To open an existing PL/I project

  1. In Visual Studio, click File > Open > Project/Solution.
  2. Navigate to the location of the existing solution, select it and click Open.

    If the project was created with an earlier Micro Focus product for versions of Visual Studio 2008 or 2010, this starts the Visual Studio Conversion Wizard which upgrades your project to the most recent PL/I project types.

    Note:
    • PL/I projects compile for x86 and x64 platforms. You must ensure that you target the correct platform and that it is configured to build. You need to open the solution properties and, on the Configuration Properties, ensure all projects are set to build and set their target platform appropriately.
    • For a project created with Enterprise Developer 2.1 and compiled using the command line, opening the project in the current version of Enterprise Developer triggers a project upgrade that upgrades the project to the most recent PL/I project format. You must save the project after the upgrade.
    • Projects created with Enterprise Developer 2.2 and compiled using the command line do not trigger an upgrade when you open them in this version of Enterprise Developer. However, there are some changes to the SQL preprocessor handling in the current product version. Because of that, in order to use SQL preprocessors to compile these projects, you must open them in this version of Enterprise Developer and then save them, which automatically applies some changes to the project format.