COBOL

In a perfect world, you could leverage the capabilities of a high performance, relational database without modifying or rewriting your COBOL application or modifying the data structure. You could meet customer requirements for integration with new reporting tools and maintain the investment in their legacy applications.

There is a simple way to get relational data access with Pervasive PSQL. And better yet, migrating your data store may be easier and have a bigger payoff than you thought possible. You could extend the life of your applications the easy way.

Learn the three-step process to migrate your database

With Pervasive PSQL you get:

• Relational access with standards-based ODBC, JDBC, ADO, .NET and more
• Best of both worlds performance with relational and transactional access methods
• The No DBA, no problem promise with its low-admin, low-TCO design
• Development for the most popular platforms with superior cross-platform support for Windows, Linux and NetWare
• Easy deployment with an embeddable and scalable design optimized for ISVs, OEMs and end user applications
• Data Management Tools
  • AuditMaster – Track changes to the database, login, logouts, security alerts
  • Backup Agent – Guarantee reliable backups even when backing up live applications
  • DataExchange – Real-time backups and data replication

And, perhaps most importantly, you’ll be able to use leading data access tools with many of the largest COBOL development environments including Fujitsu, Micro Focus, Liant, and Acucorp.

Our technical experts recommend a three-step process to migrate your database for your COBOL application:

Documentation and tools are available to help you migrate your application:

Leveraging Pervasive PSQL Relational Capabilities in COBOL Applications

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Database Migration for COBOL Applications: Is It Worth It?

Let us help you develop a sound migration plan. Pervasive provides the documentation, tools and expert resources to make the job easy for a rapid payoff. Fill out the pre-migration worksheet and we’ll help you get started.

You've made the decision to migrate and you need the specific documentation and tools to complete the job. Pervasive can help make migration easy.

Visit the Pervasive Migration Center COBOL site for help getting started.

Tools

Pervasive now offers tools that can help you migrate schema and data from COBOL flat files to Pervasive PSQL files.

• SDK
  Downloads of all of the SDK components and access methods.
• Trial Downloads
  These are designed to provide you with the tools necessary to build an embedded installation of the Pervasive PSQL database engine for your application.
• Development Engines
  Not-for-resale copies of multi-user Pervasive PSQL engines for development and testing purposes.
• Migration Tools and Support for your Environment
  Documentation, tools and resources to help you migrate your database.
• Active Connector
  A database interface that provides high performance relational access to ISAM data without requiring changes to your application.

Customer Success

Want to find out more about how other COBOL developers have used Pervasive PSQL? Take a look at the following success story:

Advanced Management Systems Eases Transition from HP e3000 with Pervasive PSQL
Migrating from a discontinued platform is no simple feat. When Steve Smith faced this situation, he considered his options and chose Pervasive PSQL as the path with the best results and the lowest business risk. With Pervasive PSQL, he can preserve his application's native COBOL data organization, easing data and code migration, while opening up a future of relational database access with an integrated relational database engine.