Calling REXX from COBOL using REXX SAA API using Cygwin in Windows
Embed inside COBOL code
In Reference to the gnuCOBOL FAQ and How To
Inline REXX code as string in COBOL code can be passed to REXX SAA API via C Code
In Reference to the gnuCOBOL FAQ and How To
Inline REXX code as string in COBOL code can be passed to REXX SAA API via C Code
COBOL compiled to an EXE in windows can be placed in Apache cgi-bin folder or any other folder where ExecCGI is enabled
Enable CGI module in Apache
LoadModule cgi_module modules/mod_cgi.so
Write COBOL code "gnucobolcgi.cob"
Why COBOL in 2020?
The reason is, many migration still happening from mainframe COBOL to Java or .NET
If the developer knows how test the COBOL in his local machine, then it benefits the migration to speed up
This article demonstrates the Cygwin dependencies to compile gnuCOBOL from source code
Install Cygwin with below list of dependencies