  VAX COBOL, Oracle RDB, and .RCO files? 
 The Question is:
 
In Vax Cobol (running ver 5.5-1 OpenVms), what
is the extension .rco?? We have a MicroVax II
that we are trying to get over the Y2K gap. We
know we must alter some code and get them re-compiled/linked but have little
knowledge of the process. When looking at the executable library we do not
see the modules (.exe) for many of the source code programs we have. I am
assuming many are linked toge
ther to create the exe program. Anyway, does the extension .rco have special
meaning?
 
Thank You
Phil Smith
 
 
 The Answer is:
 
  .RCO is the file extension used with the Oracle Rdb precompiler for
  COBOL -- as differentiated from the Oracle Rdb SQL precompiler.  For
  assistance with this and other Oracle Rdb components, and for Oracle
  products in general, please contact the folks at Oracle.
 
  As for the sequence involved, these .RCO modules are normally processed
  into (intermediate) COBOL files by the Oracle Rdb precompiler (RDBPRE),
  then compiled into .OBJ modules using the COBOL compiler, and the
  resulting .OBJ modules are linked into shareable or executable images.
 
  OpenVMS VAX V5.5-1 is no longer a supported release.  Prior-version
  support contracts and a Y2K readiness kit are available for OpenVMS
  VAX V5.5-2 and for Compaq COBOL V5.6.
 
  Please contact Oracle support for any specific Oracle Y2K requirements
  that might be in place, and for information and support status of the
  RDBPRE precompiler.
