Fujitsu PowerCOBOL (referred to as PowerCOBOL throughout this manual) is a graphical application development environment designed for COBOL programmers creating applications with Windows® graphical user interfaces (GUI). This manual:
Introduces PowerCOBOL
Explains the functions of the product
Describes how to use it
This manual is intended for programmers using PowerCOBOL to develop Windows applications. We recommend that programmers also refer to the "PowerCOBOL Reference" and the "NetCOBOL Users Guide for Windows" for further information.
The table below shows how this manual is organized.
Chapter /Appendix | Description |
|---|---|
Chapter 1. Introduction | Introduces PowerCOBOL and outlines the major functions of the product. |
Chapter 2. The Development Environment | Describes the development environment, including the menus and options in the user interface. |
Chapter 3. Developing Your First PowerCOBOL Application | Steps through the creation of a simple PowerCOBOL application. |
Chapter 4. Creating and Editing an Application Window | Describes how to create and edit an application window (form) including how to set styles, create graphical user interface items, menu bars, etc. |
Chapter 5. Writing Event Procedures | Describes how to write event procedures, including inserting properties and methods. |
Chapter 6. Creating Executable Programs | Describes how to create and edit a project, compile, link and build a program. |
Chapter 7. Debugging The Program | Describes how to use the debugger, set breakpoints, and perform other debugging functions. |
Chapter 8. Developing Your First ODBC Application | Steps through the development of simple and complex ODBC applications using PowerCOBOL. |
Chapter 9. PowerCOBOL Programming Techniques | Describes PowerCOBOL programming techniques, including how to create and call Dynamic Link Libraries, and how to configure PowerCOBOL applications. |
Chapter 10. Using PowerCOBOL Methods and Properties | Describes how to use some of the methods and properties supplied with PowerCOBOL. |
Chapter 11. Creating and Using Custom Controls | Discusses creating and using custom OLE and ActiveX controls in PowerCOBOL applications. |
The following table lists the meaning of symbols appearing in this manual.
. (period) | Any period shown must be written in the same position. |
setup | Characters you enter appear in bold. |
The sheet acts as an application creation form. | Italics are occasionally used for emphasis. |
PROCEDURE DIVISION | This font is used for examples of program code. |
CHECK WITH PASCAL LINKAGE ALL PARAGRAPH-ID COBOL ALL | Commands, statements, clauses and options you enter or select appear in uppercase. Programs section names, and some proper names also appear in uppercase. Defaults are underlined. |
{ABC|DEF} | Indicates that one of the enclosed items delimited by | is to be selected. |
[def] | Indicates that the enclosed item may be omitted. |
Edit, Literal | Names of pull down menus and options appear with the initial letter capitalized. |
... | Ellipses indicate that the item immediately preceding can be specified repeatedly. |
ENTER | Small capitol letters are used for the names of keys and key sequences such as ENTER and CTRL+R. A plus sign (+) indicates a combination of keys. |
Special characters such as +, -, >, <, =, >=, <=, -> | Special characters are key words. They are not underlined, but must not be omitted. |
PowerCOBOL Reference
NetCOBOL Getting Started
NetCOBOL User's Guide
NetCOBOL Language Reference
Information on related topics, such as the DDE and OLE functions of Microsoft Windows operating system would be helpful.
Abbreviations of the product names used in this manual are listed below.
Product Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 R2 Datacenter Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 R2 Standard Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 R2 Essentials Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 R2 Foundation | Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Datacenter Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Standard Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Essentials Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Foundation | Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Foundation Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Standard Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Enterprise Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Datacenter | Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Windows(R) 8.1 Windows(R) 8.1 Pro Windows(R) 8.1 Enterprise | Windows 8.1 |
Windows(R) 8 Windows(R) 8 Pro Windows(R) 8 Enterprise | Windows 8 |
Windows(R) 7 Home Premium Windows(R) 7 Professional Windows(R) 7 Enterprise Windows(R) 7 Ultimate | Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows products listed in the table above are referred to in this manual as "Windows".
Microsoft, Windows and ActiveX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Fujitsu, NetCOBOL and Fujitsu PowerCOBOL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries or in both.
Other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of each company. Trademark indications are omitted for some system and product names described in this manual.
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August 2015
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