The Net Express project format is not the same as the project format in Enterprise Developer for Eclipse so it is not possible to edit Net Express projects in Enterprise Developer directly.
You can use the Import and Convert Net Express Projects wizard to convert existing Net Express projects into Eclipse projects, and to import the COBOL source into the IDE. Click . The wizard analyzes your Net Express project, converts it to the appropriate project type and sets Compiler directives as needed.
In Eclipse, you import files into your project using . This automatically adds to the project all files from the project directory, the subdirectories and from any linked directories. To prevent a file from being compiled, right-click the file and click .
After importing your existing sources into a project in the new IDE, you need to set the required Compiler directives.
In Eclipse, to set Compiler directives on COBOL files, use the file properties, or the Determine Directives command from the context menu for the files in COBOL Explorer. This triggers file scanning and sets directives as specified in