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     Read Before Installing or Using Micro Focus COBOL
     for DIGITAL UNIX Systems. [R]

     ECO NUMBERS : MFCE0141A MFOE0141A

     October 1998

     Please take time to read the following information about Micro
     Focus COBOL V4.1A-1. These notes cover the Micro Focus[R] COBOL
     Software Developer Suite distributed by DIGITAL[TM] on DIGITAL
     UNIX[R]. The main product is the Micro Focus COBOL Software Devel-
     oper Suite for DIGITAL UNIX, which consists of Micro Focus COBOL,
     Micro Focus Toolbox, and Micro Focus Dialog System. For the de-
     ployment of the developed applications, there is the Micro Focus
     COBOL Application Server for DIGITAL UNIX, previously referred to
     as the Micro Focus Operating System Extensions (OSX) product.

     The current DIGITAL released version of Micro Focus COBOL for
     DIGITAL UNIX is entitled in the product notes as Micro Focus COBOL
     Software Developer Suite V4.1A-1 for DIGITAL UNIX and Micro Focus
     COBOL Application Server V4 .1A-1 for DIGITAL UNIX. In subset
     naming, the install subsets are mfce0141a for Micro Focus COBOL
     and mfoe0141a for Micro Focus Application Server. This release is
     provided as an ECO release.

     License Management Facility (LMF) Information

     Before you can use Micro Focus COBOL Software Developer Suite, an
     LMF PAK must be registered and loaded (see the Micro Focus COBOL
     Installation Guide for DIGITAL UNIX). Purchase of a valid OSX
     license and installation of an LMF PAK is required when deploying
     Micro Focus based applications to production systems to ensure
     support and to conform with licensing and royalty obligations.

     Installation Information

     Installing Micro Focus COBOL requires DIGITAL UNIX Version 4.0.
     Micro Focus COBOL V4.1A has been tested on DIGITAL UNIX V4.0B and
     Version V4.0D.

     The distributions of the Micro Focus COBOL Developer Suite and
     the Micro Focus COBOL Application Server are provided in the form
     of ECO kits. The products are provided complete on the kits. The
     tar files of MFCE0141A.tar and MFOE0141A.tar must be unpacked
     before using the setld utility to install the appropriate kit.
     Be sure to use the setld -d option to deinstall the product prior
     to the installation of this version. The documentation within the
     unpacked tar file includes this document, the Micro Focus COBOL
     Installation Guide for DIGITAL UNIX, and the Micro Focus COBOL

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   [R]  Micro Focus is a registered trademark and Micro Focus COBOL,
       Toolbox, Micro Focus Dialog System, Operating System Exten-
       sions are trademarks of Micro Focus Limited.  POSTSCRIPT is a
       registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc..  UNIX is a regis-
       tered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed

       exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.

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     o  The Micro Focus COBOL documentation and installation subsets
        are in the directories:

           /mfce0141a/documentation
           /mfce0141a/kit

     o  The Micro Focus Application Server documentation and installa-
        tion subsets are in the directories:

           /mfoe0141a/documentation
           /mfoe0141a/kit

     The Micro Focus COBOL Installation Guide for DIGITAL UNIX has
     not been updated with this release. The guide remains accurate
     with the exception of the new version numbers described within
     the examples. The current subset directory for Micro Focus COBOL
     Developer Suite is mfce0141a. The corresponding subset names are:
     MFCBASE412, MFCDOC412, MFCMAN412. The current subset directory
     for Micro Focus Application Server is mfo0141a. The corresponding
     subset names are: MFOBASE412, MFODOC412, MFOMAN412.

     Release Notes Information

     The release notes for Micro Focus COBOL V4.1A-1 contain informa-
     tion specific to the products on DIGITAL UNIX, including a summary
     of known problems and restrictions.

     Micro Focus COBOL Documentation

     The installation guide and this letter have been revised for V4.1A
     and are included in the full Micro Focus COBOL Developer Suite
     for UNIX documentation kit. The documentation kit (order number
     QA-5S9AA-GZ) consists of the following manuals:

     Getting Started (Issue 1, August 1996)
     Object COBOL User Guide (Issue 4, August 1996)
     Object COBOL Character Tools (Issue 1, August 1996)
     Dialog System Character Mode User Guide (Issue 5, September 1994)
     Master Index & Glossary (Issue 5, August 1996)
     Programmer's Guide to Writing Programs (Issue 2)
     Programmer's Guide to Creating User Interfaces (Issue 2)
     Programmer's Guide to File Handling (Issue 2)
     Programmer's Guide to Communications (Issue 2)
     OO Programming with Object COBOL (Issue 3)
     DCE Programmer's Guide and Reference (Issue 1)
     Compatibility Guide (Issue 3, April 1993)
     Language Reference (Issue 15, May 1995)
     Language Reference-Additional Topics (Issue 15, May 1995)
     Error Messages (Issue 11, May 1995)
     Pocket Guide (Issue 9, August 1996)





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     DIGITAL Services

     A variety of service and support options are available from DIG-
     ITAL. For more information, contact your local DIGITAL sales of-
     fice.

        Problems raised and fixed in Micro Focus COBOL V4.1A-1.
        -----------------------------------------------------

        C980512-965     DIGITAL Reference Number
        700572          Rare ACCEPT from DATE/TIME overflow causes return of
                        wrong date.  This ACCEPT from DATE/TIME problem
                        would be an extremely rare occurrence and is not
                        expected to be duplicated.









































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