Re: Upgrade path from IBM's VisualAge Cobol (was withdrawn)

One more possibility (and I do NOT expect this to be "cheap") - if you look at:

http://www-306.ibm.com/fcgi-bin/common/ssi/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=ca&appname=Demonstration&htmlfid=897/ENUS206-320#@2h@80@It talks about ordering via or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: SE001).If you call that number and tell them that you want to updrage from VisualAge to IBM WebSphere Developer for System z V7.0 supports application developmentThey MIGHT be able to give you an "upgrade price" that MIGHT be within yourtarget cost range.--Bill Klein wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com"William M. Klein" <wmklein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in messagenews:LCeWh.29348$tr.20878@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>I (personally) know of no "reasonably priced" solution to what you want to do.>> 1) IBM - the current product offering is Websphere Developer for System Z.See:> http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/devzseries/> That product includes COBOL *and* PL/I (and CICS with "add-ons" - I think forDB2 and IMS)>> 2) Micro Focus Mainframe Express - Enterprise Edition (MFEEE). See:> http://www.microfocus.com/products/mfeee/>> 3) I think that both CA (Computer Associates) and Fujitsu also offer productin this area.>> As far as I know, *ALL* of these products are closer to $10,000 than they areto $1,000. (Although some MAY still have $3,000 versions).>> The bottom-line is that (currently) development of (IBM) mainframe COBOLapplications on a Windows platform is EXPENSIVE.>> I do, however, think that there ARE people who have gotten the "old" VisualAgeCOBOL product to work under XP. I just am not certain how.>> --> Bill Klein> wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com> "Graham Hobbs" <ghobbs@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in messagenews:amri23lbjdqh7glum9lqrk2nhub04u7h6f@xxxxxxxxxx>> Hello>>>> My third post in four days - is all so exciting and most useful.>>>> Am developing a mainframe software package but I cannot make my 1998>> Visualage Cobol V2.2 work on my new XP Pro laptop so am trying to find>> out what other people in my situation have done.>>>> The Cobol has to support:>>>> a) CICS commands (my IBM CICS for Windows V3.1 seems to work OK on the>> new machine)>>>> b) DB2 'Exec SQL' commands (I have the new DB2 Express-C V9.1),>>>> c) the seeming current VSAM KSDS emulator bTrieve commands (read,>> write, etc)(seems this is still the way VSAM KSDS is emulated even>> today).>>>> Elementary answers I came up with were:>>>> a) Contact IBM: I did; dreadful experience; after two hours of>> transfers, redials, new numbers, one person asked me how to spell>> 'cobol':-(>> b) Try Microfocus (after I hear comments of this group).>>>> Cost is an issue (since I'm retired). So I might as well mention that>> whatever Cobol solution arrives, I'm gigantically hoping that my old>> CICS will work with the Cobol/CICS .exe programs. Hate to think what>> a PC CICS would cost...>>>> Any advice very welcome, please, thanks.>>>> Graham Hobbs>>>>>> -->> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com>>>>

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