isCOBOL provides a 100% Java-based interface to the Vision file system: VisionJ.

You can read and edit existing files created by ACUCOBOL-GT as well as create new Vision files.

You can lock a file or a record against other isCOBOL runtime sessions or ACUCOBOL-GT runtime sessions.

Being 100% Java-based, the VisionJ allows you to use Vision files on a wide range of platforms, from mainframes to handheld mobile devices.

The following Vision file formats are supported:

Transactions are supported without logging.

Compressed files are supported, encrypted files are not.

The VisionJ behavior is affected by the generic configuration properties for File Handling Configuration, such as iscobol.file.prefix and iscobol.file.suffix.

There are also some specific configuration properties that affect only VisionJ: