MX Cobol 3.01 - free compiler - (c) Vlastimil Cevela 1994, 2006 Istallation Guide ----------------- 0) default conditions recommended: - installation will be made according these directions manually - MX Cobol compiler and documentation files will be downloaded - file-type .CB will be associated to MX Cobol source-files - NOTEPAD.EXE will be used as default editor - Borland Turbo C 2.01 will be used as C compiler and linker 1) download files - MX COBOL _mxc301e.zip (500 KB) and _mxd001e.zip (100 KB) - download and install C compiler into C:\TC (recommended) 2) extract the _mx*.zip files from the archiv (WinRAR or Total Commander) - into root directory C:\ (recommended) - during extracting will be created C:\MXC and C:\MXD automatically - after extracting copy file C:\MXC\MXC.CFG to root C:\ 3) make the following 6 associations to the file-typ ".CB" in MS Windows: (1st line is Text for right clicks) (2nd line is Application) ("MX Cobol - link" is recommended as default) Editor notepad.exe "%1" MX Cobol - del all C:\mxc\mxc-del.cmd "%1" MX Cobol - check C:\mxc\wpar_1.cmd "c:\mxc\mxc.cmd;chk;cb; %1" MX Cobol - link C:\mxc\wpar_1.cmd "c:\mxc\mxc.cmd;lnk;cb; %1" MX Cobol - options C:\mxc\wpar_1.cmd "c:\mxc\mxc.cmd;opt;cb; %1" MX Cobol - save all C:\mxc\wpar_1.cmd "c:\mxc\mxc.cmd;all;cb; %1" 4) if the recommended .CB, C:\MXC or C:\TC will be changed than - file-type and applications above - file MXC.CFG - some lines in files MXC.CMD, MXC-SUB.CMD and WPAR_1.CMD must be changed correspondingly !!! 5) for beginnig of work with MX Cobol compiler see "How to .." pages in HTML documentation C:\MXC\CB_EN\MX_ALL.HTM where is the contact on provider and other usefull informations too.