Veryant is pleased to announce to selected users the latest release of isCOBOL™ Evolve, isCOBOL Evolve 2017 R2.

isCOBOL Evolve provides a complete environment for the development, deployment, maintenance, and modernization of COBOL applications.

The isCOBOL IDE now supports the use of an external compiler instead of the one shipped with the IDE, allowing developers to use the latest IDE while building projects with older compiler versions, or to use an older IDE to compile projects using later versions of the compiler.

The “Reload all Linked Copies” feature allows one-click refresh of all linked copy file in the Screen Section, Working Storage and Linkage Section editors in the IDE.

The Database Bridge has been rewritten in Java, and is now integrated in the compiler and available on all supported platforms.

MDI (Multiple Document Interface) windows are now supported to enhance COBOL applications GUIs.

isCOBOL EIS has been enhanced for better REST web service creation, allowing automatic detection of data formats, and WebDirect 2.0 now supports true web-style paginated grids.

Details on these enhancements and updates are included below.