There are a number of tutorials that guide you through creating COBOL applications of various sorts using the Eclipse IDE. The source files for some of the tutorials are installed in subfolders of the $COBDIR/demo folder by default. These can be installed but are not supported.
The following tutorials are available:
| Tutorial | Shows you how to |
|---|---|
| Tutorial: Creating a Native COBOL Application | Develop and maintain native COBOL applications in Eclipse. This is a basic tutorial introducing the Eclipse IDE. |
| Tutorial | Shows you how to |
|---|---|
| Tutorial: Creating COBOL JVM Applications in Eclipse | Create and debug a simple JVM COBOL application in Eclipse. |
| Tutorial: Deploying JVM COBOL to an Application Server | Reuse existing JVM COBOL logic within an Enterprise JavaBean, then deploy it to an application server. |
| Tutorial: SQL - Deploying an Enterprise JavaBean Containing JVM COBOL to a JBoss Application Server | Reuse an existing SQL Server COBOL application using the Red Hat JBOss 7.1.1 application server. |
Other tutorials that include in-depth descriptions of how to deploy an existing COBOL application as a Web service within the JBoss Application Server, and how to use a COBOL program in a JVM JSP application, are available on the Micro Focus Community Web site.
| Tutorial: Reusing Existing COBOL Programs in a Java Web Services Environment | Use a COBOL program in a JVM JSP application. |
| Tutorial: Reusing Existing SQL Programs in a Java Environment | Reuse an SQL COBOL application using an SQL Server and the Tomcat 7 application server. |