To set up an application with a shared COBOL Server

Note: The following applies to native COBOL only.

Install COBOL Server.
Install your application executable files in a separate directory from COBOL Server.
If your application is linked with dynamic binding to the run-time system, create a shortcut pointing to the application. We recommend a shortcut in preference to adding the COBOL Server directory to the user's path, so that you avoid interactions with other COBOL applications.
If your application is not linked with dynamic binding, set the PATH on the end-users' machines to point to COBOL Server, using the following command:
```
path = app-server-dir;%PATH%
```
where r:\app-server-dir is the directory where COBOL Server is installed. If you specify a directory containing spaces, you must use quotes ("") to delimit the data values. For example:
```
path = "r:\application directory";%PATH%
```