RM/COBOL Compiler and Runtime System
The Industry Standard Compiler for 30 Years
In addition to its new Windows capability, RM/COBOL provides 100 percent source, object, and data file portability, making it the industry standard COBOL compiler for creating portable, commercial applications. RM/COBOL gives independent software vendors, value added resellers, and in-house developers a means to distribute applications across platforms and operating systems with a minimum of programming and maintenance.
Runtimes Allow For Easy Portability
The foundation of RM/COBOL's portability is its system of runtime environments, which enable the program to operate across a variety of platforms. This system gives your application the flexibility to stay current with constantly evolving hardware and operating system technologies. To develop an application, the programmer uses a combination of the standard RM/COBOL compiler and a platform-specific runtime that end-users employ. RM/COBOL compiles to an architecture-neutral, intermediate source code, which is executed by the runtime. If end-users wish to run the application on a different platform, all they have to do is add another runtime. This runtime reads the same code as the original, so no recompiling is necessary. Thus deployment is both easy and cost effective.
RM/COBOL Features
- Error-free, high-level compliant under both the ANSI 85 and ANSI 74 standards
- The only true "RM/COBOL-compatible" compiler
- Source, object, and data file portability across DOS, Windows, and UNIX environments
- Fast, efficient I/O performance, data and key compression, complete blocking, and buffer control
- Powerful extensions to ANSI standards with full record locking for multi-user applications
- Full color support
- Pop-up window support
- Comprehensive development environment and access to alternate file systems
- Industry-leading reliability
Runtimes Allow For Easy Portability
- Instrumentation
Expose bugs, pinpoint unexecuted code, and optimize program flow. - Data Conversion
Convert data files from previous versions to newest RM/COBOL. - Data Recovery
Recover indexed files or extract the data records from the file. - MAP
Look inside COBOL object and library files to see memory usage and compilation information. Examine data files to discover their structure. - Define Index
Create an indexed file to alter a program's default characteristics. - Windows-specific Utilities
Attach a configuration file to an RM/COBOL command processor file; convert an RM/COBOL Windows initialization file and place its contents into the Windows registry database; and modify the configuration options for one or more COBOL programs.
Windows Features
- Full Application Portability
Display applications under Microsoft Windows with new runtime. - Pop-up Windows Support
Create true windows under Microsoft Windows. - 32-bit Memory Management
Run large programs; there are no DOS memory limitations. - User-selectable, Auto-scaling Fonts
Fonts automatically adjust size to fit their window. - User-configurable Toolbar
Create custom toolbars for your COBOL application with the new toolbar button editor. - Full Color Support
Define your COBOL colors using RGB color schemes - Pulldown Menus
Select menu items with a mouse for true Windows feel. - Pop-up Menus
Allow right mouse button to pop up a menu - Cut, Copy, and Paste
Move data between COBOL programs and Windows applications. - Printer Spooler Support
Queue management for Windows-supported printers. - Application Integration
Access C and C++ programs through a DLL interface - Call "SYSTEM" Capabilities
Call MS-DOS or Windows programs from your COBOL application. - Scroll Buffer Support
Text scrolled off the top of the screen can be viewed by using scroll bars. - Extensive GUI Wrapper
Define pulldown menus, pop-up menus, status bars, toolbars, and logo screens without changing your object code.
Runtimes Allow For Easy Portability
- Multi-user file and record locking
- Pipes and redirection
- terminfo support in addition to termcap
- Execution time mapping of file-names
- Exit status
- Direct calls from COBOL to C
