NetCOBOL for .NET

Compile COBOL on the Microsoft® .NET™ Framework and Windows® Azure™

Drastically reduce costs and boost performance. Tap new programming talent. Code using Microsoft® Visual Studio. Get free COBOL runtimes. Move your apps to the cloud. Free your legacy code from the mainframe with NetCOBOL for .NET.

The NetCOBOL for .NET compiler produces Microsoft®'s Intermediate Language (MSIL) that executes under the Common Language Runtime (CLR). This language-neutral, platform-independent environment lets you mix modern languages like C# and VB.NET on any .NET-compatible hardware and in the Windows® Azure™ cloud.

NetCOBOL for .NET adapts to OO COBOL syntax and supports .NET-specific extensions. That means your COBOL programs can be written to take full advantage of the .NET Framework classes.

The compiler also includes Microsoft® Visual Studio Shell (Visual Studio without any other Microsoft® languages), providing an integrated development environment (IDE) for NetCOBOL for .NET.

Join the .NET World

Gain access to the latest web technologies. With NetCOBOL for .NET, your COBOL applications can interact with Internet XML Web Services and ASP.NET web applications. And with the help of the Alchemy Solutions NeoTools suite, CICS and batch applications can be compiled without an extensive code rewrite.

Cloud Ready When You Are

NetCOBOL for .NET compiles COBOL in the Windows® Azure™ cloud—without emulation or virtual machines. You'll get true scalability, world-leading backup and disaster recovery while drastically cutting costs. Learn more...

Free COBOL Runtimes

Drastically cut costs and eliminate administrative headaches. There is no additional charge for distributing applications created using NetCOBOL. NetCOBOL puts you in control of your application distribution costs.

NetCOBOL for .NET Packages

NetCOBOL for .NET can be purchased in two different packages: Enterprise and Universal. The Enterprise package contains the .NET-supporting components along with some other COBOL development tools. It only supports the development of applications that will execute in the .NET environment. The Universal package is a combination of the NetCOBOL for .NET Enterprise and the NetCOBOL for Windows® Enterprise products, giving you our Windows® application development environment along with the leading-edge NetCOBOL for .NET product.

Features

No COBOL runtime license charges
Compatible with Windows® Azure™ cloud computing
Generates standard .NET MSIL (Microsoft® Intermediate Language) code with the option to generate verifiable (web safe) code.
Enhances COBOL syntax to allowcreation of and integration with .NET Framework objects.
COBOL programs can be integrated seamlessly with other languages: inheriting from classes created in other languages, invoking and being invoked by methods written in other languages.
Full access to .NET Framework classes, including XML Web service and Windows® Communication Foundation (WCF) classes
Mixed language applications can be debugged with the Visual Studio debugger
Interoperation with COM and existing native code compilers
Includes and integrates with Microsoft®’sVisual Studio
Includes COBOL support for Windows® Forms Designer, Web Forms Designer and IntelliSense
ANSI Code Page (ACP) and Unicode runtime data modes aid migrating and mixing ACP applications in the .NET Unicode environment.
Includes PowerBSORT,PowerFORM and Data Tools utilities.

Benefits

Enables you to bring mainframe/legacy COBOL code to the Windows® environment and provides the product round which the NeoTools are built. You can enjoy big savings in IT expenses or free up mainframe MIPS for other applications.
You can utilize the latest technologies such as ASP.NET and WCF from COBOL using the award winning Visual Studio development environment.
You pay no runtime license fees when distributing applications built using NetCOBOL
Development teams deliver faster application maintenance and development using Visual Studio
Lets you use the business-supporting power of COBOL, seamlessly integrated with other Windows® and .NET components
You can use existing COBOL skills to create up-to-date interfaces and applications or seamlessly integrate with user interfaces written in VB and C#.

Complete Microsoft® Visual Studio Integration

NetCOBOL for .NET is made to fully integrate with Microsoft® Visual Studio.

Manage Projects

NetCOBOL for .NET is fully integrated with Microsoft® Visual Studio. Build and edit COBOL applications. Develop applications using modern programming languages. Link it all together.
Edit Code

Easily edit COBOL in the same developement environment as modern languages. Complete Visual Studio integration makes coding fast and efficient.
VB.NET Support

Use Visual Studio's Windows® Forms Designer with COBOL. Design Windows® forms (dialogs) using the same tools developed for Visual Basic.