.NET Core

Lists the third-party software you need to install and configure before you can use the .NET Core feature of Enterprise Developer.

.NET Core SDK

You must have installed .NET Core SDK 2.1 or later before you can use Enterprise Developer to build a COBOL application for use with .NET Core. Installing Visual Studio's ".NET Core cross-platform development" component installs .NET Core SDK 2.1.

If you want to publish COBOL applications to work with a versions of .NET Core other than 2.1 you can download and install the relevant versions of the .NET Core SDK. See Microsoft: .NET Downloads for more information.

Visual Studio

You must be using Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 or later to be able to develop and publish a COBOL application for use on .NET Core.

In addition, you must have installed a version of the .NET Core SDK. You can install .NET Core SDK 2.1 by installing Visual Studio's ".NET Core cross-platform development" component. If you do not have this component installed you can install it from Visual Studio by clicking Help > Micro Focus Product Help > Install Missing Feature(s) > .NET Core development .