COBOL resource projects can be used to effectively manage COBOL resources.
For example, a referenced Library-file from multiple COBOL projects can be registered to a COBOL resource project, and also can be referenced from multiple projects.
COBOL resource projects cannot be built.
COBOL resources that can be managed in a COBOL resource project are as follows.
File type | File extent (recommendation) |
|---|---|
COBOL library file | *.CBL/*.COB/*.COBOL |
Screen form descriptor file | *.SMD/*.PMD (*1) |
Repository file | *.REP |
Library file | *.LIB |
Object file | *.OBJ |
*1:
If the file is a form descriptor used for UTF-32, the file extension will be .SMU or .PMU. The form descriptor used for UTF-32 is created by the form descriptor used for the CNVMED2UTF32 command. The form descriptor used for UTF-32 (.SMD/.PMD) cannot be directly updated by using FORM and PowerFORM. When you want to update the selected form descriptor file from NetCOBOL Studio, create the form descriptor used for UTF-32 by the form descriptor used for the CNVMED2UTF32 command before building it.
Register the screen form descriptor before conversion (.SMD/.PMD) and the screen form descriptor after conversion (.SMU/.PMU) into a COBOL resource project.
For details about the form descriptor used for CNVMED2UTF32 command, refer to the "NetCOBOL User's Guide".
