Transitioning to isCOBOL : Transitioning from MicroFocus : Compiler options
Compiler options
• When compiling source files of a Micro Focus application, the following options should always be used:
-cm -dcm
• If you were using some Microsoft Cobol extensions, then the following option should be used as well:
-cms
• Micro Focus compile flags are not supported by isCOBOL, but in most cases their effect can be obtained using one of the isCOBOL Compiler options or in another way. The following table lists the Micro Focus compile flags whose effect can be obtained also with isCOBOL:
Micro Focus flag
isCOBOL solution
ADDSYN
Use -rm= compiler option
ALIGN
Use -align= compiler option
ANIM
Use -d compiler option
APOST
Use -apost compiler option
ARITHMETIC=OSVS
Use -cva compiler option
ASSIGN
Use -cax compiler option
BOUND
Set iscobol.array_check=1 in the configuration and compile with -m1 option
CHANGE-MESSAGE
Set iscobol.compiler.messagelevel properly in the configuration
CHECKDIV
Default behavior using isCOBOL
CHECKDIV(dialect)
Set iscobol.checkdiv=1 in the configuration if dialect is one of the following: COBOL370, ENTCOBOL, MVS, OS390, OSVS or VSC2.
Set iscobol.checkdiv=0 (or don’t set iscobol.checkdiv) in the configuration if dialect is either ANSI or ISO2002.
CHECKNUM
Set iscobol.check.numeric_content=1 in the configuration
COBFSTATCONV
Set iscobol.file.status properly in the configuration
COBOL370
Use -cv compiler option
CONSTANT
Set iscobol.compiler.constant properly in the configuration
CONVERTRET
Use -d5 compiler option
COPYEXT
Use -ce= compiler option
COPYLIST
Use -lf compiler option
CURRENT-DATE
DATAMAP
Use -ld compiler option
DEFAULTBYTE
Use -dv= compiler options
DOS/VS
Use -cv compiler option
ERRLIST
Use -ef compiler option
FAULTFIND
Set iscobol.exception.dump=1 and iscobol.display_message=3 in the configuration
FLAGQ
Use -es compiler option
FOLD-COPY-NAME
Use -scnl and -scnu compiler options
FOLD-CALL-NAME
Use -ssnl and -ssnu compiler options
HIDE-MESSAGE
Set iscobol.compiler.messagelevel properly in the configuration
IBMCOMP
Use -dcmi compiler option instead of -dcm
INDD
Set iscobol.compiler.indd in the configuration
KEYCHECK
Set iscobol.file.extra_keys_ok properly in the configuration
LIST, LISTPATH, LISTWIDTH, LW
Use -lf and -lo= compiler options
MAKESYN
Use -rm compiler option
NOTRUNC
Use -dznt compiler option
NSYMBOL
If "DBCS", use -cndbcs compiler option
If "NATIONAL", no action required
ODOSLIDE
Use -cod1 compiler option
OPTIONAL-FILE
Set iscobol.file.io_creates=1 and iscobol.file.extend_creates=1 in the configuration
OVERRIDE
Use -rc compiler option
OSVS
Use -cv compiler option
OUTDD
Set iscobol.compiler.outdd in the configuration
PERFORM-TYPE
Use either -pt0 or -pt1 or -pt2 compiler options
PRINT
Use -lo compiler option
REMOVE
Use -rw= compiler option
RM
Use -dcii compiler option
SEQUENTIAL
Sequential files type is controlled by -cfl compiler option
SIGN
If "ASCII", use -dcm compiler option
If "EBCDIC", use -dci or -dcii compiler option
SOURCEFORMAT
If "FIXED", use -sa compiler option
If "FREE", use -sf compiler option
If "VARIABLE", use -sv compiler option
SPZERO
Default behaviour using isCOBOL
TRACE
Set iscobol.tracelevel properly in the configuration
TRUNC"ANSI"
Use -dzta compiler option