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Cobol: Execute: Error: 'This application has failed to start because F3BIPRCT.dll was not found'

Oct 4th, 2003 17:25
Knud van Eeden,

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Cobol: Execute: Error: 'This application has failed to start because 
F3BIPRCT.dll was not found'

Fujitsu COBOL v3.1:

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Possible cause:

As during the installation there was a warning, the cause is that some
value in the registry (=the MSDOS PATH environment variable) is or was
too long, so the correct information was not stored during the
installation.

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Solution:

Reduce the length of your PATH variable, or otherwise make sure the
location of your COBOL bin directory is added to the MSDOS PATH.

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e.g. add

 c:\FSC\PCOBOL32\

to your path.

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To set the PATH environment variable:

(in Windows XP, do this via 'Control Panel'->'System'->tab
'Advanced'->'Environment variables'->'System variables'->
browse to 'PATH'->button 'Edit'->change the path->button 'OK',
then restart your machine.

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Note:

As a temporary workaround, so that you do not have to
restart your computer, you can add the COBOL path
in *front* of your existing path, or use a compilation
batch file which does this for you:

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Steps: Overview:

 1. -Open an MSDOS box

 2. -To add the path to your COBOL binary directory,
     type the command:

      set PATH=c:\fsc\pcobol32\;%PATH%

 3. -Goto the directory where your COBOL .exe
     file is stored

     1. Type the command:

         cd c:\temp

     2. Run your COBOL executable

         helloworld.exe

 4. -This should open a Windows dialog box
     'Run time environment setup'

 5. -Click OK, and the .exe program should be
     executed (e.g. showing 'Hello World')

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[Internet: source: http://www.google.com search for 'This application 
has failed to start because F3BIPRCT.dll was not found': 
http://www.adtools.com/download/v7manuals/NetCOBWinSAFSubGuide.pdf]

Q21. Why does error message .No F3BIPRCT.DLL is found. appear on the 
server?

A21.
Make sure that the COBOL run-time system has been installed correctly.

The USER environment variables you have set are invalid for the
operation of Web applications.

First, place the name of the COBOL run-time system install folder in
the PATH environment variable of the server machine.

You must restart the system to validate the system environment
variables.

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Internet: see also:

Cobol: Compile: Command line: How to compile Fijitsu COBOL v3.1 from 
the MSDOS command line?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/25139

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