[NTLUG:Discuss] Native COBOL Compiler for Linux

[Chan Davis]

GNU would not be a bad choice.  There are others.  There should be a
decendant from the MicroFocus Cobol for Unix available, which would be worth
looking at.  I just do not know who/what it is called now.  Could still be
Micro Focus.

Regarding the database, conversion from IMS to another database will not be
trivial (of course that is not one of your questions, sorry, just an
opinion).  If your data access requirements lend themselves to relational
DBMS (I assume it does being on IMS), you should really consider using
MySQL.  I have some sizable databases running with it.

Hope this helps some.

Chan Davis
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Davidson" <gorky at freenet.carleton.ca>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Native COBOL Compiler for Linux


> Rengasamy, Samy wrote:
> > I am looking to port an enterprise application written on COBOL on
Mainframe
> > using IMS database.
> >
> > Currently I am thinking to use c-tree for the database part.
> > Is there any COBOL compiler for Linux?
> > Is there any free alternative to c-tree?
> >
> > I request you all for suggestions and guidance.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Samy Rengasamy.
> >
> >
> >
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> >
>
> GNU Cobol seems to be an idea.
>
> http://www.gnu.org/software/cobol/cobol.html
>
> -Steve
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> Stephen Davidson
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