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Assigned to support some ancient codebase or legacy system that should have been retired years ago? Maybe it was an old internal tool written in VB6, a critical system still running on COBOL, or a website that hadn’t been touched since the Netscape (eek!) days? Let's compare war stories, because …
Howdy All - I am just wondering if anyone has successfully converted a *massive* (subjectivity implied) COBOL application to another language. If so, into which language was your system converted and when was this done? What were the potholes you, no doubt, hit? Was the conversion far more expensive than …
I was wondering how you go about using the Start statement in COBOL to position a file to find records in an input file that are duplicates/copies. Im not sure if I am getting the syntax right. I'm trying to find all the duplicate records in an input file. I've …
I have a little problem with the SetParent API. On my local system, it works fine. But when I put the program on a virtual machine, the handle does not work properly. Here's what I've got in my code: var si = new ProcessStartInfo(filetoexec, args); si.UseShellExecute = true; si.WindowStyle = …
Ok, I am really hoping there is someone who has some experience with old Cobol forms(exe's) and loading them into an MDI Parent as an MDI child. At the moment, I am calling the exe file as a process, but from what I see at the moment, there is no …
**HERE IS PART OF MY CODE THAT REALLY MATTERS! AND BELOW IS THE PRINT OUT I GET WITH THE Program ** B200-LOGC.** INITIALIZE WS-MISC, P1-DTL1-LINE.** MOVE EMPL-FRST-NAME TO WS-FRST-NAME. MOVE EMPL-LAST-NAME TO WS-LAST-NAME. MOVE WS-NAME TO P1-EMP-NAME MOVE EMPL-GROS-SLRY TO P1-EMP-SLRY. IF EMPL-GNDR = "M" MOVE "MALE" TO P1-EMP-GNDR ADD …
Would anybody know of a way to take a text file and break it up on specific lines? For example, let's say I have a text file such as "This is my text file". I want to split it up like "This is" "my text" "file". Therefore I want to …
According to research covering more than 100 universities across the globe from earlier this year, 58% of the academic leaders questioned believed COBOL programming should be on the curriculum. Yet only 27% could confirm that was the case, and only 18% had COBOL as a core part of the course …
I am trying to finish a program in COBOL (this is only my second program in this language) but I can not understand what I need to do in the last step. The instructions are:1. For the IDENTIFICATION DIVISION include the PROGRAM-ID, AUTHOR, INSTALLATION, DATE-WRITTEN, and DATE-COMPILED. 2. Modify the …
I am able to read an external file but how do i retreive the data from the txt file per line? ex. text file has the following in it: dog cat rat how do i just display dog and then cat and then rat one by one? thanks.
Does anyone know COBOL and how to retrieve data from a txt file? I have a list of words (1 word per line) and i want to retrieve them one by one randomly using cobol. thanks.
Is it possibile to display moving words in cobol?similar to tertris?thanks
Hi, I need some help how to loop in ms cobol 2.20,inorder i can input 5 times. after displaying the customer name and address.i am going now to input the itm-no. but i find difficulties on it. here is the scenario. If i will input the itmno if it is …
Hi, Can you help me please.I want to learn cobol language i have already editor the old version of microsoft "cobol compiler version 2.20"...first thing i want to know on how can i print the "Welcome in Cobol".can you help me please in step by step...saving the code,compile and run …
Hello, I was wondering if there was anyone that has knowledge on COBOL? if so, would you be willing to email with help?
I am designing a project geared towards business and is built in C language. The design of the various interface screens are currently in XML/CSS. The target platform is a PC running linux or windows. To compile the software, I first run a source-to-source compiler which converts the XML/CSS into …
Hi, Hello, I apologize if i got the wrong thread to post...can you help me please,where is the forum for learning a cobol language?because i want to learn this language i'm still beginner on this and i have not yet tried to code...Thank you in advance and I'm Hoping for …
I'm a first timer with RPG-IV and am trying to write a D-spec. I don't know what the source type should be... tried PF, DSPF, D, DS.... I try to compile the file and it gives me an error involving DDS. Any advice would be great... if I knew what …
Does anyone know COBOL? I need help with a program I am doing.
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Hi all, I want to compile the cobol program with a click of a button in toolbar provided if its compiler location and command to compile is specified. e.g [CODE] c:\cob>cobol hello.cob 'command line equivalent [/CODE] VB equivalent: [CODE] Dim command As String command = "cd " & app_path 'app_path="c:\cob" …
Hi everyone I am a newbbie to writing on fourms and could use a little advice. I currently have a degree in CIS and Business Adm. but I am having a hard time deciding what kind of job I am qualified for. I have learned to program in COBOL,VB, Dreamweaver,Access, …
I have to learn cobol but my acc in openVMS have no yet opened Does anyone know any windows software (like visual studio) which can write and compile and run cobol program? I know what to write some easy program now. Thanks in advance
hello. good day to all. i would just like to ask on how i can use a dosbox v.70 and notepad ++ as compiler for a cobol program.? i've already downloaded and installed these programs but doesn't know how to utilize it. thanks.
