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These steps show you how to compile and execute a
COBOL program using Visual Studio.
- Start Microsoft Visual Studio.
- Choose File | New | Project
and you will see this screen:
- Click on COBOL
Projects in the left pane and click on
Console Application in
the right pane. Be sure that the top right corner
says .NET Framework
3.5. Fill in the project name (Name:) and
click the Browse button to select a directory for
your project. Select a location on your personal
hard disk or on a USB flash drive in a computer
lab. Be sure that the box labeled "Create
directory for solution" is unchecked. A new
folder will be created in the specified location
with the project's name. Then click OK. For
this example, we assume drive D is the flash drive
we are using.
- You will see that a program skeleton has
already been written for you. If you like, you can
erase all that code. If you want to use free format
to enter your code (that is, you don't want to
follow the strict column rules, click on the last
item in the Project
menu (the last word will be Properties). You will see the
following:
 Change the Source Format setting to be
Free. Click
File |
Close to
remove the Properties window.
- You are now ready to type your program. To
compile your program, click Build | Build
Solution.
- If there are error messages in the bottom
window, double-click on each message to go to the
location of the error in your file. Fix the errors
and build your program again.
- Execute your program by pressing Ctrl-F5 or
clicking Debug | Start
Debugging.
Use one of the following strategies to return to
your project after closing Visual Studio:
- double-click the solution file (which ends in
extension .sln), or
- choose Open |
Project/Solution from the File menu
and choose the solution file (ends in .sln),
or
- select the solution from Recent Projects at
the bottom of the File menu.
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