The COBOL Center

PERCOBOL Highlights
Robust COBOL to Java compiler that enables extending existing legacy applications. PERCobol provides for:

• Network ready COBOL applets and applications
• Multi-platform deployment including the Internet and Network Computer
• Platform independent Graphical User Interface written with COBOL statements.
• Access to COBOL files and data types supported across the enterprise
• Standards Compliant COBOL
• SQL database access through JDBC

The company says that the PERCobol Graphical User Interface is the only true 100% platform independent COBOL GUI in existence.

Product Description

PERCobol is a fully ANSI 1985 X3.23b compliant COBOL which generates Java source code. The resulting Java source code can then be compiled using any JDK 1.1+ compliant Java Compiler and will run on any JDK 1.1+ implementation of the Java Virtual Machine as either an applet or application (applets being subject to Java applet security restrictions). PERCobol includes SYNKRONIX proprietary Java runtime libraries in class file format that allow the COBOL applets and applications to execute on the Java virtual machine. PERCobol? runtimes include support for COBOL file types (sequential, relative, indexed) accessible locally and across the network. The runtimes are approximately 250K compiled and compressed allowing for quick downloads across congested networks.

New COBOL Language Features

The company says that PERCobol contains features that allow COBOL programmer’s access to features that in many cases were previous available only in "modern" programming languages. Some of these features include:

• TCP/IP programming
• Event driven GUI programming
• Multi-threaded programming
• Pointers

COBOL Language Syntax Extensions

EXEC-SQL
Provides for embedded SQL to access databases using Java JDBC drivers and eliminates the need for a SQL pre-compiler. Also used for stored procedures in databases where Java is applicable.

EXEC-HTML
Allows programmers to write server COBOL CGI server and Java Servlet programs to generate dynamic HTML pages.

EXEC-JAVA
Allows any Java feature to be integrated within a COBOL program.

The company states that PERCobol is currently the only solution which allows COBOL to execute directly on the Network Computer (NC) or within a browser itself and thus directly on the Internet/Intranet Client. PERCobol? is the most cost-effective vehicle that a business can use to extend the current legacy systems into the network (Internet/Intranet). It further says that PERCobol allows customers to gain the benefit of Java functionality while continuing to utilize their current COBOL programming staff for application development. Additionally PERCobol? provides the ability to extend legacy applications and minimize development costs for business Internet/Intranet applications with a tool that integrates within their current application development environment.

PERCobol Enterprise Includes:

• PERCobol Compiler and Runtime System
• PERCobol Graphical1 and Line mode debugging
• Synkronix Java Make Utility
• Synkronix Network File Server
• MicroEdge SlickEdit2

PERCobol User's Guide in HTML format
1 Available with Windows, OS/2, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris Sparc, SCO UNIX.
2 Available with Windows, OS/2, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris Sparc, SCO UNIX.

Platforms Available

• Mainframe OS/390
• PC OS/2, NT, 95, 98
• Mid-Range MPE, AS/400
• UNIX AIX, HP-UX, SCO, Sun Solaris, Linux

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Website:	www.synkronix.com
Telephone:	1-888-SYN-KRON
Company:	Synkronix, Inc.
Address:	4683 Chabot Dr. Suite 211 Pleasanton, CA. 94588