I am currently the assistant Manager of the M.I.S. department of a casino. I will get my AAS Computer Information System - Programming in May. I am still wt behind the ears as far as my programming skills, but will share all knowledge that I have. I currently program in …
Hi everyone. I am new to this web site. Found it while doing some research. My need is as follows: I am modifying a healthcare Practice Management System for a company in Jacksonville, Fl. and the client wants to be able to create basic BAR and PIE charts. There is …
Hi Everyone on DaniWeb I am a babyboomer and enjoyed many roles in IT. Programmed in Fortran, Cobol, SAS, C. Then [B].com[/B] arrived and picked up HTML - and had to get online (and quit workin' for "the man"). I love working from home and finding everything online I need …
Hi everyone Just joined as I am having probs with SQL PLUS at work and no-one here knows much about it. Hope there are people here who can help. I have just started on a team writing PL/SQL code but have no prior experience. Have coded in COBOL and Natural …
Hi, I may not be the most ancient here - at 69 - but there probably aren't too many that are older, I guess. I was an IT Manager/Analyst/programmer/support engineer (it was a small company!) for some years before I retired in 2004, working with a unix (Aix) system and …
I'm attempting to code the method below. The code accesses a program call bean to a COBOL program on the iseries. From what I can see, the COBOL program is accessed correctly yet nothing is returned to the method below (I have verified this by stepping thru debug). All of …
hi, can anyone help me with my codes. I can't find the right solution for getting the average of the sum. For example, my first number is 1 and the second is 10. It will get the sum of either all the even nos there or the odd nos there. …
Hi guys, I'm about to make a choice for my career and I want to know your opinion about it. I just graduated CS in Romania and I now have 2 distinct employment possibilities: 1. Junior Java Developer- one of the clasic paths for the fresh CS graduates 2. Junior …
hi, i am just newbie. first i want to say that i cannot write english with good, so i am sorry for my bad english. i live on Jakarta, i am still learning in college, now in this semester i start to learn cobol, but i like to learn C, …
Hello Everyone: I've been in the computer arena for 32 years now and came up thru the ranks as operator , programmer (Cobol), Mainframe (not DB2) DBA, Informix DBA, Oracle DBA (novice). However no experience yet in the newer technologies / languages. Still love programming etc, and don't consider myself …
I was trained in BASIC and COBOL. I have been learning C# for some time now and I realise I need to apply what I have learned if I am going to get any good at it. So if anyone has some small project that I can work on, to …
Hello Fellow Developers - I have joined this group as a new developer in Java, who is already fairly proficient in SQL and Cobol, but with some limited experience in C++. I also have a history in SAP, Powerbuilder, CICS, IMSDB/DC, as well as javascript and vbscript. I am looking …
I am trying to learn Python by converting my C++ homework to Python. Below I am converting a Cobol file of employees to a comma delimited file. from: 00001JAMES ADAMSON 010104000014550324201021500067500040010011593 to: ID#,Last,First,Territory#,Office#,Salary,SSN,Department#,JobClass 00001,ADAMSON,JAMES,01,01,40000.00,145503242,01,02 I want to use EOF as my while loop control but I am getting a syntax …
Hello All, At the age of 64, I have been retired almost 7 years. I worked in the IT sector for almost 30 years. For most of those years I was in commercial software development for IBM mainframe computers using COBOL. The last 9 years of my work life, I …
I'm trying to decipher a set of program files I was given to work with. I don't have the original source (as far as I know) or a copy of the executable, merely a set of files I was requested to deal with. The files came in two directories, 'data' …
I'm a new java programmer who cherishes the AS400 and cobol. It's old history where I work, so this 57 year old is trying to learn and utilize the newer technology. We are developing a new inhouse web application and everyone here is in the same canoe. I look forward …
Howdy, folks. Yeah, I'm new here - but the back-side of my ears dried out a long time ago! I work for the local Board of Elections as a programmer/analyst full-time, (with a little contract work on the side), using RPG, COBOL and VB. Don't know a whole heckuva lot …
Hello fellow Daniweb users/mods/admins! I'm a COBOL/mainframe programmer who's bored with the console-based screens i see everyday and so i stumbled upon this site as most forum sites are blocked by WebSense in our company... :cheesy: I'm a Linux enthusiast although I'm not that of an expert, I'm just thrilled …
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where can i find the COBOL information? i really need help coz i have to do some report on it... and i have no idea about it..... please help!!
Hi, I need to learn RPG/400 and am looking for good books and/or resources to learn the very basics and introduction to the language. Can anyone offer any advice? Thanks! Heidi
I believe this is a form of COBOL used in a Realia complied program. I need to know how this section of code works. 01 TEST-LOCK-TABLE. 05 FILLER PIC X(12) VALUE '03 00000 EA '. 05 FILLER PIC X(50) VALUE '08-0001 LOCK/TLOCK,STMPD,H25,LH,W-RIVET'. 05 FILLER PIC X(50) VALUE '08-0002 LOCK/TLOCK,STMPD,H87,RH,W-RIVET'. 05 …
I have some old dll file that were created using Realia Cobol compiler ver 3.10. How can I read these files to extract the values for my new program?
My buddy of mine told me he knows this old guy who used to program anywho he told me it was a very old programming language. He said it started with a D Cobol is a old one right? Anywho can you name some old programming languages?
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