COBOL

[Intel_C_Intel]

Know this is the wrong forum, but there isn't a more appropriate one in the categories list of 1. Does anyone out there know of a reasonable COBOL compiler to aid in migrating from VAX/VMS to WIN32 (notably, NT or W2K)? Checked Compaq site, but compilers all are for Alpha NT.

Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

John

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Compaq doesn't have COBOL compilers for Windows. Fujitsu offers a good one - I don't know what migration aids it has.

Steve

[Intel_C_Intel]

I don't know COBOL, but people I know who do speak highly of Micro Focus COBOL. It supposedly has a very high degree of compatibility.

http://www.microfocus.com/products

YMMV,
John

[Intel_C_Intel]

Oh, I forgot to mention that, on the other hand, Fujitsu offers COBOL for .NET. It may not be on your radar screen, but it's already a big part of mine - well, .NET anyway - not COBOL ;-).

-John

[Intel_C_Intel]

John and Steve

Thanks for the suggestions. We only need a minimal compiler for turning our VMS source into DLLs for linking with VB. Seems like the Fujitsu product is the most cost-effective one with that capability.

RM is too expensive for a one-shot conversion and has runtime license issues.

As I read their web site advisory, MicroFocus is withdrawing Visual Cobol from the US market, see:

http://www.microfocus.com/products/microfocus/advisory/vcob.asp

John

[Intel_C_Intel]

while i know of some jobs that exist for cobol vax vms or ingres,
i do not know of ones in florida. anyone looking for a great 'programmer/analyst'?

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