In most instances, the answer is "no code changes are needed" to compile an existing application with PERCobol. LegacyJ's goal is to enable the customer to compile an existing ...

PERCobol programs use the Java settings. The Java switches "-Xms256m" and "-Xmx256m" generally set an initial(s) and maximum(x) of 256MB. 'java -X' will list the non-standard options.  ...

Absolutely, PERCobol supports many methods of adding user interfaces to COBOL programs. Perhaps the easiest for most COBOL programs is the use the Graphical COBOL SCREEN SECTION ; this is the ...

Yes, PERCobol support calling from most program types on most popular platforms? PERCobol applications can CALL C, C++, other COBOL, Java, Visual Basic and other program types. A high level description ...

PERCobol datatypes for memory and disk are different from that of Micro Focus by default. The PERCobol '-Dcm' switch enables access to Micro Focus style data; assigning files to "mf:filename" ...

Either method is appropriate -dt # is easier for the IDE to set, -Dcm is a flag compatible with AcuCobol's usage.) -Dcm (Data compatible Micro Focus) is generally what I ...

The ASSIGN TO "mf:filename" is present because the file format used is decided at runtime, and a single program may use multiple file formats. (For example, a single program may ...

Yes, PERCobol runtimes allow access to traditional COBOL files such as Indexed, Sequential and Relative and can in many instances access other vendors data sources without conversion.  ...

You can connect and CALL remote programs running on OS/400 with PERCobol. Details are described in the Programmer's Guide and a brief summary

Some general advice when migrating applications from AcuCobol to LegacyJ PERCobol. When compiling code originally written for AcuCobol, be sure to create any project using the Acu compatibility template; it ...

Yes, PERCobol can read Acu files. There are two things required, one of which is compiling with '-Dca' (This is so the datatypes will match up.) The other is ...

I am having problems with multiple conditional IFs (I have a few that have 10+ ORs on them). Answer: PERCobol supports a very large number of ...

I am getting error messages which I do not understand: Cannot PERFORM paragraph/section through section/paragraph Answer: The message indicates that the first name in the ...

I could not resolve an error that is claiming that the wrong file has generated in error. I think the issue is in my original source; it has a SELECT ...

Foreign Language Characters French windows accentuated characters (8 bits) are not handled correctly in source strings. What should I do to have PERCobol process different character sets?  ...

I am having trouble with program execution when I use the same name for multiple program units. Why does this occur? Answer: The PROGRAM-ID name ...

Question: "We would like more information about implementing CALLS between the PERCobol compiled programs and our own hand crafted Java. The issue concerns how we should code the inclusion of ...

PERCobol produces .class files which are the Java equivalent of .obj or .exe files. These class files get bundled by the deploy wizard into a .jar (java archive) file, along with ...

1. The DLL name to call is 'image3k.dll'; the available functions are listed in the Eloquence manual, but they correspond directly to the MPE intrinsics. (This may be a ...