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  1. 08-21-2008 #1
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    Smile cobol on linux :)

    Any one know how to use cobol on linux....I want to execute simple cobol programs in linux ---is it supported ?
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    Hi.

    I installed the item below recently. I can confirm that it worked for test cases, however, they were admittedly small.

    It was in the GNU/Debian testing repository, but I needed also to install a dev library (apparently forgotten in the dependencies). I found the solution by visiting the forum at the site noted ... cheers, drl

    Description: COBOL compiler
    OpenCOBOL implements substantial part of the COBOL 85 and COBOL 2002
    standards, as well as many extensions of the existent compilers. OpenCOBOL
    translates COBOL into C and compiles the translated code using GCC.
    Homepage: OpenCOBOL - an open-source COBOL compiler

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    Thanks guyz I'll check them ...
    I need to learn it,Do we need to write all the codes by ourself in blank/green screen ,or we have any IDE's that makes life easier ???
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