Pro*COBOL Precompiler Getting Started

Pro*COBOL Precompiler Programmer’s Guide is intended for anyone who wants to use Pro*COBOL to perform the following tasks:■ Embed SQL statements in a COBOL program■ Build Oracle database applications with Pro*COBOL To use this document, you need to■ Know how to use a COBOL compiler in the Windows NT and Windows 95/98 environments■ Be familiar with Windows NT and Windows 95/98 commands such as deleting and copying files■ Understand the concepts of the search path, configuration files, and directory structure■ Be able to use a text editor to make changes to an ASCII text file”

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Table of contents :
Contents……Page 3
Send Us Your Comments……Page 5
Preface……Page 7
Related Documentation……Page 8
Conventions……Page 9
Documentation Accessibility……Page 14
What’s New in Pro*COBOL?……Page 15
Oracle9i Release 1 (9.0.1) Deprecated or Desupported Features in Pro*COBOL……Page 16
1 Introducing Pro*COBOL……Page 17
Release 1.8.52……Page 18
Restrictions……Page 19
Header Files……Page 20
Known Problems, Restrictions, and Workarounds……Page 21
2 Building Pro*COBOL Applications……Page 23
Viewing the Available Options……Page 24
Configuration Files……Page 25
MERANT Micro Focus Compiler……Page 26
The COBOL and CBLLINK Commands……Page 27
Building the Demonstration Tables……Page 28
makeit.bat……Page 29
Sample Files……Page 30
Index……Page 33