This section explains the flow of COBOL program development on a local personal computer.
NetCOBOL Studio manages each COBOL program under development as a "project." The resources (e.g., source files, libraries) required for COBOL program development are managed in blocks in units of projects. A single target (executable program or dynamic link library) is managed with each project. Using a wizard, projects can be defined easily and efficiently. Precompiler settings (e.g. command, parameter) can be specified for COBOL programs including input sources for the precompiler.
NetCOBOL Studio provides a wizard for creating source program templates. Various Assist functions of the COBOL editor can be used to edit COBOL source programs.
Compiling and linking are performed according to the information defined in the project (e.g., compile options, link options).
The interactive debugger provides various functions, such as setting program breakpoints and referencing and setting data item values. These functions enable the programmer to efficiently debug the COBOL program.
The program can be executed after the runtime environment information required for COBOL program execution is set.
