Micro Focus Visual COBOL 7.0 for Visual Studio 2019
Welcome
Product Overview
Existing Customers: Updating from an Earlier Release
New Customers: Where do I start?
New to Visual Studio
Where do I start: Developer Tasks
New to COBOL
Want to deploy an application
Upgrading from Net Express
Upgrading from Server Express
Upgrading to Visual COBOL
Licensing Changes
Resolving conflicts between reserved keywords and data item names
Importing Existing COBOL Code into Visual COBOL
Recompile all source code
Differences between Visual COBOL and Earlier Micro Focus Products
Upgrading from Net Express to Visual COBOL
Upgrading from Server Express
Differences between Visual COBOL and Net Express
Upgrading from ACUCOBOL-GT
Upgrading from RM/COBOLĀ®
Getting Started
Visual COBOL Editions and Activating Licenses
Visual COBOL Tutorials Guide
Native COBOL Tutorials
Tutorial: Creating Your First Hello COBOL World Application
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
Tutorials: Interface Mapping Toolkit
Tutorial: Data File Editor
Tutorial: Classic Data File Tools
Tutorial: Using the Callable File Handler
.NET COBOL Tutorials
Tutorial: Developing .NET COBOL Applications
Tutorial: Creating Windows Forms in COBOL
Tutorial: Developing Web Application Projects
Tutorial: Creating and Accessing WCF COBOL Services
Tutorial: Publishing Hello COBOL World to the Cloud
Tutorials: OpenESQL .NET Code
Tutorial: OpenESQL Assistant
Tutorials: SQL Server COBOL Stored Procedures
EAP Features
Samples Browser
Demonstrations of .NET COBOL
Demonstrations of Native COBOL
Product Information
Supported Operating Systems and Third-party Software
Additional Software Requirements
Installation
Managing Licenses
Updates and Product Support
Micro Focus End User License Agreement
Additional License Authorizations for Visual COBOL & Enterprise software products
Backward Compatibility with Earlier Micro Focus Products
Backward Compatibility with Previous Versions of Visual Studio
Known Issues and Restrictions
Issues with 64-bit-only Products
.NET Core
Application Server JCA Support
Issues with Audit Manager
Calling COBOL Programs from C
COBOL Programming
Code Analysis - Known Issues and Restrictions
Compatibility
Installation
Containers
Data Access
Debugging, Problem Determination and Diagnostic Tools
Documentation Considerations
Issues with Enterprise Server
Licensing
.NET COBOL Applications - Known Issues and Restrictions
Visual Studio Integration
Contacting Micro Focus
The Micro Focus Community
Help on Help
Developing Applications in the IDE
Starting Visual COBOL
Overview of Creating Applications
COBOL Development
Editing COBOL Applications
Projects Created with Earlier Visual COBOL Releases
Working with Projects
Configuring Properties
Overview of COBOL Project Properties
Configuring Visual Studio
Transferring Visual Studio Settings
Sharing Code Style Settings with an EditorConfig File
Project 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 .NET COBOL project
Working with the Editor
COBOL Editor Features
Configuring the Editor
IntelliSense for Efficient Coding
Inserting Code Snippets
CodeLens
Applying Code Style Preferences
Line Numbers (Renumber and Unnumber)
Overriding the Members of an Inherited Class
Quick Actions for Efficient Coding
Working with Files
Working in Open Folder Mode
Building COBOL applications
Tips on building COBOL
Build Configuration
Compiling COBOL Applications
Linking native COBOL code
How To in the IDE
Code Analysis
Code Refactoring
Debugging COBOL Applications
Debugging Native COBOL Scenarios
Debugging .NET COBOL Scenarios
Debugging on Enterprise Server Scenarios
Debugging Features and Techniques in Visual Studio
How To
Reference
Running Applications (Native COBOL)
Code coverage (native COBOL)
Code Coverage and Profiling (.NET COBOL)
COBOL Applications for Microsoft Azure
COBOL Applications for .NET Core
Working with a Large Code Base
Using Enterprise Server from within the IDE
Modern Development Practices
Using Visual COBOL in Modern Application Development
Using Visual COBOL with Jenkins
Visual COBOL Build Tools for Windows
Using Visual COBOL with Containers
Introduction to Containers
Benefits of Using Containers
Container Terminology
Getting Ready to Use Visual COBOL with Containers
Key Concepts When Using Containers for COBOL Application Development
Building Images for COBOL Applications
Debugging and Running COBOL Applications in Containers
Container Demonstrations
Programming
COBOL Programming
What is COBOL?
