Microsoft KB Archive/65037

COBOL 3.0 Animator Split-Screen Mode, One Variable at a Time

PSS ID Number: Q65037 Article last modified on 09-04-1990

3.00 3.00a | 3.00 3.00a MS-DOS | OS/2

Summary: Page 3-31 of the “Microsoft COBOL Compiler 3.0: Operating Guide” states the following about the Animator debugger (ANIMATE.EXE and PANIMATE.EXE): One use of split-screen mode would be to query data declarations or a set of variables in one half while executing in the other half. However, this is misleading, since the Animator debugger is not capable of monitoring more than one variable at a time. The statement should be reworded as follows: One use of split-screen mode would be to query a data declaration or variable in one half while executing in the other half. This information applies to Microsoft COBOL Compiler versions 3.00 and 3.00a for MS-DOS and MS OS/2.

More Information: ViewCob, the Microsoft COBOL Tools debugger for COBOL versions 2.10 and 2.20 for MS-DOS, does not have the limitation of being able to monitor only one variable. ViewCob can view as many variables as are in the program. This is just one of the differences between ViewCob and the Animator. For a more complete listing of these differences, query in this Knowledge Base on the following words: ViewCob and Animator and COBOL This comparison is provided for COBOL 2.10 and 2.20 customers who have updated to COBOL 3.00 or 3.00a.

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