQL-F-015: DOS Exec error Return Code is return-code

CSQL-F-016: UNIX Exec error Return Code is Return-Code

CSQL-I-017: Creating filename

CSQL-I-018: Invoking precompiler Precompiler/Translator

CSQL-F-019: Irrecoverable error Opening STK file

CSQL-I-020: Processing output of precompiler Precompiler

CSQL-F-021: Precompiler did not complete -- Terminating

CSQL-F-022: Irrecoverable error Reopening ORG file

CSQL-E-023: File Status file-status

CSQL-E-024 to CSQL-F-050

CSQL-E-024: Encountered an I/O on file filename

CSQL-F-025: Unable to Create virtual-heap

CSQL-F-026: Premature end of expanded source.

CSQL-I-027: Detected Working Section, now processing it

CSQL-I-028: Now processing through Procedure Division

CSQL-I-029: Found an EXEC SQL Statement, processing it

CSQL-E-036: Unable to open the precompiler file: filename

CSQL-F-037: Wrong Version of COBOL used, please upgrade

CSQL-I-038: The following directive is now Obsolete: COBSQL-directive

CSQL-I-039: The ORG & the CBL files were out of synch

CSQL-W-040: Pro*COBOL commented out the following line: source-line

CSQL-F-041: Cannot read the COBOL runtime switches

CSQL-F-042: Cannot set the COBOL runtime switches

CSQL-F-046: Command line is too large. Maximum length is 1140 characters

CSQL-F-047: Cobsql cannot be used with the SOURCEFORMAT directive.

CSQL-F-048: Cobsql is not supported for use with managed code.

SQL Data Types

Integer Data Types

Character Data Types

Fixed-length Character Strings

Variable-length Character Strings

Large Character Strings (CLOB)

Unicode Character Strings

Unicode Variable-length Character Strings

Unicode Large Character Strings (DBCLOB)

DBCS Character Strings

DBCS Variable-length Character Strings

DBCS Large Character Strings

XML Data Type

Numeric Data Types

Approximate Numeric Data Types

Exact Numeric Data Types

Unicode Numeric Data Types

Binary Data Types

Fixed-length Binary Strings

Variable-length Binary Strings

Large Binary Strings (BLOB)

