You can use
cobol.exe to compile COBOL source and generate
native code objects.
Note: You need to run this command from a
Visual COBOL command prompt.
Command Line Syntax:
To invoke the compiler prompts:
>>--cobol---><
To invoke the compiler from the command line:
>>--cobol--s-file-,-.--------.-,-.--------.-,-.--------.-.--------.-.---.-><
+-o-file-+ +-s-list+- -+o-list-+ +--dirs-.+ +-;-+
^ |
+------+ Where the parameters are:
-
s-file
- The name of the file containing your source code. By default, the system looks for
s-file.cbl. You can override this default by either typing an extension of your choice or using the OSEXT directive.
-
o-file
- The name of the file to contain the compiled object code. By default, the file is named
s-file.obj.
If a filename with an extension of
.exe or
.dll is specified, the Compiler automatically invokes the Linker once compilation is complete, to create the specified executable.
-
s-list
- The name of the file to contain the source code listing. If the command line is terminated by a semicolon before the comma
preceding this field, this option is set to NUL (indicating that no list file is produced).
If you specify
s-list
without an extension or trailing period, the system adds the extension .lst to create the filename
s-list.lst.
-
o-list
- The name of the file to contain the object code listing. If the command line is terminated by a semicolon before the comma
preceding this field, this option is set to NUL (indicating that no list file is produced).
If you specify
o-list without an extension or trailing period, the system adds the file extension .grp to create the filename
o-list.grp.
-
dirs
- A sequence of one or more Compiler directives. Directives can appear after any filename. Each directive must be separated
by a space and must not be broken across two lines.
- ;
- Terminates the command line, causing the Compiler to use the default setting for any unspecified options. The semicolon can
be entered any time after
s-file.
When you invoke the Compiler without prompts:
- You specify the parameters you require and terminate the line with a semicolon
- The Compiler uses the default settings for any unspecified options
- If you omit the semicolon, the Compiler prompts you for any options that you did not specify
- Filenames specified in the command can be either a disk file or a system device