You can use a directives scan to ensure dialect-related properties for individual COBOL source files are correct. You can configure the directives scan from
Window > Preferences > Micro Focus > COBOL > Directives Determination.
Important: If the project already has the requisite setting, the scan does not set it on a file.
Do the following to perform a directives scan:
- Select a file, group of files, directory, or project in COBOL Explorer.
- Right-click and choose
Determine Directives from the menu.
The following can be set in this way:
- Language dialect (COBOL settings)
- The scan examines each file to determine a list of possible dialects. These are then compared with:
- The project dialect. If one of the possible dialects matches the project dialect, the
Dialect option doesn't change.
- A list of dialects in priority order. The most likely dialect is chosen and
Dialect set on the file.
- SQL settings
- If the files contain any EXEC SQL statements, the
EXEC SQL and
Preprocessor Type options are set accordingly. The scan sets none of the additional directive's options.
A window showing the proposed changes opens after the scan. You choose to accept the changes by clicking
OK, or to ignore the changes by clicking
Cancel.