History of COBOL
Learn COBOL
Glossary
Calling COBOL Programs
.NET COBOL Programming
Native COBOL Compared to .NET COBOL
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming for COBOL Developers
Moving Native COBOL Applications to .NET COBOL
64-bit applications in the .NET environment
Multiple user COBOL applications in .NET
Printing Performance for .NET Deployed COBOL Applications
Code Page Conflicts in .NET COBOL
Interoperability
Web Application Development with COBOL
Building Service-Oriented Applications with WCF and COBOL
Exposing COBOL as Web Services
Using COBOL and Java Together
Java and COBOL Interoperability Options
Considerations
Deploying a Java Service Interface and Using Resource Adapters
Calling Procedural COBOL from Java
Calling Java from Native OO COBOL
Calling Native OO COBOL from Java
Java Data Types
Internationalization Support
Preparing Applications for Enterprise Server
Interface Mapping Toolkit (IMTK)
Managing IMTK Projects
Defining Service Interfaces
Deploying Service Interfaces
Generating Web Services and Clients from WSDL or JSON
Clients
How to
Manage IMTK Projects
Define Service Interfaces
Deploy Service Interfaces to Enterprise Server
Generate Web Services from WSDL and JSON
Generate Clients
Reference
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 Windows API Routines
Interfacing with C Programs
Avoiding data name conflicts
Calling a COBOL Entry Point Directly
Passing Data between C and COBOL
Header-to-COPY Utility
Overview
Converting Header Files Using the H2cpy Utility
Overview - H2cpy Messages
Warning Messages
Error Messages - Command Line Errors
Error Messages - Invalid C Source
Calling COBOL Programs from C
Error Messages when Calling Non-COBOL Programs
Signal Handling
Examples of Mixed Language Programming
Using COBOL and XML together
XML Extensions
Installation and introduction
Getting started with XML Extensions
XML Extensions statements reference
COBOL considerations
XML considerations
Appendix A XML Extensions examples
Example 1 Import file and export file
Example 2 Export file and import file with XSLT stylesheets
Example 3 Export file and import file with OCCURS DEPENDING
Example 4 Export file and import file with sparse arrays
Example 5 Export and import text
Example 6 Export file and import file with directory polling
Example 7 Export file, test well-formed file, and validate file
Example 8 Export text, test well-formed text, and validate text
Example 9 Export file, transform file, and import file
Example 10 Diagnostic messages
Example 11 Import file with missing intermediate parent names
Example batch files
Appendix B: XML Extensions sample application programs
Appendix C: XML Extensions error messages
XML Syntax Extensions
Generating COBOL Structures with XML Syntax from the Command Line
XML PARSE
Glossary of terms
64-bit Native COBOL Programming
Embedded HTML
Compatibility
Compatibility with ACUCOBOL-GT
Converting ACUCOBOL-GT Applications
ACUCOBOL-GT File Handling
ACUCOBOL-GT Library Routines
ACUCOBOL-GT Windowing Syntax
Compatibility with DG Interactive COBOL
Compatibility with RM/COBOL
Converting RM/COBOL Applications
Configuring Your Application for Visual Studio
Compiler Directives for RM/COBOL Compatibility
Compiling RM/COBOL Programs Without DIALECT"RM"
RM/COBOL Data Types
RM/COBOL Conversion Issues
RM/COBOL Library Routines
RM/COBOL File Handling
RM/Panels
Restrictions and Limitations
Converting RM/Panels Applications
Conversion Example: Using Visual Studio
Writing Programs
Appendix A: Master Copy File RMPANELS.WS
Appendix B Standard Utility, and Extended Run-time Functions and Parameters
Compatibility with XML Extensions
Native OO COBOL Class Library Reference
User Interface Programming
Data Access
Database Access
Accessing Databases from COBOL
Database Access Features
Database Access Preprocessors
Developing SQL Applications
Compiling SQL Applications
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
OpenESQL Embedded SQL Cursor Behavior and Performance
Database Connections
Managing Transactions
Setting OpenESQL Background Syntax Checking Options
Programming for OpenESQL
ODBC
ADO.NET
SQL Server COBOL Stored Procedures
COBOL Program Migration Support
DB2
COBSQL
How to
OpenESQL Configuration Utility
OpenESQL Assistant
ADO.NET Connection Editor
SQL Server COBOL Stored Procedures
Reference
EXEC SQL Statement
OpenESQL
Embedded SQL Statements
Embedded ADO Statements
SQL Compiler Directive Options
DBMAN Directive Settings
SQL/COBOL Data Type Mappings
OpenESQL Date and Time Environment Variables
MF_ERRORMAP_PATH[6]
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.
