[Info-vax] VMS Cobol - GnuCOBOL

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 2/12/2023 2:34 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> VMS Tech Demo 6 - converting files between VMS Cobol and GnuCOBOL:
>    https://www.vajhoej.dk/arne/articles/vmstd6.html

Examples added for when GnuCOBOL use VBISAM
instead of BDB for indexed files.

BDB is technically better than VBISAM, but the license
for VBISAM (LGPL) is more attractive for some than the
license for BDB (AGPL or Oracle commercial).

GnuCOBOL with VBISAM is easy for Windows as Arnold Trembley
provides builds for none, BDB and VBISAM.

GnuCOBOL with VBISAM for Linux requires an "old fashioned"
build:
* get the prerequisites ready
* get the source
* configure --with-vbisam
* make
and all the associated fun.

Arne