Contents

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

Intended Audience

Documentation Accessibility

Related Documents

Conventions

What's New in Pro*COBOL?

Oracle Database Release 9.2 New Features in Pro*COBOL

Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2) New Features in Pro*COBOL

Oracle9i Release 1 (9.0.1) New Features in Pro*COBOL

Oracle9i Release 1 (9.0.1) Deprecated or Desupported Features in Pro*COBOL

1 Introducing Pro*COBOL

What is Pro*COBOL?

Supported Compilers

Features

Restrictions

Directory Structure

Header Files

Library File

Known Problems, Restrictions, and Workarounds

2 Building Pro*COBOL Applications

Precompiling Pro*COBOL Applications

The Pro*COBOL Commands

Precompiler Options

Viewing the Available Options

Configuration Files

Embedding PL/SQL

Compiling and Linking Pro*COBOL Applications

MERANT Micro Focus Compiler

How to Use the IDE

How to Use the Animator

The COBOL and CBLLINK Commands

The COBSQL Command

Sample Programs

Building the Demonstration Tables

Building the Sample Programs

makeit.bat

Sample Files

3 Pro*COBOL for Windows

Introduction to Pro*COBOL for Windows

Supported Compilers

Features

Restrictions

Directory Structure

Header Files

Library File

Known Problems, Restrictions, and Workarounds

Building Pro*COBOL Applications

Precompiling Pro*COBOL Applications

The Pro*COBOL Commands

Precompiler Options

Embedding PL/SQL

Compiling and Linking Pro*COBOL Applications

MERANT Micro Focus Compiler

Sample Programs

Building the Demonstration Tables

Building the Sample Programs

Sample Files

Index