User friendly simple and compact compiler in MS Windows environment for small tasks and training of basic programming skills in Cobol language. It is based on ANSI-74 COBOL with some features from ANSI-85 (initialize, end-if, end-perform) and ISO 1989:2002 (scereen section).
It's output is source in C which can be very easy compiled and linked to EXE-form
with automatic following free historical Borland TC 2.01 compiler packet.
There are no supplemented C-libraries and no C-language knowledge necessary. What's MX COBOL like,
What's MX COBOL for,
History of compiler Download compiler and documentation,
Registration Form,
Install Guide
2. External system services
2.1 Operating system and development environment tools
MS Windows XP/2000/89
- text editor MS Notepad or similar other one
- compilation starting by means of standard CMD-files - historic compiler Borland Turbo C 2.01 in "TCC line-mode" - recommended
(Borland free download)
2.2 Compilation control and foreign source text embedded
- for including of separate source parts there is standard COBOL
copy statement at disposal
- in the MX COBOL source text may be parts of C language with COBOL operands - see
ufd + ufo statements
- for installation see above and for COBOL programmer is not necessary know more
but for documentation are here
mxc-options and
cmd-files
2.3 Utilities and run-time support in time of using
- as support for the creating and retrieving of the indexed files serves
bldind utility