You can call COBOL from a Java command line and without having to write a Java program. This is done by specifying a Java command line that calls the ACUCOBOL-GT Java Native Interface "CVM.jar", specifies the path to the ACUCOBOL-GT runtime, and passes an ACUCOBOL-GT runtime command.
java -cp path-to-CVM.jar com.acucorp.acucobolgt.runcbl --acugt path-to-AcuGT-runtime [java-options] runtime-command-line path-to-cobol-program
| java -cp path-to-CVM.jar com.acucorp.acucobolgt.runcbl | Required syntax for calling the AcuGT CVM |
| --acugt | Required parameter that brings in the AcuGT runtime. |
| path-to-AcuGt-runtime | Required syntax that specifies the location of the AcuGT runtime. |
| java-options | Optional parameters described in the next table. |
| runtime-command-line | Any valid runtime command line options. See Runtime Options for details on runtime command lines. |
| cobol-program | The name of the COBOL program to run. |
| java-options | Description |
|---|---|
| --log | Creates a log |
| --logfile | Creates a log file |
| --verbose | Creates detailed log |
| --libs |
There is a default list of libraries that automatically get loaded for both UNIX and Windows. On most systems the Java runtime will determine the correct list to load. The default library list on UNIX is: acme, acuterm, vision, clnt, axml, runcbl The default list on Windows is: acme, atermmgr, avision5, expat, axml32, wrun32 Note: 64-bit versions of these libraries have a
64 suffix, where available.
On some systems such as HP-UX, it may be required to specify these files manually by using the --libs option. The library names must be separated by either commas or semi-colons. The library names should also be specified in the order given above. In most UNIX and Windows cases, it should not be necessary to use this option. |
| --libtext | Used to specify the library name's file extension. This option may be needed on certain systems such as HP-UX. In most UNIX and Windows cases, it should not be necessary to use this option. |
The following is a sample Java command line for calling a COBOL program named tour.acu.
Windows:
Java -cp "C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\extend 10.2.0\AcuGT\bin\CVM.jar" com.acucorp.acucobolgt.runcbl --acugt "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Micro Focus\extend 10.2.0\sample\tour.acu"
UNIX:
java -cp /usr/acu/10-2-0/tools/CVM.jar com.acucorp.acucobolgt.runcbl --acugt /usr/acu/10-2-0/lib tour.acu