Create the ACCTCLNT Project

Create the ACCTCLNT mainframe-enabled COBOL project for this tutorial.

To create a project to hold the sample application files:

  1. If it does not already exist, create a working directory on your machine – c:\tutorials.
  2. Start Enterprise Developer. If you need instructions, see To start Enterprise Developer.
  3. In Visual Studio, click File > New > Project.
  4. In the New Project dialog box, expand Installed > COBOL.
  5. Specify a name for your project – ACCTCLNT.
  6. In the Location field, type the name of your working directory – c:\tutorials.
  7. Ensure that Create directory for solution is unchecked.
  8. Click OK. This creates a subdirectory, ACCTCLNT, under your working directory. This is your project directory.