Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] DB1x vs DB3x

[David E. <de...@us...>]

John R. Culleton wrote:

 > I already use OpenCobol which works with DB 3.
 > TinyCOBOL only works with DB 1. Assuming these
 > facts are correct, how do I install tinyCOBOL
 > without screwing up my existing OpenCobol
 > installation?

Actually TC will work with any version of DB (1.85.4 2.x 3.x 4.x),
however it only uses the DB 185 API.

Due to licensing issues it is recommended that a DB version prior to 2.x
be used.

Most uses do not have an issue with using DB version 2.x or above.

If you are using an RPM based system I would suggest using what ever
version of DB is available. As configuring TC to link with DB1 can be
very cumbersome.

There should be no conflicts in using both TC and OC on the same system.


 > I want to test out TC because OpenCobol doesn't implement
 > positioning ACCEPT and DISPLAY statements and doesn't have a
 > SCREEN section.

TC does support both ACCEPT/DISPLAY AT LINE/POS statement clauses, and
the screen section.

There are some examples enclosed with the source code, in the
'test.code' directories.