Date and Time Data Types

Locator Data Types

BLOB-LOCATOR Data Type

CLOB-LOCATOR Data Type

DBCLOB-LOCATOR Data Type

RESULT-SET-LOCATOR Data Type

File Data Types

BLOB-FILE Data Type

CLOB-FILE Data Type

DBCLOB-FILE Data Type

Miscellaneous Data Types

SQL TYPEs

TIMESTAMP-OFFSET-RECORD

VARBINARY

XML

Data Structures

The SQLCA Data Structure

The SQLDA Data Structure

Keywords

Data Files

Data File Tools

Data File Editor

Current Restrictions

Accessing Data File Editor

Launching Data File Editor from a Command Line Prompt

Launching Data File Editor from the Start Menu

Preferences

Set the Editor Preferences

Using the Data File Editor

Creating Data Files

Create a Non-indexed Data File

Create an Indexed Data File

Editing Data Files

Working with Data Sets in Enterprise Server

Opening a Data Set in Enterprise Server

Enterprise Server Error Messages

Insert a Record

Edit an Unformatted Record

Edit a Formatted Record

Layout and Field Validation

Fix Validation Warnings

Edit a Record Using Hexadecimal Values

Delete a record

Profile Files

Viewing and Filtering Data Files

View File Information

Filtering a Data File

Filter the Data File

Filter Operators

Navigate a Data File

Show the Contents of a Data File in Hexadecimal

Select the Encoding for a Data File

Order a Data File using Indexed Keys

Backing Up Data Files

Back up a data file

Using the Classic Record Layout Editor

Create a Structure File and Record Layouts

File Conversion Utilities

DFCONV Batch File Conversion

Operation

Command Line Batch Interface

The DFCONV call batch interface

Using the Data File Converter

File Format and Data Conversion

EBCDIC to ANSI Conversion

Mainframe to PC Print Conversion

Indexed File Reorganization

Defining File Conversion with a Profile File

Specifying the Conversion Operation

Specifying the Input File Parameters

Output File Specifications

General Conversion Information

Data File Converter Error Messages

VRECGEN

VRECGEN2

Data File Structure Command Line Utility

DFSTRCL Prerequisites and Restrictions

DFSTRCL Inputs

DFSTRCL Command Line Syntax

DFSTRCL Examples

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Classic Data File Tools

Configuring Classic Data File Tools

Data File Converter

Input File Specifications

Output File Specifications

Character Set Conversion

Record Layout Editor

Data File Editor

Configuring the Data File Editor

Creating Data Files

Data File Types

Data File Profiles

Key Definitions for Indexed Files

Opening a Data File

Loading and Saving Data Files

Determining File Organization

Determining Record Lengths

Applying Record Layouts

Navigating Data Files

Searching a Data File

Creating and Editing Data

Editing Data

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Data

Adding Records

Deleting Records

Changing the Key in an Indexed File

Initializing Data Records and Fields

Printing from a Data File

How to

To start the Classic Data File Tools IDE

To set Classic Data File Tools options

Data File Converter

To convert a data file

To define or change file details

To define record keys for an indexed data file

To apply a record layout to a file conversion

Record Layout Editor

To create a debug information (.idy) file for layout file input

To start the Record Layout Editor

To create a new record layout file

To load program information

To define record layouts

To define or edit a condition for a conditional layout

To edit an existing record layout file

To view layout information in the Layout Editor window

Data File Editor

To configure edit warnings

To create a data file

To define record keys for an indexed data file

To open a data file

To apply record layouts to a data file

To associate a record layout file with a data file

To view information

To select an alternate key

To search within a data file

To initialize a record

To initialize a field

To insert records

To cut, copy, and paste data

To undo a record edit

To append an ESDS record

To change a record length

To delete records

To print from a data file

To preview a data file

Reference

File Formats and Organizations

The Classic Data File Tools Command Line Utility

Using the Data File Editor Command Line Utility

Using the IMS Database Editor Command Line Utility

Command Line Examples

User Interface Reference

Data Tools Options dialog box

Data File Converter

Data File Convert dialog box

File Details dialog box

Key Information dialog box

Select Layout for Conversion dialog box

Record Layout Editor

Record Layout Editor window

New Record Layout wizard

Field Properties dialog box

Data File Editor

Data File Editor window

File Information dialog box

Create file dialog box

Key Information dialog box

Data File Editor dialog box

Print and Preview dialog boxes

Data File Find And Replace dialog box

Find on Current Key dialog box

Goto dialog box

Locate Field dialog box

Set record length dialog box

Rebuild

Redirection of Information

Command Line

Option Files

Rebuild Options

Reorganizing Indexed Files

Rebuilding a Corrupt Indexed File

Converting a File

Validating an Indexed File

Rebuild through Fileshare

Callable Rebuild

Rebuild Examples

Configurable Codesets

The Codecomp Utility

The Codeset Mapping File Format

Supported Country Codes

How to...

