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" 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