Additional Information on Using Docker for COBOL Application Development

All of the concepts that are outlined in this section are illustrated in the Docker demonstrations. These demonstrations are supplied with Visual COBOL and illustrate how to build a range of images to perform different tasks, from being used as a base image for running Visual COBOL to debugging a sample application. See Docker Demonstrations for a list of all of the supplied Docker demonstrations as well as detailed line-by-line descriptions of the most significant files in them.

For more information see:

• Building a Base Image Containing Visual COBOL Build Tools for Windows for a description of how to create a base image that includes Visual COBOL.
• Building an Image Containing an Application to use with Visual COBOL Build Tools for Windows for a description of how to extend the Visual COBOL base image with applications of your own that you can run and debug using Visual COBOL.
• The Docker Demonstration for the Visual COBOL Base Image for a detailed look at the Docker demonstration files supplied with Visual COBOL that show how to create a base image for Visual COBOL Build Tools for Windows.
• The Hello World Docker Demonstration for a detailed look at how the Docker demonstration files supplied with Visual COBOL extend the Visual COBOL Build Tools for Windows base image with an application that you can debug, test, or run.
• Key Concepts When Using Docker for COBOL Application Deployment for an overview of the concepts you need to be aware of before creating images in which you can run your COBOL applications using COBOL Server.