Microsoft KB Archive/830514

= FIX: You experience performance problems and compatibility problems between Fujitsu COBOL and the MSIL Assembler in Visual Studio .NET 2003 =

Article ID: 830514

Article Last Modified on 10/5/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you are using Fujitsu COBOL with the Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) Assembler (Ilasm.exe), you may experience one or more of the following problems:
 * The MSIL Assembler may take a long time to compile the code.
 * The COBOL debugger cannot identify the next step because the .line directive is not clear.
 * The MSIL Assembler may cause a stack overflow at the YACC utility if many switch-case statements exist in the code.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual Studio .NET 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version       Size     File name ---  04-Oct-2003  02:26  1.1.4322.955  196,608  Ilasm.exe 04-Oct-2003 03:44                    353  Ilasm.exe.config



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the terminology that is used to describe Microsoft product updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbvsnet2003presp1fix KB830514

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