Developing COBOL Applications for AIX - Overview

Overview of what functionality is available for developing COBOL applications.

Rational® Developer for Power Systems Software extends the rich base of Eclipse functionality especially the Remote Systems Explorer (RSE) functionality and will work seamlessly with other Eclipse-based tools. For example it will work well with Rational Team Concert for change management.

The COBOL editing support provides the developer with many features that will allow the developer to navigate COBOL code and edit the code quickly, efficiently, and correctly. Features include:

COBOL source can be stored in AIX COBOL projects. These projects allow the option of working disconnected from the AIX® server and then synchronizing your source when reconnecting. They also allow team sharing with any source control provider that works with Eclipse. The source within the project can be built and any error feedback is integrated with the standard Eclipse mechanisms to quickly bring the developer to the offending line of source.

Integrated data tools from Eclipse can be used to administer SQL database and try out queries.

The Remote Systems Explorer gives visibility into the files system and processes on AIX. Shells can be launched in integrated windows to interact with the AIX server.

Rational Developer for Power Systems Software also integrates the IBM® Debugger for AIX for debugging applications written in C, C++ and COBOL. It works on a Windows-based client that is connected remotely to a debugger engine running on AIX. The debugger displays application source files and the elements in those source files. You can single-step, step through, step over, or stop execution at a specified line or condition. While controlling execution, you can monitor variables, registers, memory, call stacks, and other elements.

The COBOL for AIX compiler allows you to use your existing COBOL code to upgrade your applications with the newest technologies. The goal of COBOL for AIX is to enable developers to leverage over 3 decades' worth of applications in new endeavors. It delivers needed COBOL function to continue integration of COBOL and Web-oriented business processes. For documentation on COBOL for AIX compiler, please refer to the following:


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