To customize character set conversion

To change the current character set for command-line utilities

To install a CCSID table

File Handling

File Handling Examples

Btrieve

Example Xfh2btr Configuration File

Example Btrieve Trace Output

Example Btrieve Trace Option Settings

Example of Btrieve Record Lengths

Example of Data and Key Compression

External Files

Example External Files

File Handler

Example Configuration File

Example of Creating a New Index File

Example of Accessing the FCD

Example of Setting Up the Record Area

Example of Setting up the Filename Area

File Names

Examples of static filename assignment

Example of dynamic filename assignment

Example of external filename assignment

Examples of device name assignment

Example of Forced Filename Mapping

Example of Connecting a File to Standard Output

Example of Connecting a File to Standard Input

Example of Setting up a Two-way Pipe

Example of using the External File Mapper

Example of Specifying a Fileshare Client User ID and Password

Example Fileshare Client Configuration File

File Status

Example of Displaying File Status Codes

Example of Checking File Status Codes

Example of Extended File Status Codes

Indexed Files

Example of Indexed File Definition

Example of Primary Key Definition

Example of Alternate Key Definition

Example of Duplicate Key Definition

Example of Sparse Key Definition

Example of Indexed File Access Definition

Example of Creating Fixed-length Records

Example of Creating Variable Length Records

Locking Files and Records

Example of Locking a File

Examples of Manual Record Locking

Examples of Automatic Record Locking

Examples of Single Record Locking

Examples of Multiple Record Locking

MFSORT

Example Mfsort Command Line

Example Mfsort Fields Instruction

Example Mfsort Key Instruction

Example Mfsort Instruction File

Rebuild

Example of Reorganizing an Indexed File

Example of recovering a corrupt indexed file

Example of using Rebuild to convert a file

Example of validating the structure of an indexed file

Example of a Rebuild options file

Example of calling Rebuild from a COBOL program

Example Relative File Definition

Sequential Files

Example Record Sequential File Definition - Fixed-length Records

Example Record Sequential File Definition - Variable Length Records

Example Line Sequential File Definition

Example Printer Sequential File Definition

File Handling Guide

Introduction

Micro Focus File Handler

File Organizations

Fixed-length and Variable-length Records

Sequential Files

Record Sequential Files

Line Sequential Files

Printer Sequential Files

Indexed Files

File Headers

Filenames

Filename Conventions

Assigning Filenames

Static Filename Assignment

Dynamic Filename Assignment

External Filename Assignment

Library Names in Paths

Filename Mapping

Multiple Paths

Library Names

Assigning Device Names

Setting Up Pipes

Output Pipes

Input Pipes

Two-way Pipes

External File Mapper (Mfextmap)

Mapper File Structure

Mapper File Location

Activating the External File Mapper

Disabling The External File Mapper

File Status

What is File Status?

Defining a File Status Data Item

File Status Conventions

ANSI'85 File Status

ANSI'74 File Status

File Status Conversions

Extended File Status Codes

Sharing Files

Sharing mode

Record Locking

Manual and Automatic Record Locking

Manual Record Locking

Automatic Record Locking

Single and Multiple Record Locking

Single Record Locking

Multiple Record Locking

Handling Record Locks

Releasing Record Locks

File Status Codes

File Handler Configuration

Configuration File

Configurable Behavior

Large Indexed Files

File Striping (deprecated)

Headers in Striped Files (deprecated)

Options (deprecated)

MAXSTRIPEDIGITS (deprecated)

MAXSTRIPEFILES (deprecated)

MAXSTRIPESIZE (deprecated)

STRIPE-X (deprecated)

STRIPENAMETYPE (deprecated)

STRIPING (deprecated)

Examples (deprecated)

Performance

File Handler and Sort APIs

Calling the File Handler

File Control Description (FCD)

Data Structures

Record Area

Filename Area

Key Definition Block

Global Information Area

Key Definition Area

Component Definition Area

Accessing the FCD

Operation Codes

Relative Byte Addressing

Read a Record

Rewrite a Record

Delete a Record

Creating Your Own File Handler

Dynamic Redirection to a Custom File Handler

Redirection Using Configurable DYNREDIR

Specifying a List of Custom File Handlers

Specifying Configurable Custom File Handlers

Writing a Custom File Handler

Restrictions

Creating a New Index File

Sort Utilities

DFSORT and ICETOOL Emulation

DFSORT EXEC PARM Options Emulation

PARM

DFSORT Program Control Emulation

ICETOOL Emulation

SYNCSORT Emulation

SYNCSORT EXEC PARM Options Emulation

PARM

SYNCSORT Program Control Emulation

Invoking Mfsort

Instructions

FIELDS Instruction

Field Types

Defining Input and Output Files

RECORD Instruction

ORG Instruction

KEY Instruction

Creating a Statistics Report

Example Commands

Sorting Using More Than One File

Character Sort in Ascending Order

Numeric Sort in Descending Order

Omitting Records

Single File Sort Using INCLUDE and a Sub-string Comparison

Single File Sort Using Environment Variables

Transforming Records Using OUTREC

Sort Using OUTFIL for Complex Reporting

Btrieve

Xfh2btr Call Conversion Module

Calling Xfh2btr

CALLFH Compiler Directive

FILETYPE Compiler Directive

Btrieve Environment Variables

BTRPAGE Environment Variable

BTRMAXREC Environment Variable

Xfh2btr Configuration File

Page Size

Maximum Record Size

Btrieve File Open Mode

Example Xfh2btr Configuration File

Trace Option

Example Trace Option Settings

Example Trace Output

Xfh2btr Differences

Keys

Locked Record Detection

OPEN OUTPUT Operation

Record Lengths

Example of Btrieve Record Lengths

Current Record Pointer (CRP)

