- From Visual Studio, click 
                  		  Tools > 
                  		  Options; then expand 
                  		  Micro Focus Tools and click 
                  		  OpenESQL Assistant. 
                  		
               
  
               		 
               		
               -  Under the 
                  		  General heading in the right pane, use the drop-down list to change the value of the 
                  		  Output language field from 
                  		  COBOL to 
                  		  PLI; then click 
                  		  OK. 
                  		
               
  
               		
               - Close the Options dialog box. 
                  		
               
  
               	 
            
 
            	 
            Note: When you set the 
               		Output language to 
               		PLI, this automatically changes the 
               		Mode value to 
               		ODBC because PLI is only supported in native applications.