For Acucobol 85
For Fujitsu COBOL
For mbp Visual COBOL
For Micro Focus COBOL
For CA-Realia COBOL
For Liant RM/COBOL
For IBM Visual Age
COBOL
For Acucobol 85
For Fujitsu COBOL
For mbp Visual COBOL
For Micro Focus COBOL
For CA-Realia COBOL
For Liant RM/COBOL
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Shareware COBOL Compiler(Please Note: The COBOL 650 compiler wasn't written by Flexus. We placed it on our web site and ftp site only as a service to the readers of the comp.lang.cobol newsgroup. A number of people were placing the large uuencoded files on the newsgroup containing the cob650 shareware compiler. Many newsgroup participants were annoyed at this, especially those who are in countries where they must pay a per minute connect time fee. The large uuencoded files were costing them money, so as a service to the COBOL community, we agreed to host the shareware compiler on our site. Nobody seems to know what happened to the author. He reportedly died several years ago. Nobody knows where the source code is and therefore it would be difficult for anyone to support the product. If you have specific questions regarding the use of the compiler, the best place to obtain assistance is the comp.lang.cobol newsgroup. |
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Teach Yourself COBOL in 24 Hours
A much better place to obtain a low cost compiler would be to purchase
Thane Hubbell's book, Teach Yourself COBOL in 24 Hours. It's a great
book and priced very reasonably, but even better, it includes a CD which
contains the Fujitsu COBOL compiler and COBOL sp2 for Fujitsu COBOL.
The book can be purchased online at http://www.amazon.com
or you can buy it at your local book store. The ISBN number of Thane's
book is 0-672-31453-3. |
| OK, you college students taking COBOL asked for it and here it is.
We're providing an ftp site for the COBOL650 shareware compiler because
people used to place the encoded binaries on the comp.lang.cobol newsgroup.
The newsgroup is for discussion, not for file transfer. Tell your friends
to get the COBOL650 compiler here. By the way, this compiler is NOT supported
by us, so don't send e-mail or call us for technical support. You'll have
to post messages to the newsgroup for that and hope for the best. We're
providing the compiler here as a public service. Please keep in mind that
this is shareware and you probably shouldn't expect a lot. If you're looking
for a real COBOL compiler, I suggest that you follow the link for items
of interest to COBOL programmers. We provide a link to all of the compiler
companies home pages.
COBOL650 Shareware Compiler (185,046) Yet Another Version of the COBOL650 Shareware Compiler (160,108) (Note: This one includes the dpath.com file needed for linking) Setting up the Shareware CompilerJack Yazel was kind enough to allow the following information to be displayed here on how to setup the Shareware Compiler. Here are the steps to take in order to setup and get the compiler working:1. Although I (Jack Yazel) normally keep the source files separate, for this compiler you should combine all the files together in one subdirectory during compiling (to prevent problems with searching cross-directory). 2. To prevent the compiler from looking at the A: drive, use the DOS command: subst a: g:\xx (change g:\xx to where all the files are). You don't need this if you have a diskette in the A: drive containing all files with the suffix .OVR. 3. Do not use the dpath.com file (no instructions for it) unless you are successful in figuring it out. 4. To compile, enter: cobol
5. To link the program, use the following command: link progname,,,cobol650,, (change "progname" to the name of your source file without the suffix of .COB). If you do not have a LINK program with your DOS, other compilers (such as MASM) have one or you can get a substitute from various FTP locations. Other versions of LINK can be found in older versions of MS-DOS releases. Compiler Oddities:
COBOL Coding Forms in Microsoft Excel 95 FormatMichael E. Shultz has generously agreed to allow us to provide a downloadable Microsoft Excel 95 format file which contains several valuable COBOL coding forms. If you find them to be useful, just send Michael a quick thank you via e-mail for his contribution to the COBOL programming community. You can send e-mail to him at mshultz@valkyrie.netCOBOL Coding Forms
(143,360 March 3, 1999)
Introduction to COBOL Numeric Data TypesMichael Mattias has created a text and graphics based introduction to COBOL numeric data types. It was designed for intermediate to advanced programmers not familiar with the COBOL language or COBOL numeric data storage. A Windows Write or compatible word processor is recommended, but an ASCII text file format is also included). The PKZIP format file includes an executable program file as well as PB 3.2 source code. This file is Copyrighted but free for personal use. A compiler is NOT required to use this product.COBDATA.ZIP (56,423;
March 10, 1999)
COBOL FD AnalyzerCOBOL FD Analyzer This is Tal Systems' COBFD COBOL FD Analyzer v 1.50 (Aug '99). This freeware tool runs in PC/MS-DOS and parses COBOL source or copylibs. It reports the size and offset within each '01' level for all datanames (group and elementary). COBFD supports any level OCCURS/REDEFINES and most specialty compiler directives. Included are the executable, documentation and a demo file. Interactive and command-line modes allow operation with prompts or in MS-DOS batch files. Version 1.50 adds runtime choice of word or byte storage for COMP (binary) items.COBFD.ZIP (111,957; August 8, 1999) |
