Re: Pro*COBOL Question

From: Dave <solomons_dad.w.marks_and_whom_at_oracle.com>
Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 11:30:30 +0100
Message-ID: <kYHee.19$r04.119@news.oracle.com>

ctaliercio_at_yahoo.com wrote:
> I am working with Micro Focus Server Express 4.0 SP1, and the Oracle
> Pro*COBOL precompiler on a 9i database.
>
> The application I work with is inherited, and for some reason will only
> compile using the 1.8.77.0.0 version of Pro*COBOL. I get all sorts of
> unusual errors when using version 9.2.0.1.0.
>
> This has not been a problem, since Oracle had been supplying both
> versions of Pro*COBOL ... until we installed 10g in preparation for
> upgrading. 10g only installs with Pro*COBOL version 10.1.0.2.0.
>
> Does anyone know why Oracle stopped distributing the 1.8x version to
> support backward compatibility? Or better yet, is there a way to make
> the newer version behave like the older one?
>
> Any help is definitely appreciated.
>
> Chris
>

Pro*Cobol 1.x was finally terminated at the end of 9.2. The only way to use Pro*Cobol in 10g is to update the code to work with the new precompiler (or the other way round, if you suspect the errors are caused by precompiler bugs). Received on Fri May 06 2005 - 05:30:30 CDT