COBES0121 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.
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
MDCLGEN command-line tool
MFImportConn command
User Interface Reference
DB2
DB2 Compiler Directive Options
DB2 Environment Variables
DB2 ECM Error Messages
COBDB0002 - COBDB0013
COBDB0100 - COBDB0115
COBDB0116 - COBDB0137
COBDB0501 - COBDB0503
COBDB0900 - COBDB1004
COBSQL
PREPROCESS(cobsql)
COBOL Directives
COBSQL Compiler Directive Options
COBSQL Messages
CSQL-I-001 to CSQL-E-023
CSQL-E-024 to CSQL-F-050
SQL Data Types
SQL TYPEs
Data Structures
Keywords
Data Files
Data File Tools
Data File Editor
File Conversion Utilities
Data File Structure Command Line Utility
Classic Data File Tools
Configuring Classic Data File Tools
Data File Converter
Record Layout Editor
Data File Editor
How to
Reference
Rebuild
Database Connectors for Visual COBOL
Database Connectors User's Guide
Database Connectors Overview
Getting Started
XFDs
Using XFD Directives
Invalid Data
Working with COBOL
New and Existing Databases
File Handling Configuration
Run Time System Configuration
Database Connectors for DB2
Database Connectors for Microsoft SQL Server
Database Connectors for ODBC
Database Connectors for Oracle
Performance and Troubleshooting
Questions and Answers
Database Connectors Tasks
Database Connectors Reference
Configuration Variables
4GL_2000_CUTOFF
4GL_8_DIGIT_CUTOFF
4GL_COLUMN_CASE
4GL_COMMIT_COUNT
4GL_CONVERT_DATE_ZERO
4GL_DB_MAP
4GL_EXTRA_DB_COLS_OK
4GL_FULL_DATA_TEST
4GL_IGNORED_SUFFIX_LIST
4GL_ILLEGAL_DATA
4GL_JULIAN_BASE_DATE
4GL_USEDIR_LEVEL
4GL_WHERE_CONSTRAINT
A_DB2_ALTERNATE_COMMIT_LOGIC
A_DB2_CATALOG
A_DB2_COMMIT_ON_BEGIN
A_DB2_DATASOURCE
A_DB2_ERROR_MAP_FILE
A_DB2_ISOLATION_LEVEL
A_DB2_LOCK_METHOD
A_DB2_LOGIN
A_DB2_PASSWD
A_DB2_STRICT_EQUAL
A_DB2_TABLE_TYPES
A_DB2_USE_CATALOG
A_DB2_USE_CHAR_FOR_BINARY
A_DB2_USE_SQLCOLUMNS
A_DB2_USE_SQLTABLES
A_MSSQL_ADD_IDENTITY
A_MSSQL_ADD_TIMESTAMP
A_MSSQL_APPROLE_NAME
A_MSSQL_APPROLE_PASSWD
A_MSSQL_CREATE_UNICODE_COLUMNS
A_MSSQL_CURSOR_OPTION_1,2,3
A_MSSQL_DATABASE
A_MSSQL_DEADLOCK_LOOPS
A_MSSQL_DEFAULT_CONNECTION
A_MSSQL_DEFAULT_OWNER
A_MSSQL_DO_NOT_TRANSLATE_CHAR
A_MSSQL_FAILOVER_PARTNER
A_MSSQL_FAILOVER_PARTNER_SPN
A_MSSQL_FAST_ACCESS
A_MSSQL_IGNORE_GUID_COLUMNS
A_MSSQL_LIMIT_DROPDOWN
A_MSSQL_LOCK_DB
A_MSSQL_LOGIN
A_MSSQL_MAX_BINARY_LENGTH
A_MSSQL_MAX_CHAR_LENGTH
A_MSSQL_MAX_CHARACTERS
A_MSSQL_MAX_COLUMNS
A_MSSQL_MULTI_SUBNET_FAILOVER
A_MSSQL_NATIVE_LOCK_TIMEOUT
A_MSSQL_NO_23_ON_START
A_MSSQL_NO_CACHED_READ
A_MSSQL_NO_COUNT_CHECK
A_MSSQL_NO_DBID
A_MSSQL_NO_RECORD_LOCKS
A_MSSQL_NO_TABLE_LOCKS
A_MSSQL_NT_AUTHENTICATION
A_MSSQL_ODBC_DRIVER_NAME
A_MSSQL_PACKETSIZE
A_MSSQL_PASSWD
A_MSSQL_ROWCOUNT
A_MSSQL_SELECT_KEY_ONLY
A_MSSQL_SEPARATE_LOCK_CONN
A_MSSQL_SERVER_SPN
A_MSSQL_SKIP_ALTERNATE_KEYS
A_MSSQL_STRIP_PATH_INFO
A_MSSQL_TRANSACTION_LEVEL
