Conversion Example: Using Eclipse

The following is an example conversion from RM/COBOL to Enterprise Developer using Eclipse as the IDE.

The application in this example is called qdemo, and has two panels: custinfo and message.

The following files are from the original RM/COBOL application:

The following files are available from Enterprise Developer:

  1. Creating an Eclipse Project for the RM/Panels Application
    Create the project in which your RM/Panels source code will be imported.
  2. Set the Dialect“RM” Directive for the Project
    Set the DIALECT"RM" directive at project level, so that it applies to all programs within the project.
  3. Download the Tutorial Files
    The files required for this tutorial are available on the Micro Focus Community web site.
  4. Import the RM/Panels Source Code
    Import the required source files into the project.
  5. Configure Adis Support for RM/Panels
    After importing the Adis configuration file, you must configure it to handle the enhanced ACCEPT and DISPLAY statements in a way that RM/Panels is expecting it to.
  6. Configure the Supported Copybook Extensions
    Configure Eclipse to recognize the appropriate RM/COBOL file extensions as copybooks in Enterprise Developer.
  7. Configure the Library File for Run Time
    This demo can run on Windows or UNIX. To change it to run from one to the other platform, you must edit a data item to point to the correct run-time system.
  8. Build and Run the Application
    Build (unless it is built automatically) and then run the application.
Parent topic: RM/Panels