There are conceptual and behavioral differences between
Visual COBOL and ACUCOBOL-GT, part of the
Micro Focus extend® product family, and these differences can affect the way you upgrade existing applications to
Visual COBOL.
Refer to the
Compatibility with ACUCOBOL-GT section for guidance and best practice on moving your applications to
Visual COBOL. It covers:
- Supported ACUCOBOL-GT features, including detailed information on support for compiler options and standard library routines.
- Syntactical differences between the two COBOL dialects, including workarounds or equivalent syntax where applicable.
- Detailed support of compatible ACUCOBOL Windowing syntax.
- Details on how to configure your applications to continue using your Vision data files.
- Details on converting your GUI projects using an import wizard (AddPack required).