Visual COBOL for Visual Studio in a Nutshell

Overview

Explore a comprehensive 7-hour course on Visual COBOL for Visual Studio, covering product overview, installation, and configuration. Learn about object code formats, project management, and importing existing applications. Master Visual Studio editor basics and advanced features, along with debugging techniques. Dive into OpenESQL for static and dynamic SQL statements, database access using ODBC and ADO.NET, and working with database connections, cursors, and stored procedures. Gain hands-on experience with the OpenESQL Assistant and EXEC ADO statements. Conclude with instructions on installing Visual COBOL for Docker on Windows.

Syllabus

Visual COBOL Product Overview.
Getting the Visual COBOL Product.
Installing the Visual COBOL Product Windows.
Visual COBOL Object Code Formats Managed Code vs Native Code.
Visual Studio Configuration in Visual COBOL.
Visual Studio Projects and Solutions in Visual COBOL.
Importing Existing Applications in Visual COBOL.
Visual Studio Editor Basics in Visual COBOL.
Visual Studio Editor Advanced In Visual COBOL.
COBOL Tutorial Basic Debugging in Visual Studio with Visual COBOL.
Debugging in Visual Studio Advanced with Visual COBOL.
OpenESQL Static SQL Statements in Visual COBOL.
OpenESQL Using Dynamic SQL in Visual COBOL.
Database Access Using ODBC with Visual COBOL.
Using ADO NET with Visual COBOL.
OpenESQL Database Connections with Visual COBOL.
OpenESQL Assistant in Visual COBOL.
OpenESQL Database Cursors in Visual COBOL.
OpenESQL Stored Procedures in Visual COBOL.
Open ESQL EXEC ADO Statements in Visual COBOL.
Installing Visual COBOL for Docker on Windows.