Block 2

Presented by: Tim O’Brien Senior Systems Engineer Fujitsu Software Corporation

Block 2 Intro to VS.NET Fujitsu Software Corporation Customer Training Series

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Intro to VS.NET 2003 ■

The Visual Studio .NET Editor

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The Visual Studio .NET Debugger

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Demonstration and explanation of the Visual Studio .NET Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

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Using Visual Studio .NET to create a simple “Hello World” COBOL program

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Intro to VS.NET 2003 (Cont…) ■

The Visual Studio Help system for Documentation

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Create a “Hello World” program in VB and C#

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Create a multi-COBOL program application

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Create a mixed language program application

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Intro to VS.NET 2003 (Cont…) ■

The Visual Studio Help system for Documentation

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Create a multi-COBOL program application

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Create a mixed language program application

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VS.NET Editor Environment ■

Features  Multi-language development environment with edit, build, debug and deployment tools  Tabbed multi window-paned environment with pop outs  The main display window (for Editor, Browser, etc.)  Solution Explorer, Class View, Resource View and Index windows

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VS.NET Editor Environment (Cont…) ■

Features (Cont…)  Dynamic Help, Property, and Event windows  Output, Task List, Index Results windows  Server Explorer  Toolbox  Object Browser  Macro Explorer

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Demo ■

Visual Studio .NET 2003 Interactive Development Environment (IDE)

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“Hello World” COBOL program ■

Create a new COBOL Project (Solution)

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A look at the skeletal COBOL program automatically generated

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Modifying the generated COBOL program to display “Hello World”

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Building and executing the COBOL program

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Demo

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Hello world in C#

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VS.NET Debugger ■

Multi-language enabled

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Inherits many features of the Editor – collapsible, split window, IntelliSense

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Mouse over data query

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Auto, Locals and Watch windows

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VS.NET Debugger (Cont…) ■

Go to Definition feature

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Breakpoints

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Call Stack monitoring

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Debugger Demo

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Creating a multi-program application ■

Create a COBOL Project

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Add a new program

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Code the new program

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Add a sub program

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Code the sub program

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Build the application

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Debug the application

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Creating a multi-program application ■

demo

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Creating a mixed language program application ■

Create a COBOL Project for the Main program

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Create a VB.NET Project for the Class to Invoke

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Code the COBOL Program to Invoke the VB Class program previously created

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Creating a mixed language program application (Cont…) ■

Build the solution (application)

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Debug the application

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Visual Studio Help system ■

Help and documentation for Visual Studio .NET exists in the on-line Help system

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Filters allow you to zero in on proper subject matter

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All API’s (e.g. member functions) and classes are documented here

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Visual Studio Help system (Cont…) ■

Integrated into editor and debugger

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Interactive Help available throughout the Help System and IntelliSense

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Fujitsu NetCOBOL specific Help filter

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