How to determine the version of Compaq cobol we are using

[Pallavi Akundi]

Hi,

I need to know the version and license details of the compaq cobol compiler I am using on my OpenVMS server. Could some one help me with the commands for the same

Thanks and Regards,

Pallavi

[Volker Halle · Accepted solution]

Pallavi,

$ SHOW LIC/USAGE COBOL* should show your COBOL license

$ DIR SYS$HELP:COBOL*.RELEASE_NOTES should show the COBOL version installed.

Volker.

[ChaimBu]

I believe you can retrieve the version of the COBOL compiler by issuing:

$analy/image sys$system:cobol.exe

The version is on the about the fourth page of the information, if I recall correctly.

[Karl Rohwedder]

At a not too old VMS version you may use the new /SELECT feature of ANALYZE:

$ ana/ima/sele=ident sys$system:cobol.exe
SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]COBOL.EXE;1
"COBOL V2.8-1286"

regards Kalle

[Marc Van den Broeck]

Hi,

you can look on the first line of a listing file produced by that cobol compiler.

Rgds
Marc

[Karl Rohwedder]

You mean something along the lines:

pipe cobol/lis=TT: nl: | sear sys$input: "source listing"

regards Kalle

[Ana M. García Olivencia]

Another way of finding that information is:

$PRODUCT SHOW PRODUCT COBOL

Regards.

Ana

[Karl Rohwedder]

On VAX the COBOL compiler is installed using VMSINSTAL, so the PRODUCT command is useless here.

regards Kalle

[comarow]

Of course, when you install any products, by default you'll get the release notes.

Set def sys$help:

dir *cob*.release_notes

and you'll see the current release notes installed on your system.

If it's an alpha and it uses Product Install, you can always do $
product show history.

Have fun