Before you can use this product to deploy SQL applications developed for native COBOL with COBSQL, DB2 ECM or OpenESQL, ensure any third-party software prerequisites are installed and the environment is set properly.
- Certification of RDBMS Precompilers
- Certification of RDBMS precompilers with
Micro Focus products is the responsibility of the RDBMS vendor, rather than
Micro Focus. Certification information can be found within the relevant RDBMS documentation:
- Oracle
- If you have an Oracle MetaLink account (http://metalink.oracle.com), document # 43208.1 provides details of all language compilers certified by Oracle for use with their precompilers.
- HCO for
DB2 LUW
- IBM document certification information for DB2/COBOL applications within the Information Center for DB2, in the topic
Support for database application development in COBOL.
- COBSQL
- COBSQL supports the following database preprocessors:
- Sybase Open Client Embedded SQL/COBOL Version 11.1 or later
- Oracle Pro*COBOL Version 10gR1 or later
- Informix Embedded SQL/COBOL Version 7.3 or later
COBSQL is supported in both 32-bit and 64-bit
environments.
On x86 and x86-64
platforms, when compiling with COBSQL for use with Oracle, do not use the COBSQL directive option NOMAKESYN, since this directive results in COMP host variables, and on Intel platforms these are incompatible with the native byte order expected by Oracle.
- DB2 ECM
- DB2 ECM supports the following database preprocessors:
- IBM DB2 LUW Version 9.1 or later
- IBM DB2 Connect Version 9.1 or later
Applications compiled with the DB2 ECM are supported in 32-bit
environments only.
- Host Compatibility Option (HCO)
- Host Compatibility Option requires that you have one of the following software products installed and configured:
- IBM Database Connect
- IBM DB2 LUW
If you are using DB2 LUW version 9.1 or later, you must also install the DB2 Application Development Client (formerly called DB2 SDK) or you will not be able to compile any DB2 programs.
- HCO for SQL Server (HCOSS)
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- Microsoft SQL Server
- SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, or SQL Server 2012, Developer or Enterprise Editions.
- Database Migration
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- Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2, available in the SQL Server 2008 or 2012 Feature Pack
- Mainframe DB2
Note: We support only the mainframe DB2 versions that are currently under IBM support.
- Application Migration
- ODBC applications require either of the following combinations:
- SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server Native Client 10.x
- SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server Native Client 11.x
- OpenESQL
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- OpenESQL supports the following database preprocessors:
- Access to relational databases using ODBC 3.0-compliant drivers
- Connectivity to Oracle's OCI interface
- Refer to your driver vendor's documentation to determine whether your driver is suitable for use with OpenESQL
- OpenESQL is supported in both 32-bit and 64-bit
environments
