Netcobol cobol command reply "Argument is not valid"

Question

On Solaris10 x86 64bit version, I installed Fujistu NetCobol, and executed "cobol" command. Result OS replies "Argument is not valid".

I used this cobol command, following the example in the user's guide.

$cobol -dy -M -o P1 P1.cob

Is there anything missing--some setting that I have overlooked?

I have confirmed the following:

cobol with x authority
cobol in PATH Environment variable
Environment variable setting after NetCobol installing

Does the source file P1.cob exist, in the proper directory? Do you have write permissions to that directory (so that you can create output files)? — David Gorsline, Apr 02 '13 at 14:13
Thank you to calibrate.Of course I have confirmed P1 exist and directory permission. — mtk.sugi, Apr 02 '13 at 14:44
I tried removing argument one by one, but same reply.And only cobol too. — mtk.sugi, Apr 02 '13 at 15:39
Seems like not a message from Cobol then, it doesn't even seem to be getting into the compiler. — Bill Woodger, Apr 02 '13 at 15:55

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 03 '13 at 01:34

1

That error often means you are trying to run a SPARC binary on an x86 system, which would make sense as Fujitsu produces SPARC servers. To verify what platform the binary is for, run:

% file `which cobol`

(or file /opt/something/bin/cobol if you know the direct path to the binary.)

answered Apr 03 '13 at 01:34

alanc

4,102
21
24

Thanks you for a good clue, @alanc. ` % file ``which cobol`` `. reply "/opt/FJSVcbl/bin/cobol: ELF 32-bit MSB executable SPARC Version 1, dynamically linked, not stripped" As @alanc said, this cobol is SPARC binary. Can't I use this cobol on my current environment? If I use or install something, I use SPARC binary On x86 OS ? – mtk.sugi Apr 03 '13 at 04:02
@user2236126: sorry, but there's no compatibility between SPARC & x86 CPU's, they use very different instruction sets. You'll need to either get a version of the software built for x86 machines, or find a SPARC machine to run it on. – alanc Apr 03 '13 at 04:36
The manual you referenced covers SPARC. Does your installation software not match the manual? – Bill Woodger Apr 03 '13 at 15:12

Netcobol cobol command reply "Argument is not valid"

1 Answers1