Create the ACCTCLNT Project

To create a project to hold the sample application files:

1. If it does not already exist, create a working directory on your machine – c:\tutorials.
2. Start Enterprise Developer. If you need instructions, see To start Enterprise Developer.
3. In Visual Studio, click File > New > Project.
4. In the New Project dialog box, expand Installed > COBOL.
5. Click Enterprise Server, and then click Native.
6. In the center pane, select Mainframe Subsystem Application.
7. Specify a name for your project – ACCTCLNT.
8. In the Location field, type the name of your working directory – c:\tutorials.
9. Uncheck Create directory for solution and click OK.

   This creates a subdirectory, ACCTCLNT, under your working directory. This is your project directory.