How to recompile the COBOL files?

Question

Hi All,
Can any one provide documentation for how to recompile the COBOL files by using Net Express 5.1 in command prompt?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks & Regards,
Siva Prasad B

Answer 1

1. Set up two environment variables, PS_HOME and COBROOT, on the machine from which you'll compile COBOL. (This should be either your file server or a machine that has access to your file server.) You can do this from a DOS command prompt window.
set PS_HOME=C:\hr840
set COBROOT=c:\netexpress\base
2. Open a DOS command prompt window if you do not have one open already, and change directories to
<PS_HOME>\Setup.
3. Execute CBLBLD.BAT as follows
cblbld <compile drive> <compile directory>
where <compile drive> is the drive where the compile takes place, <compile directory> is the temp
directory where the compile takes place
The CBLBLD.BAT file will create the compile directory for you if it does not already exist.
Note. Make sure to include a space between the <compile drive> and <compile directory> parameters; they are treated as two different parameters within the CBLBLD.BAT batch program. Also ensure that you have write permission to <compile drive> and <compile directory> as the compile process will take place there.
For example, the following command will take the COBOL source from <PS_HOME>\src\cbl and do the compile process under c:\temp\compile:
cblbld c: \temp\compile
Make note of the information that is displayed on the screen while the process is running; it provides the locations of important files that you will need to examine.