GnuCOBOL Files

GETTING STARTED

First of all, download and uncompress file "GnuCOBOL_20200923.rar" (several bugs fixed of previous version).

CONTENT OF FILE "GnuCOBOL_20200923.rar":

• GnuCOBOL/app/biorhythm.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/customers.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/customers_report.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/syscompany.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/sysmenu.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/sysusers.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/udf_clearstring.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/udf_elapsedtime.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/udf_iscontainer.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/udf_isdate.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/udf_ismail.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/udf_isrut.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/udf_montoescrito.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/udf_setprinter.cob
• GnuCOBOL/app/unitconverter.cob
• GnuCOBOL/bin/compile_all.sh
• GnuCOBOL/cpy/fd_syscompany.cpy
• GnuCOBOL/cpy/fd_sysmenu.cpy
• GnuCOBOL/cpy/fd_sysusers.cpy
• GnuCOBOL/cpy/file_locations.cpy
• GnuCOBOL/cpy/select_syscompany.cpy
• GnuCOBOL/cpy/select_sysmenu.cpy
• GnuCOBOL/cpy/select_sysusers.cpy
• GnuCOBOL/fil/addresses.idx
• GnuCOBOL/fil/addresses.idx.1
• GnuCOBOL/fil/addresses.idx.2
• GnuCOBOL/fil/customers.idx
• GnuCOBOL/fil/customers.idx.1
• GnuCOBOL/tmp/ (empty folder)

To compile and execute this program I recommend to use XTERM emulator, a standard terminal emulator of the X Window System, providing a command-line interface within a window.

If your Linux does not have this emulator, download here: https://pkgs.org/download/xterm

Once you had installed the emulator, run it with this command-line:

$ xterm -fa 'Monospace' -fs 12 -bg black -fg green

If you prefer to use Gnome default terminal, edit 'Profile/Colors/Palette/Built-in schemes' and select 'Terminal' scheme.

GnuLINUX REQUIREMENTS

XDOTOOL in order to simulate keyboard to resize windows.

Quick install steps with administrator privileges:

$ apt update -y && apt install -y xdotool

COMPILE ALL PROGRAMS

$ cd ~/GnuCOBOL/bin/
$ ./compile_all.sh

EXEC SYSMENU AND OTHER PROGRAMS

$ ./sysmenu

That's all, enjoy it!