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Software Requirements

Note:

The setup file will check your machine for whether the prerequisite software is installed and will install any missing prerequisites and the product components.
Besides the software listed below, the setup file also installs the 32-bit Java 8 Update 51.

Visual Studio IDE

This product requires Microsoft's Visual Studio - either the Visual Studio Integrated Shell or a more advanced version of Visual Studio.

The following advanced editions of Visual Studio are required:

Professional, Premium, or Ultimate

If there is no Visual Studio installed on your machine, the setup file will install the Visual Studio Integrated Shell.

Important:

Code generation issues in Microsoft's 64-bit JIT (just-in-time) compiler delivered as part of .NET version 4.6 can result in incorrect execution of some COBOL code compiled to .NET. Version 4.6 of the .NET Framework is currently shipped as default with Visual Studio 2015 and Microsoft's Windows 10. The problems include incorrect execution of MOVE and STRING statements applied to alphanumeric operands, and incorrect execution of the ROUNDED phrase for arithmetic statements.
Some of these issues only seem to be reproducible in COBOL language applications compiled to .NET and some can be reproduced in other languages (C# or Visual Basic).

These problems have been reported and acknowledged by Microsoft and it is our belief that they either have resolutions or are working on fixes for all of them.

Until these issues have been confirmed as resolved by Microsoft, Micro Focus recommends that managed COBOL code should not be executed on the .NET Framework 4.6 platform. For further information about these issues and guidelines on how to disable the latest version of the 64-bit JIT compiler, see RyuJIT Bug Advisory and Troubleshooting RyuJIT.

Note:

Microsoft Visual Studio Express Edition is not supported.
You can download the Visual Studio Integrated Shell from the Microsoft Download Center. If you choose to install the Shell, ensure you run the installer to complete the installation - run vsintshell.enu.exe from the location where you installed the download.
Note that some Visual Studio features might not be available with the Shell. This includes WCF - the help for more details.

The following software is also required:

Microsoft Windows SDK is required if you are using the Visual Studio Shell. See the Microsoft Download Center and search for Windows SDK.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5. This is included with Visual Studio 2012.

Other Requirements

Important: This release requires version 10000.2.990 or later of the Micro Focus License Administration tool. For local servers, you do not need to install it separately, as the setup file installs a new Visual COBOL client and a new licensing server on the same machine.

If you have a network server, you must update the license server before installing the product as the client is not able to communicate with license servers of versions older than 10000.2.660. On Windows, you can check the version of your license server by clicking Help > About in the Micro Focus License Administration tool.

You can download the new version of the license server software from the Micro Focus SupportLine Web site: http://supportline.microfocus.com.