A_MSSQL_TRANSLATE_TO_ANSI
A_MSSQL_UNLOCK_ON_EXECUTE
A_MSSQL_UPDATE_PRIMARY_COLS
A_MSSQL_USE_DROPDOWN_QUERIES
A_ODBC_ALTERNATE_COMMIT_LOGIC
A_ODBC_CATALOG
A_ODBC_COMMIT_ON_BEGIN
A_ODBC_DATASOURCE
A_ODBC_ERROR_MAP_FILE
A_ODBC_ISOLATION_LEVEL
A_ODBC_LOCK_METHOD
A_ODBC_LOGIN
A_ODBC_NO_NULL_COLUMNS
A_ODBC_PASSWD
A_ODBC_PRINT_LOG
A_ODBC_QUOTE_IDENTIFIERS
A_ODBC_STRICT_EQUAL
A_ODBC_TABLE_TYPES
A_ODBC_UNSIGNED_TINYINT
A_ODBC_USE_CATALOG
A_ODBC_USE_CHAR_FOR_BINARY
A_ODBC_USE_SPACE_IN_DATES
A_ODBC_USE_SQLCOLUMNS
A_ODBC_USE_SQLTABLES
A_ORA_DATABASE
A_ORA_HINTS
A_ORA_KEEP_START_CURSOR
A_ORA_LIMIT_DROPDOWN
A_ORA_MAX_FILE_CURSORS
A_ORA_NLS_SORT
A_ORA_WAIT_LOCK
A_ORACLE_ERROR_FILE
COMMIT_COUNT
FILE_TRACE
FILE TRACE FLUSH
LOCKS_PER_FILE
ORA_LOGIN
ORA_PASSWD
MAX_FILES
MAX_LOCKS
USER_PATH (for Oracle)
USER_PATH (for DB2)
XFD_DIRECTORY
XFD_MAP
XFD_MAP_RESETS
XFD_PREFIX
Database Connectors Error Messages
Stored Procedures
XFD Directives
Compiler Directives Affecting XFD Creation
File Handling
File Handling Examples
Data and Key Compression Example
External Files Example
File Handler Examples
File Names Examples
File Status Examples
Indexed File Examples
Locking Files and Records
MFSORT Examples
Rebuild Examples
Relative File Definition Example
Sequential File Examples
File Handling Guide
Introduction
File Organizations
File names
File Status
Sharing Files
File Handler Configuration
File Handler and Sort APIs
Sort Utilities
Data and Key Compression
Tracing File Operations
File Systems
Fileshare Guide
Introduction
Standard Operation
Configuring CCI Communications for Fileshare
Database Integrity
Security
Advanced Operation
Error Handling
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 to FS300
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
MQSeries
Multi-threaded Programming
Performance Programming
Problem Determination and Diagnostic Tools
The Micro Focus Unit Testing Framework
Unit Testing from the Command Line
Unit Testing in the IDE
Restrictions in the Micro Focus Unit Testing Framework
Programming Tips
General Reference
C Functions for Calling COBOL
COBOL Language Reference
COBOL Language Supported and Copyrights
Notations
Part 1. Concepts
Introduction to the COBOL Language
Concepts of the COBOL Language
Character Set
Language Structure
Formats and Rules
Concept of Computer-independent Data Description
Concept of Levels
Class and Category of Data
Language Fundamentals
Optional Division, Section and Paragraph Headings
Reserved Words
External Repository
Call Prototypes
Files
Object-oriented Concepts for Native COBOL
Object-Oriented Concepts for .NET COBOL
Run Unit Communication
Data Division
Procedure Division
Reference Format
Part 2. Program Definition
Compilation Group
Identification Division
Environment Division
Data Division
General Description (Data Division)
File Section