Sequential READ Operations After WRITE Operations

Sequential READ Operations After DELETE Operations

Sequential READ Operations After REWRITE Operations

Transaction Processing

WRITELOCK Compiler Directive

Calling Btrieve in Non-ANSI Mode

Btrieve Error Messages

Data and Key Compression

Data Compression

Key Compression

Compression of Trailing Nulls

Compression of Trailing Spaces

Compression of Leading Characters

Compression of Duplicate Keys

Example of Using Data and Key Compression

Compression Routines

Micro Focus Compression Routines

Calling a Micro Focus Compression Routine

User-supplied Compression Routines

Tracing File Operations

Configuring Tracing and Logging

Dynamic Tracing

Using the FCD to Control Tracing

Using Library Routines to Control Tracing

Trace Player

Run the Trace Player from the Command Line

Examples

File Systems

32-bit file systems

64-bit file systems

File systems and FILEMAXSIZE

Fileshare Guide

Introduction

Specifying the Communications Protocol

How Fileshare Works

Standard Operation

Fileshare Client

Specifying the Fileshare Server

As a Filename

In a Configuration File

Configuring Your Fileshare Client

Fileshare Client Configuration Options

Example Client Configuration File

Using the File Handling Redirector Module

FHREDIR Return Codes

Fileshare Server

Configuring the Fileshare Server

Specifying a Fileshare Server Name

Specifying the Communications Protocol

Fileshare Server Configuration Options

Example Server Configuration File

Starting the Fileshare Server

Stopping the Fileshare Server

Configuring CCI Communications for Fileshare

About Fileshare Communications

Specifying the Communications Protocol

Using CCITCP

About CCISMEM

Using CCISMEM

Logging Fileshare Messages: CCI Trace

Using Multiple Protocols with Test Programs

Configuring the CCI Timeout

Database Integrity

Transaction Processing

Automatic Record Lock Timeout

Transaction Processing - Fileshare Client

Transaction Processing - Fileshare Server

Recovery Logging

Basic Recovery Logging

Advanced Recovery Logging

Enabling Advanced Recovery Logging

Fileshare Exit Procedure - fsexitproc.cbl

Viewing the Log Files

Fileshare Recovery

Basic Rollforward Recovery

Advanced Rollforward Recovery

Advanced Rollback Recovery

Database Sequence Numbering

Database Sequence Numbers - Fileshare Server

Database Backup and Recovery

Automatic Database Backup and Rollforward Recovery

Hot Backups

Running a Hot Backup

Database Reference File Maintenance

Recovery Log File Records

Disk Space Warning (/p)

Flushing the Log File (/lc)

Erasing a Log File Record (/e)

Example

Filename Record

Alternative Filename (/af)

Virtual File Handler (/ap)

Data and Key Compression (/k)

Disable Logging (/o l)

Disable Database Sequence Numbering (/o s)

Disable Transaction Processing (/o t)

Erasing a Filename Record

Examples

File String Record

Erasing a File String Record

Example

Backup Folder Record

Best Practices for Backup and Recovery

Best Practices Basic Logging

Best Practices Advanced Logging

Security

Password System

Fileshare Client

Fileshare Server

Writing Your Own FHRdrLngPwd Module

Logon Validation Module

File Access Validation Module

Password File Maintenance

Advanced Operation

Filename Mapping

Data and Key Compression

Data and Key Compression - Fileshare Server

Virtual File Handler Interface

Fileshare Server

Monitoring Fileshare

Fileshare Manager

Fileshare Manager Configuration

Byte-stream I/O Calls

FS_LOCATE_FILE

FS_SPLIT_FILENAME and FS_JOIN_FILENAME

Running Fileshare as a Windows Service

Fileshare Server Configuration

Performance Considerations

Fileshare Performance on UNIX

Large File Support with Fileshare

Error Handling

Fileshare Extended Status Codes

Communications Errors

Transaction Processing Errors

Fileshare Server Messages

Messages from FS001-S to FS050-W

FS001-S The parameter "text " is not recognized as a valid parameter.

FS004-S The parameter "text " specifies a time-out value that is invalid.

FS005-S The parameter "text " is too long or invalid.

FS006-S The parameter "text " has already been specified.

