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
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
Cygwin is an amazing POSIX based development environment which offers unix like environment with shared library options
But, when you try to install, it will ask for administrative privileges
This article helps command line based argument to install Cygwin without admin right
Type this below command to install Cygwin without admin rights
This article explains, how to compile and install REXX in MSYS2 with GCC compiler installation
Step 1: Install Cygwin same as gnuCOBOL installation document
Additionally install regina-rexx which shipped with cygwin
Step 2: Check GCC version
GTK windows design using glade builder
GitHub: https://github.com/dickensas/kotlin-gradle-templates/tree/master/gtk3-glade3
This code explains how to use Kotlin to program GTK3 and Glade3 using Cygwin Glade designer
Install cygwin with below dependencies (basic cygwin installation explained here install R using cygwin)
R is amazing platform which many numerical methods and analysis options available
This article explains how to use R in Windows using Cygwin
Reason for Cygwin, it has X11 and Cygwin-X with amazing setup selection tools and many libraries
Below are the installation steps
Step 1: Download and install Cygwin and dependencies
64 Bit Windows: https://www.cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe 32 Bit Windows: https://www.cygwin.com/setup-x86.exe