Compiler options

•	When compiling source files of a Micro Focus application, the following options should always be used:

-cm -dcm

•	If you were using some Microsoft Cobol extensions, then the following option should be used as well:

-cms

•	Micro Focus compile flags are not supported by isCOBOL, but in most cases their effect can be obtained using one of the isCOBOL Compiler options or in another way. The following table lists the Micro Focus compile flags whose effect can be obtained also with isCOBOL:

Micro Focus flag	isCOBOL solution
ADDSYN	Use -rm= compiler option
ALIGN	Use -align= compiler option
ANIM	Use -d compiler option
APOST	Use -apost compiler option
ARITHMETIC=OSVS	Use -cva compiler option
ASSIGN	Use -cax compiler option
BOUND	Set iscobol.array_check=1 in the configuration and compile with -m1 option
CHANGE-MESSAGE	Set iscobol.compiler.messagelevel properly in the configuration
COBFSTATCONV	Set iscobol.file.status properly in the configuration
COBOL370	Use -cv compiler option
CONSTANT	Set iscobol.compiler.constant properly in the configuration
CONVERTRET	Use -d5 compiler option
COPYEXT	Use -ce= compiler option
COPYLIST	Use -lf compiler option
CURRENT-DATE	Take advantage of the CurrentDate Class (com.iscobol.rts.CurrentDate) feature
DATAMAP	Use -ld compiler option
DEFAULTBYTE	Use -dv= compiler options
DOS/VS	Use -cv compiler option
ERRLIST	Use -ef compiler option
FAULTFIND	Set iscobol.exception.dump=1 and iscobol.display_message=3 in the configuration
FLAGQ	Use -es compiler option
FOLD-COPY-NAME	Use -scnl and -scnu compiler options
FOLD-CALL-NAME	Use -ssnl and -ssnu compiler options
HIDE-MESSAGE	Set iscobol.compiler.messagelevel properly in the configuration
IBMCOMP	Use -dcmi compiler option instead of -dcm
KEYCHECK	Set iscobol.file.extra_keys_ok properly in the configuration
LIST, LISTPATH, LISTWIDTH, LW	Use -lf and -lo= compiler options
MAKESYN	Use -rm compiler option
NOTRUNC	Use -dz compiler option
ODOSLIDE	Use -cod1 compiler option
OPTIONAL-FILE	Set iscobol.file.io_creates=1 and iscobol.file.extend_creates=1 in the configuration
OVERRIDE	Use -rc compiler option
OSVS	Use -cv compiler option
PERFORM-TYPE	Use either -pt0 or -pt1 or -pt2 compiler options
PRINT	Use -lo compiler option
REMOVE	Use -rw= compiler option
RM	Use -dci compiler option
SEQUENTIAL	Sequential files type is controlled by -cfl compiler option
SOURCEFORMAT	Use either -sa or -st compiler options
TRACE	Set iscobol.tracelevel properly in the configuration