FS007-S Invalid parameter combination.

FS008-S Communications Initialization Failure.

FS009-S The required communications module cannot be found.

FS011-W Communications send failure.

FS012-W Communications disconnect failure.

FS013-W Communications receive error.

FS014-W Communications data length not as expected.

FS015-W Request from unknown user - request rejected.

FS016-S The parameter "text " is invalid.

FS017-S Unable to open the file : filename.

FS018-S Log file corrupt - unrecognizable record in file.

FS019-S Log file corrupt - can't read header.

FS020-S The log file does not match the database sequence numbers - recovery aborted.

FS021-S There is no log filename specified in the database reference file.

FS022-S The log filename given cannot be found in the database reference file.

FS024-S Failed to open log file : filename.

FS025-S Write failure to the log file, Fileshare Server is closing down.

FS026-W Failed to close the log file.

FS027-S A second log file parameter has been found.

FS028-W The log file shows the last session was not shut down successfully.

FS029-S The log filename is already specified in the database reference file.

FS030-S Insufficient disk space to continue logging to log file.

FS031-I Record lock time-out failure on user : user.

FS034-S A filename or log file parameter must be specified.

FS035-S A database reference file must be specified.

FS037-I The file filename does not have a file header record. Sequence checking is switched off for this file.

FS038-S A matching sequence number not found in filename.

FS039-S Improperly closed file - filename.

FS040-S Unable to read the file header record in the file filename.

FS041-S Unable to update the sequence number in the file filename.

FS042-S Unable to open the database reference file: filename.

FS043-S The database reference file contains an invalid entry.

FS044-S Error reading the database reference file.

FS045-W Duplicate filename specified in the database reference file.

FS050-W A log file is not specified in the database reference file.

Messages from FS051-W to FS099-W

FS051-W Failure to allocate a larger buffer, the I-O request failed.

FS052-S Failure to allocate required memory. The Fileshare Server is closing down.

FS055-S The parameter "text " specifies a configuration file that does not exist.

FS056-S The parameter "text " specifies a data compression value that is not within the range 0-255.

FS057-S The parameter "text " specifies a key compression value that is not within the range 0-7.

FS058-S Failure to allocate memory for the decompression of the log file.

FS059-S Failure to allocate the memory required for processing the database reference file.

FS062-S Failure creating the password file filename.

FS063-S Failure opening the password file filename.

FS064-S Failure reading the password file filename.

FS065-S The password file is not of a recognized format.

FS066-S The specified user name already exists in the password file.

FS068-I The password file is now empty and has been deleted.

FS069-S The specified entry could not be found in the password file.

FS070-S Failure writing to the password file.

FS071-W Unable to load the module FHXSCOMP to decompress the data area.

FS072-S The parameter "text " contains a wild card which is not allowed with this parameter.

FS073-S Failure to allocate memory to process the password file.

FS074-S The Fileshare Server (NLM) failed to log on to NetWare with the login id specified.

FS075-W Unable to load the module FSSECLOG - LOGON has been denied.

FS076-W Unable to load the module FSSECOPN - OPEN has been denied.

FS077-S A Fileshare Server of the same name has already been defined - the Fileshare Server is closing down.

FS078-S No password file has been specified for the use of background mode.

FS079-S A supervisor password entry must exist for the use of background mode.

FS080-S No password file has been specified for the use of the synchronous communications mode.

FS081-S A supervisor password must be specified in the password file for the synchronous communications mode.

FS082-S The Netbios communications protocol is not responding. Ensure the requester software is loaded and functional.

FS083-S Incompatible CCIIPX.NLM version.

FS084-I Fileshare Server is starting.

FS085-I Fileshare Server is active.

FS086-I Fileshare Server is closing down.

FS087-I Fileshare Server has closed down.

FS089-I Database Reference File Maintenance Utility.

FS090-I Database Reference File installation completed successfully.

FS091-I Rollforward Recovery Utility

FS092-I Rollforward Recovery has completed.

FS094-I Password File Maintenance Utility.

FS096-I Password File installation has completed.

FS097-I Are you sure that you wish to close down the Fileshare Server ? (Y/N)

FS099-W File I/O status was not as expected. Returned status: status Expected status: status Action code: text File: filename.

Messages from FS101-I to FS149-I

FS101-I text -- parameter has been accepted.

