Most COBOL functionality is supported in
JVM COBOL. However, there are some restrictions.
COBOL Syntax Restrictions in JVM COBOL There is a range of syntax designed specifically for JVM COBOL. In addition, the native COBOL syntax is supported in JVM COBOL, with a few exceptions. Also there are some words are now reserved.
Compiler Directives Restrictions in JVM COBOL Most Compiler directives are supported for JVM COBOL, in addition to those directives designed specifically for compiling mJVM COBOLanaged code. There are a few native COBOL Compiler directives that are not supported in JVM COBOL.
File Handling Restrictions in JVM COBOL JVM COBOL supports virtually all file handling functionality. However, there are one or two features that are not supported.
COBOL Services as Java Interfaces and Web Services Any COBOL service, such as a Java interface or a Web Service, that you created using the Interface Mapping Toolkit can continue
to run under COBOL Server.
Native Object-Oriented (OO) COBOL Restrictions in JVM COBOL Applications that use the native Object-Oriented (OO) COBOL syntax will probably require significant work to migrate them
to JVM COBOL. We recommend that you contact Micro FocusCustomer Care for extra help with this.
SQL Restrictions in JVM COBOL JVM COBOL provides extensive support for SQL. However, there are one or two features of SQL are not supported in JVM COBOL.