Software Requirements
The
Micro Focus COBOL extension for
Visual Studio Code has the following requirements:
- Microsoft's
Visual Studio Code must be installed. For the
Visual Studio Code requirements, see its product documentation.
- For local application development - a machine that has Windows or Linux installed. macOS is not supported.
- For remote development - the remote machine onto which you will install the
Micro Focus COBOL extension must be running Windows or Linux. The local machine on which you run
Visual Studio Code itself can be any platform that
Visual Studio Code supports.
- See
Additional Software Requirements for software that some of the extension's functionality depends on.
Downloading
You can download the
Micro Focus COBOL extension from the
Visual Studio Marketplace -
click here.
Installing
You can install the
Micro Focus COBOL extension for the first time directly from the
Visual Studio Marketplace:
- In
Visual Studio Code, click
View > Extensions.
- Enter
Micro Focus COBOL in the search extensions field.
- Click
Install in the extension description.
Alternatively, if you have downloaded the
.vsix file of the extension:
- In
Visual Studio Code, click
View > Extensions.
- Click
... in the Extensions bar, and click
Install from VSIX.
- Navigate to and select the extension
.vsix file on your machine, and click
Install.
Updating
- In
Visual Studio Code, click
View > Extensions.
- Enter
Micro Focus COBOL in the search extensions field.
- Click
(Manage) for the extension, and click
Install Another Version.
Note: If you install the
Micro Focus COBOL extension from the
Visual Studio Marketplace, updates will be installed automatically.