FS103-I The log filename has been added to the database reference file.

FS104-I The log file cannot be found, creating a new recovery log file.

FS105-W The disk free space for the log file is below acceptable limits.

FS106-I filename - added to database reference file.

FS107-I filename - removed from the database reference file.

FS108-I Processing the files specified in the database reference file.

FS109-W The file filename does not exist.

FS110-I filename - OK.

FS111-W Files are still open. Continue to close down the Fileshare Server (Y/N) ?

FS114-W Waiting for the old log file to be removed.

FS118-I The database sequence number matches the sequence number in the log file, no recovery is needed.

FS122-I Communications too busy on CCI SEND - retrying.

FS123-I Communications too busy on CCI RECEIVE - retrying.

FS124-I Checking the validity of the log file, please wait.

FS125-I Recovery possible to last valid recovery log file record.

FS126-I Performing recovery, please wait.

FS127-S Invalid name mapping command.

FS128-W Fileshare Server closedown invoked by Stop Run processing.

FS129-I The Fileshare Server is still active.

FS130-I Reading database reference file, please wait.

FS131-W Invalid communications mode - parameter ignored.

FS132-I The Fileshare Server is running with the following communication protocol(s):

FS133-I Processing the password file, please wait.

FS134-I The password file cannot be found - creating a new password file.

FS135-I Fileshare Server security is active.

FS136-I Fileshare Server security is not active.

FS138-W The log file has been backed up and a new one has been created.

FS139-I A matching date and time entry has been found in the log file.

FS140-I No matching date and time entry has been found in the log file.

FS142-W The Operating System does not permit the log file to be flushed to disk.

FS143-W The Operating System does not allow free disk space information to be obtained.

FS144-W More than one communications protocol has been specified - synchronous communications mode not active.

FS145-W Fileshare Client disconnected, cannot contact user: text.

FS146-W Unexpected action code, action-code - discarded.

FS147-I A duplicate network message was received and discarded.

FS148-I CCI return-code (function func) = code.

FS149-I CCI SEND not complete, status will be checked later.

Messages from FS151-I to FS200-W

FS151-I CCI message size received = text. Indicated send message size = text

FS153-I The Fileshare Server name has been reregistered on the network.

FS154-I Please enter the FSVIEW supervisor password to enable the use of CCI Trace.

FS155-I Password accepted - CCI Trace is enabled. Do you want CCI Trace active immediately? (Y/N)

FS156-W Incorrect password - CCI Trace is disabled.

FS158-I CCI Trace activated.

FS159-I CCI Trace switched off.

FS160-I Fileshare trace activated.

FS161-I Fileshare trace switched off.

FS163-I Input useropcode [filename-1] [ filename-2].

FS170-I Input- Logon.

FS171-I Input- Logoff user.

FS172-I Input- Find File userfilename.

FS173-I Output- userstatus.

FS176-W There is no backup directory specified in the database reference file.

FS177-S The backup directory specified cannot be found in the database reference file.

FS178-I The backup directory has been added to the database reference file.

FS179-S A backup directory is already specified in the database reference file.

FS180-W The log filename specified has an extension. The name of the log file has been changed to "filename".

FS182-W Output- Access Denied

FS188-W Fileshare Server database reference file installation completed with errors.

FS189-W The backup directory does not exist.

FS190-W The backup directory specifies the name of an existing file.

FS191-W An error occurred accessing the backup directory.

FS192-S More than one log file exists in the log file directory.

FS193-S Unable to open the log file.

FS194-I The log file "filename-1" has been backed up successfully to "filename-2".

FS195-I The Fileshare Server is using the log file "filename".

FS196-W Unable to create the log file "filename".

FS197-S Unable to create the log file "filename".

FS198-W The attempt to backup the log file failed because the backup file "filename" already exists.

FS199-S The attempt to backup the log file failed because the backup file "filename" already exists.

FS200-W The attempt to backup the log file to "filename" failed.

Messages from FS201-S to FS252-S

FS201-S The attempt to backup the log file to "filename" failed.

FS202-I The Fileshare Server will continue logging to the log file "filename".

FS203-I The Fileshare Server is appending to the log file "filename".

FS204-W The Fileshare Server is unable to log to the log file "filename". Rollforward recovery logging is disabled.