Working-Storage Section
Thread-Local-Storage Section
Object-Storage Section
Local-Storage Section
Linkage Section
Screen Section
File and Data Description
Screen Section
Procedure Division
Procedure Division General Description
The PROCEDURE DIVISION Header
Local Data Item Declarations
Arithmetic Expressions
Conditional Expressions
Common Phrases
File I/O Concepts
Conformance for Parameters and Returning Items
Intrinsic Functions
Arguments
Function Types
Definitions of Functions
The ABS Function
The ACOS Function
The ANNUITY Function
The ASIN Function
The ATAN Function
The BIT-OF Function
The BIT-TO-CHAR Function
The BOOLEAN-OF-INTEGER Statement
The BYTE-LENGTH Function
The CHAR Function
The CHAR-NATIONAL Function
The COS Function
The CURRENT-DATE Function
The DATE-OF-INTEGER Function
The DATE-TO-YYYYMMDD Function
The DAY-OF-INTEGER Function
The DAY-TO-YYYYDDD Function
The DISPLAY-OF Function
The E Function
The EXP Function
The EXP10 Function
The FACTORIAL Function
The FRACTION-PART Function
The HEX-OF Function
The HEX-TO-CHAR Function
The INTEGER Function
The INTEGER-OF-BOOLEAN Statement
The INTEGER-OF-DATE Function
The INTEGER-OF-DAY Function
The INTEGER-PART Function
The LENGTH Function
The LENGTH-AN Function
The LOG Function
The LOG10 Function
The LOWER-CASE Function
The MAX Function
The MEAN Function
The MEDIAN Function
The MIDRANGE Function
The MIN Function
The MOD Function
The NATIONAL-OF Function
The NUMVAL Function
The NUMVAL-C Function
The NUMVAL-F Function
The ORD Function
The ORD-MAX Function
The ORD-MIN Function
The PI Function
The PRESENT-VALUE Function
The RANDOM Function
The RANGE Function
The REM Function
The REVERSE Function
The SIGN Function
The SIN Function
The SQRT Function
The STANDARD-DEVIATION Function
The SUM Function
The TAN Function
The TEST-DATE-YYYYMMDD Function
The TEST-DAY-YYYYDDD Function
The TEST-NUMVAL Function
The TEST-NUMVAL-C Function
The TEST-NUMVAL-F Function
The TRIM Function
The ULENGTH Function
The UPOS Function
The USUBSTR Function
The USUPPLEMENTARY Function
The UUID4 Function[9]
The UVALID Function
The UWIDTH Function
The UPPER-CASE Function
The VARIANCE Function
The WHEN-COMPILED Function
The YEAR-TO-YYYY Function
Statements
The ACCEPT Statement
The ADD Statement
The ALLOCATE Statement
The ALTER Statement
The ATTACH Statement
CALL Statement (COBOL)
The CANCEL Statement
The CHAIN Statement
The CLOSE Statement
The COMMIT Statement
The COMPUTE Statement
The CONTINUE Statement
The CREATE Collection Statement
The DECLARE Statement
The DELETE Statement
The DELETE FILE Statement
The DETACH Statement
The DISPLAY Statement
The DIVIDE Statement
The ENTER Statement
The ENTRY Statement
The EVALUATE Statement
The EXAMINE Statement
The EXEC(UTE) Statement
The EXHIBIT Statement
The EXIT Statement
The FREE Statement
The GOBACK Statement
