Windows IBM COBOL routine compile and link options

The compile and link options for building COBOL routines, such as stored procedures and user-defined functions, on Windows operating systems with the IBM® VisualAge® COBOL compiler are available in the bldrtn.bat batch file.

Compile and link options for bldrtn

Compile options:

cob2

The IBM VisualAge COBOL compiler.

-qpgmname(mixed)

Instructs the compiler to permit CALLs to library entry points with mixed-case names.

-c

Perform compile only; no link. This batch file has separate compile and link steps.

-qlib

Instructs the compiler to process COPY statements.

-Ipath

Specify the location of the Db2® include files. For example: -I"%DB2PATH%\include\cobol_a".

%EXTRA_COMPFLAG%

If "set IBMCOB_PRECOMP=true" is uncommented, the IBM COBOL precompiler is used to precompile the embedded SQL. It is invoked with one of the following formulations, depending on the input parameters:

-q"SQL('database sample CALL_RESOLUTION DEFERRED')": precompile using the default sample database, and defer call resolution.
-q"SQL('database %2 CALL_RESOLUTION DEFERRED')": precompile using a database specified by the user, and defer call resolution.

Link options:

ilink: Use the IBM VisualAge COBOL linker.
/free: Free format.
/nol: No logo.
/dll: Create the DLL with the source program name.
db2api.lib: Link with the Db2 library.
%1.exp: Include the export file.
%1.obj: Include the program object file.
iwzrwin3.obj: Include the object file provided by IBM VisualAge COBOL.

Refer to your compiler documentation for additional compiler options.