FS205-W Unable to remove the old recovery log file "filename".

FS206-S There is more than one starter log file. The Recovery Utility is unable to determine which one to use.

FS207-I There is no starter log file in the log file directory.

FS208-S There is no starter log file in the backup directory.

FS209-I A starter log file has been located in the backup directory.

FS210-S There is more than one starter log file in the backup directory.

FS211-S An error occurred checking the header on the log file "filename".

FS212-I The Rollforward Recovery Utility is processing the log file "filename".

FS213-W Unable to locate the continuation log file "filename" in the log file directory.

FS214-I Searching for a backed up log file in the log file directory.

FS215-I Searching for a backed up log file in the backup directory.

FS216-I No backed up starter log file can be found in the log file directory.

FS217-I No backed up starter log file can be found in the backup directory.

FS218-I No backed up continuation log file can be found in the log file directory.

FS219-I No backed up continuation log file can be found in the backup directory.

FS220-I A backed up starter log file has been found in the log file directory.

FS221-I A backed up starter log file has been found in the backup directory.

FS222-I A backed up continuation log file has been found in the log file directory.

FS223-I A backed up continuation log file has been found in the backup directory.

FS224-S The log file directory contains more than one backed up starter log file.

FS225-S The backup directory contains more than one backed up starter log file.

FS227-W Failure to set Fileshare Server's access rights.

FS228-I CCI SEND status checked.

FS229-I Unrecognized CCI session ID - could not disconnect user.

FS230-I User : user-IDuser-name

FS231-S The parameter "nnn" is not numeric.

FS232-I Date : date.

FS233-W Unable to set the maximum amount of dynamic memory to the limit specified.

FS234-W The parameter "text " specifies a memory limit below the minimum of 6 Mbytes allowed.

FS235-W Failure to allocate memory for incomplete CCI SEND processing.

FS236-I The log file name has been removed from the database reference file.

FS237-S The next log file to use filename already exists, unable to back up current log file.

FS237-W The next log file to use filename already exists, unable to back up current log file.

FS238-I Terminating communications with this user.

FS239-I Output - user Record locked. Retry operation.

FS240-I Output - user File locked. Retry operation.

FS241-I Output - user Insufficient log file disk space. Retry operation.

FS243-S Failure backing up the file filename1 to filename2.

FS244-S Failure restoring the backed up file filename1 to filename2.

FS245-S Failure deleting the log file filename.

FS246-I Backing up database files to directory backup directory. Please wait.

FS247-I Restoring database files from directory backup directory. Please wait.

FS248-I Commencing automatic Fileshare Recovery.

FS249-I Restarting Fileshare Server.

FS250-I Deleting all unwanted log files.

FS251-S Logging must be activated for all files when specifying a backup directory.

FS252-S Failure deleting the file filename.

Messages from FS301 - FS400

FS302-S Unable to continue - A log file already exists

Using COBOL and Java Together

Java and COBOL Interoperability Options

Considerations

Setting Up the Environment for Java and COBOL

Compiling COBOL Programs that Call Java

Compiling COBOL Programs that Are Used from the CobolBean interface

Linking to the Multi-threaded Run-time System

Calling Procedural COBOL from Java

Overview - Calling Procedural COBOL from Java

Coding Your Java Program

Multi-threading Considerations

Loading a COBOL Program or Library

Using the cobcall() Methods

Examples of Calling COBOL from Java

Changing Data Members in a Java Object

Using CobolBean for Instance Data

Canceling a COBOL Program

Handling Strings from a Java Program

Pointer Class

mfjstring

CobolNational Class

Using Custom Records to Pass Group Items

Using JNI with COBOL

Example of Throwing an Exception

Calling Java from OO COBOL

Overview of Calling Java from OO COBOL

Before You Start

Declaring Java Classes

Instantiating Java Objects

Calling Java Methods

Accessing Java Variables

Handling Java Exceptions

Accessing Native Java Objects

Finalizing Java Objects

Calling OO COBOL from Java

Overview - Calling OO COBOL from Java

Before You Start

Writing a Java Class in OO COBOL

Importing the COBOL Support

The Wrapper Class

Adding and Removing Methods

Throwing Exceptions from COBOL

Using BY REFERENCE Parameters

Working with Java Programs

Java Data Types