Debugging COBOL

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COBOL code may be easily debugged using the native compiler features. These feature vary depending on the COBOL compiler used.

XCICS/TS supports the following COBOL compilers:

Microfocus ServerExpress
ACUCOBOL
OpenCOBOL

Debug techniques vary depending on the server operating system.

OpenCOBOL

Actually, no debug feature is provided by OpenCOBOL. You may use your C debugger (GDB, MS Visual Studio) to debug the C code generated by the OpenCOBOL compiler.