Prerequisites for Using Visual COBOL Build Tools for Windows

This topic lists any additional software that you need to be able to use Visual COBOL Build Tools for Windows.

Microsoft Build Tools

To perform build operations in Visual COBOL Build Tools for Windows you need to use MSBuild which is supplied as part of Microsoft Build Tools for Visual Studio.

You can download Build Tools for Visual Studio from Microsoft's Visual Studio Downloads page.

Note: MSBuild is also included with Microsoft Visual Studio but Micro Focus typically recommends using Visual COBOL Build Tools for Windows with Build Tools for Visual Studio rather than Visual Studio because of its much smaller footprint.