Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] Open source COBOL G/L?

[John R. C. <jo...@we...>]

On Sunday 24 December 2006 20:12, David Essex wrote:
> John R. Culleton wrote:
>  > Eons ago (well about 20 years ago) I developed my own
>  > version of a G/L system in RM COBOL and offered it for
>  > sale even.
>  > Well, I have lost all the source code and don't have
>  > the energy or perhaps even the skill level to start all over.
>  > ...
>
> If per chance you still have the binaries, and they happen to be DOS
> binaries (16 bit), you may still be able to use them on Linux and Win32.
>
> I have an old 16-bit (DOS) COBOL compiler, I picked up at a yard sale.
> Using DOSEMU and freeDOS, I can compile and run COBOL 16-bit DOS
> programs on Linux.
>
> It will also run on Win32, well Win9x, I have not tried it on W2K/XP.
> It does require a special 16-bit linker to create executables on Win32,
> which can (or useto) be found on one of the MS web sites for free.
>
> Still, a lot of these COBOL compilers create some sort of object code,
> which require a run-time program, and this does complicate matters.
> But still, DOSEMU and freeDOS are easy to install and run, so it may be
> worth a try.
>
> Anyway, hope this helps.

Unfortunately the source files and the executables are at the bottom of our 
landfill, along with the 8 inch floppies and the Tandy 6000.  All I have left 
is some docementation and the source listings from two utilities, a screen 
writer and a menu maker.  I threw out most of the source about 15 years ago. 
I also have the file layout from the orginal ledger accounts file. But I used 
an hierachical file comprising a linked list, physically based on an IS file 
with one alternate key. It was deucedly clever and I doubt if I am that 
clever any more.  worst ase I will try to relive  

But thanks for your reply, and Merry Christmas.

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