Most COBOL functionality is supported in
.NET COBOL. However, there are some restrictions.
COBOL Syntax Restrictions in .NET COBOL There is a range of syntax designed specifically for .NET COBOL. In addition, the native COBOL syntax is supported in .NET COBOL, with a few exceptions. Also there are some words are now reserved.
Compiler Directives Restrictions in .NET COBOL Most Compiler directives are supported for .NET COBOL, in addition to those directives designed specifically for compiling m.NET COBOLanaged code. There are a few native COBOL Compiler directives that are not supported in .NET COBOL.
File Handling Restrictions in .NET COBOL .NET 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 .NET COBOL Applications that use the native Object-Oriented (OO) COBOL syntax will probably require significant work to migrate them
to .NET COBOL. We recommend that you contact Micro FocusCustomer Care for extra help with this.
SQL Restrictions in .NET COBOL .NET COBOL provides extensive support for SQL. However, there are one or two features of SQL are not supported in .NET COBOL.