To start a Visual COBOL command prompt as an administrator

Restriction: This topic applies to Windows environments only.

Depending on the location of files created from a Visual COBOL command prompt, you might need to start it as an administrator. To do this:

Windows 10
  • From your Windows desktop, click Start > Visual COBOL, right-click Visual COBOL Command Prompt (32-bit) or Visual COBOL Command Prompt (64-bit), and click More > Run as Administrator.
Windows 11
  • Click the Start button in the Task Bar. Use the search field in the Start menu to locate Visual COBOL Command Prompt (32-bit) or the Visual COBOL Command Prompt (64-bit). Right-click the item, and click Run as Administrator.
  • Open Windows Terminal on your machine, and click Open a new tab. From the drop-down menu, you can select either Visual COBOL Command Prompt (32-bit) or Visual COBOL Command Prompt (64-bit). Press Ctrl when you click the item to run as administrator.