The GO TO Statement
The IF Statement
The INITIALIZE Statement
The INSPECT Statement
The INVOKE Statement
The JSON GENERATE Statement
The JSON PARSE Statement
The MERGE Statement
The MOVE Statement
The MULTIPLY Statement
The NEXT SENTENCE Statement
The NOTE Statement
The ON Statement
The OPEN Statement
The PERFORM Statement
The RAISE Statement
The READ Statement
The RELEASE Statement
The RESET Collection Statement
The RETURN Statement
The REWRITE Statement
The ROLLBACK Statement
The SEARCH Statement
The SERVICE Statement
The SET Statement
The SORT Statement
The START Statement
The STOP Statement
The STRING Statement
The SUBTRACT Statement
The SYNC Statement
The TRANSFORM Statement
The TRY Statement
The UNLOCK Statement
The UNSTRING Statement
The USE Statement
The WAIT Statement
The WRITE Statement
The XML GENERATE Statement
The XML PARSE Statement
Compiler-directing Statements
Examples
Part 3. Additional Topics
XML Syntax Extensions
Report Writer
Report Section
Report Structure
Report Subdivisions
Language Concepts
Environment Division
Data Division
Procedure Division (Report Writer)
Debug Module
Segmentation
Double-Byte Character Set Support
Micro Focus Extensions for Double-Byte Character Support
Micro Focus OO Extensions for Native COBOL
Summary of Obsolete Language Elements
Additional Dialect Support
ACUCOBOL-GT Syntax Extensions
Data General Interactive COBOL V1.3 Syntax Support
DOS/VS COBOL Support
Microsoft COBOL V1.0 and V2.0 Syntax Support
RM/COBOL Syntax Support
Siemens BS2000 COBOL Syntax Support
Concepts
Identification Division
Environment Division
Data Division
Procedure Division (Siemens B2000)
Compiler Directing Statements
VS COBOL II Compatibility
Part 4: Appendices
.NET COBOL
.NET COBOL Reference
Program Structure
Structural Syntax Elements - Alphabetic List
Common Syntax Elements
Statements - Alphabetic List
Concepts - .NET COBOL
Comparison of COBOL with Other .NET Languages
Type Compatibility of .NET and JVM COBOL with Other Languages
MicroFocus.COBOL.RuntimeServices
Code set translation
Command line reference
Setting Directives Outside the IDE
Compiling from the Command Line
Linking from the Command Line
Converting Header Files Using the H2cpy Utility
Service Interfaces
Running an Application from the Command Line
Enhanced ACCEPT/DISPLAY Syntax
Overview
Accepting Elementary Data Items from Single Fields
Displaying Elementary Data Items in Single Fields
Accepting and Displaying Group Items
Accepting and Displaying Screen Section Items
Accepting and Displaying Data on Large Screens
Keyboard Handling Via Adis
Configuring Enhanced ACCEPT and DISPLAY
Keyboard Configuration Utility (Keybcf)
Profiler
Test Coverage (Native COBOL)
Overview - Test Coverage
How To...
Restrictions when Using Test Coverage
Troubleshooting Test Coverage
Test Coverage Error Messages
Compiler Directives