Windows Forms Client

Windows Forms client project

After generating a client, Enterprise Developer adds a client project to the solution that contains your service interface. The name of the project is myServiceWinApp, and contains the following components:

References folder

The project references required to run the Windows Forms client application.

Helper folder

Additional COBOL programs and copybooks required to run the Windows Forms client application.

myServiceForm.cbl

A COBOL program that implements the Windows Forms interface.

myServiceForm.Designer.cbl

A Windows Forms Designer COBOL program that defines the visual presentation of the client.

myServiceForm.ico

A Micro Focus logo icon used in the visual presentation of the client.

myServiceMain.cbl

The main entry point of your Windows Forms client application.

Editing a Windows Forms client

To enhance its appearance and usability, you can optionally edit a Windows Forms client component from Enterprise Developer by double-clicking a client component from the Solution Explorer.

Running a Windows Forms client

You can run a Windows Forms client directly from your project using the Enterprise Developer Debugger. Before doing so, ensure that:

• The enterprise server instance configured to run the service is associated with the project that contains your service interface (.svi) file
• The enterprise server instance is started
• Your service interface is deployed to the enterprise server instance
• The Windows Forms client project is set as the startup project

When you start the Debugger, Enterprise Developer automatically builds the client project and executes it.