Learn how to use ISPF to edit, compile, run, and debug COBOL programs in MVS. Discover ISPF editor commands, LE compiler options, TSO commands, and Debug Tool functions.

For Linux and Unix users, Visual Cobol R3 now offers something called the Development Hub, which allows developers to write the Cobol code on the desktop and compile and debug the code on a remote ...

Visual Cobol R3, released Thursday, also offers a preview capability for Cobol programs running on a JVM (Java Virtual Machine), said Peter Anderton, Micro Focus’ director of product solutions.

To build IBM COBOL applications that do not contain embedded SQL, you can use the script file bldcobapi . It contains the same compile and link options as bldcob, but does not connect, prep, bind, or ...