isCOBOL IDE

It is easy to add and remove comments when editing in the isCOBOL IDE. You can use the buttons on the toolbar - they are, in order, Add Comment, Remove Comment and Toggle Comment To comment a block, highlight the lines you want to comment before... Read More

You can turn that off by going to Window -> Preferences -> isCOBOL -> Editor -> Content Assist. You can also specify which type of content the content assist option includes. For instance, you can choose to have the IDE only pop-up the names of... Read More

When you want to view two different consoles in the IDE to compare the outputs of two launches, you can do the following: In the Menu bar of the IDE go to "Windows > Preferences > Run/Debug > Launching" Then uncheck the option "Remove terminated... Read More

This is best illustrated with an example. To integrate JDBC2FD with your project: Open "External Tools Configurations" (From the menubar select Run > External Tools > External Tools Configurations...) Create a new Configuration with name "jdbc2fd... Read More

NOTE: These instructions are only for customers using version 2021R1 or later, when the remote server was added to the IDE. Previous versions should see KB article #311 (https://support.veryant.com/support/phpkb/question.php?ID=311) for more... Read More

NOTE: These instructions are only for customers using version 2020R2 or earlier. In 2021R1, Veryant added remote server capabilities to the IDE, making it much easier to compile to and run from a remote server from within the IDE. Please see KB... Read More

You have several options for creating applications that run on mobile devices with isCOBOL. Run your application in WebClient, which has enhanced support for mobile devices with touch screens and virtual keyboards. Using the layout managers and... Read More

Veryant's IDE gives you the ability to select a block in your source code to simplify editing in vertical mode. This helps when you need to delete a block of source (for example all the "value" clauses in the image below) or to write the same... Read More

Question: There is no isCOBOL Project option in the New menu, and I get the following error when I try to switch to the isCOBOL Perspective in the Eclipse based isCOBOL IDE: Could not create the view: Plug-in com.iscobol.plugins.editor... Read More

Question: On which version of Eclipse are the isCOBOL IDE's built? Can I use plug-ins that require older versions of Eclipse? Answer: The 2022 Version of Veryant's IDE is based on Eclipse 2021-09(4.21). This version is updated frequently... Read More