Create a Project

To create a native COBOL project to hold the JCL demonstration program:

1. Create a directory named c:\tutorials on your local machine.

   This path has to match the path specified for the $JCLPROJ variable that you configured on the enterprise server in an earlier step.

2. In Visual Studio, click File > New > Project, then in the New Project dialog box, select Templates > COBOL > Native > Mainframe Subsystem Application.
3. In the Name field, type jcl.
4. Ensure that Create directory for solution is unchecked.
5. Specify your working folder in the Location field. This is the directory that you defined in step 1 above.
6. Click OK.

   This creates a jcl folder in your working folder that holds your solution and project.