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Deployment to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

Note: This feature has been added in HotFix 6 of Micro Focus Visual COBOL for Visual Studio 2012 and 2013 and COBOL Server 2012 and 2013 2.2 Update 2.

A new cbllink option, -y, is available for Visual COBOL for Visual Studio 2012 or 2013 that enables you to create native and managed COBOL applications that you can deploy to Microsoft's Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 platforms.

When deploying on these platforms, you must use new installers, known as Release 2 versions, for COBOL Server 2012 and COBOL Server 2013 2.2 Update 2. Note that SOA functionality is not supported on these platforms.

To prepare your applications for running on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003:

  1. Apply HotFix 6 to your installation of Visual COBOL 2.2 Update 2 for Visual Studio 2012 or 2013.
  2. Recompile your application in Visual COBOL using the cbllink -y option.
  3. Install COBOL Server 2012 or 2013 2.2 Update 2 Release 2 onto the deployment machine that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.

    You can download the Release 2 installers from the Product Updates section of the Micro Focus SupportLine Web site. Refer to the readme for installation instructions.

  4. Execute your application in COBOL Server 2012 or 2013 on the machine running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.
Parent topic: Features Added in COBOL Server 2.2 Update 2
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