Compile the program

The generation of an XML-format symbol table is controlled by the XMLGEN compiler directive of the Visual COBOL compiler.

Compile the program with the following command line:

cob getstarted.cbl xmlgen(ws) noobj

Note: If the data structure of interest is defined in the file section of the COBOL program, omit the "ws" parameter in the xmlgen directive.
Parent topic: Typical development process example
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XMLGEN Compiler directive
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Design the COBOL data structure and program logic
Execute the program
Making a program skeleton
Making a program that exports an XML document
Populating the XML document with data values
Deploy the application