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Create a Native Visual COBOL Project

The first task is to create a project. Visual Studio uses the concept of a 'solution' to hold one or more related projects. Unless you specify an existing solution when creating a project, a new one is created for you.

In Visual Studio, create a new project by clicking File > New > Project.
The New Project dialog box appears.
Expand Installed > Templates > COBOL, then select Native.
From the list of project types, select Micro Focus INT/GNT.
Alternatively, select Console Application to create a native command line application, or select Link Library to create a library usable by other applications.
In the Name field, specify a name for the project.
In the Location field, specify a location for the project.
Click OK.
The project is created within a solution of the same name, and then opened, ready to edit. The next task is to edit the project properties.