VS/Cobol Interpreter

VS/Cobol Analyzer

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VS/Cobol Interpreter

VS/Cobol Interpreter allows programs written and compiled with OS/VS COBOL to execute in CICS Transaction Server 3.1 and above. No program changes or recompiles are required. Continue to seamlessly run your OS/VS COBOL programs in CICS TS V3.1 (and above).

When activated in “REAL” mode, VCI automatically intercepts OS/VS COBOL programs and provides the necessary environment for programs to function properly in CICS Transaction Server 3. In CICS TS V3.1 and later, execution mode is forced to “REAL” and OS/VS COBOL programs run with VCI support.

With the “Automatic program detection” feature of VCI, programs written in OS/VS COBOL are automatically included and handled by the software. If this option is not specified, users must customize an include list to select OS/VS COBOL programs processed by VCI. Generic and character masking features are available to control inclusion and exclusion of programs from the VCI process.

The installation process is quick and simple:

Load the VCI software from the shipped media
Install the VCI SVC
Create the control file using the provided JCL
Enter the required CICS definitions
Customize the VCI run options
Start VCI
Define the application programs to run with VCI (or use automatic detection)
Begin using your application

Benefits:

Provides VS/Cobol support on CICS Transaction Server 3.1 and above.
Save costly programming hours by removing the need for manual code conversion and re-compilation.
Remove the necessity to maintain multiple versions of CICS.
Migrate to CICS TS 3 without concern.

Continue to run with current releases of CICS TS from IBM by installing VS/Cobol Interpreter. VCI protects your investment in production legacy applications by allowing you to move them to current versions of CICS with no effort. For applications that will be replaced or phased out, you do not need to spend valuable programmer resources converting them to the new compiler versions. VS/Cobol Interpreter will handle them automatically for as long as required.

VS/Cobol Analyzer examines program libraries and identifies OS/VS COBOL programs. If you would like to migrate to CICS TS 3.1 but aren’t sure how many OS/VS COBOL programs you are running, our VS/Cobol Analyzer may be just what you need. The CICS component runs in your current release of CICS and checks each program as it is loaded to let you know what is executing. And the batch component will cross-reference your DFHCSD entries with your DFHRPL libraries to let you know what OS/VS COBOL programs could possibly run.

You can use VS/Cobol Analyzer to help answer questions like "How many OS/VS COBOL programs do we have?", " Would it be less expensive to convert our programs manually or run MacKinney’s VS/Cobol Interpreter?", and "How soon can we migrate to CICS TS V3.1?" To keep your costs to a minimum, VS/Cobol Analyzer is available for monthly licensing and is priced by machine capacity. Call 417 882-8012 for more information.