Rational Developer for System z

Setting Importer > COBOL preferences

Use these preferences to control how COBOL files are imported. These settings affect all COBOL files that you import into the workspace, for any project.
To set preferences for importing COBOL files:
  1. On the workbench menu bar, select Window > Preferences. The Preferences window opens.
  2. In the left pane of the Preferences window, expand Importer and select COBOL.
  3. Change the preferences (see the following information).
The options are as follows:
Note: For a more detailed description of these options see the Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Programming Guide Version 3 Release 4, available from the Enterprise COBOL for z/OS® Web site at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/cobol/zos/.
Platform
Specifies the target generation platform. Select the appropriate value from the pull down list.
Code Page Selection
Specifies the code page for the locale. Select the appropriate value from the popup window. See Supported code pages (CCSIDs).
Floating point format
Specifies the floating point format. Select the appropriate value from the pull down list.
endian
Select the appropriate value from the available options.
Remote integer endian
Select the appropriate value from the available options.
External decimal sign
Select the appropriate value from the available options.
Specify the COBOL options
QUOTE
Select the appropriate value from the available options.
TRUNC
Select the appropriate value from the available options.
NSYMBOL
Select the appropriate value from the available options.
Compile time locale name
Specifies the compile time locale. Select the appropriate value from the pull down list.

Please see Locales and code pages for additional information.

ASCII code pages
Specifies the ASCII code page. Select the appropriate value from the pull down list.
Error messages language
Specifies the default language for the error messages. Select the appropriate value from the pull down list.
Currency sign
Specifies the currency sign. Enter the appropriate value in the space provided.
SOSI
Select the checkbox to enable SOSI.
COLLSEQ
Select the appropriate value from the available options.
NCOLLSEQ
Select the appropriate value from the available options.
File Extension Support
Specify the file extension support. To change the value, select support for a specific file extension and then, using the pulldown arrow, select the new value from the pull down list.

For a more detailed description of these options see the Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Programming Guide Version 3 Release 4, available from the Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Web site at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/cobol/zos/.


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