Please see the article here. You might have to set COBDATA as well.

The .obj modules for Character Mode Dialog System are no longer supplied. (They weren't supplied in Net Express either)

Thanks Chris.

I'll have a look at the article.  Re the .obj modules, am I correct in assuming that these are not strictly required to get the Character DS to 'work' as using the was described as optional?

Yes, you are correct that the .obj modules are not required as all of the support has been added directly to the run-time .dlls. The .obj modules were included in older products to allow for static linking of your executables and static linking is no longer supported in Visual COBOL.

Chris

I've setup a native Console Application in VC and made the changes suggested in the article you provided with regard to PATH and COBDATA plus the COPYBOOK entry. The program TEST1.CBL compiles without error but running it gives "DSRUN error 18,0,0" as outlined in the article. This despite including in the program  

     copy "ds-cntrl.mf".
     copy "c:\workarea\dsystem\test1.cpb".
     copy "c:\workarea\dsystem\test1.s".

and making the changes to PATH, COBDATA and COPYBOOK.

Actually there was an error in the program - I didn't need copy "c:\workarea\dsystem\test1.s" and so deleted it and compiled fine. But still get "DSRUN error 18,0,0. Screen set test1 not found".

Can you please upload your version of test1.cbl, test1.cpb and test1.s so I can try it here?

Thanks 

Chris

I can't see how to upload a compressed file containing those files or individually.

Hello sir can you help me read from a Portuguese id 

You should be able to click the Insert option and then click the Upload link in the displayed dialog. This should let you select a file from your computer to upload.

Hi Frimps,

Please create a new thread on this forum as your question does not pertain to this active thread. Also please provide more detail as I have no idea what it is that you are asking.

Thanks.