Dialog System information and restrictions
Dialog System for Visual COBOL, part of the Compatibility AddPack for Visual COBOL, comprises the Dialog System run-time components, Dialog System Painter and a subset of the development components.
Migrating a Dialog System Application to Visual COBOL
To migrate an application, you start by opening a Net Express project in Visual COBOL. This invokes the Net Express Project Import wizard that converts the project into a Visual Studio solution. When you have migrated a Dialog System application into Visual COBOL, you can update and maintain it from Visual COBOL.
Enabling Microsoft's Visual Styles in Dialog System Applications
Applications created with Dialog System might look quite dated in contemporary environments. The latest version of the Compatibility AddPack for Visual COBOL supports the Windows visual styles and the use of the system fonts which, when enabled in your Dialog System applications, give them a modern look that is native and consistent with the Windows Operating System the applications are running on.
Modernizing a Dialog System Application
When you are ready to modernize the application, you can do so gradually, using the interoperability techniques to keep the old and new code (the native and managed code) working together.
