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E-COB: New Visual COBOL Development Hub 6 Installation Returns "WARNING: Unable to locate valid Micro Focus product at location /opt/microfocus/VisualCOBOL" (Doc ID 2771489.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 09, 2023

Applies to:

PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools - Version 8.56 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Sample Environment:
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PeopleTools 8.57
Visual COBOL development hub version 6
IBM AIX 7.1

Issue:
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Site Downloaded Visual COBOL development hub version 6 from Oracle's edelivery cloud. This is a new install of the product on a new server.  Although, this is a new install, when installing the product, the following message is received during the install, suggesting that the install is attempting to upgrade.

WARNING: Unable to locate valid Micro Focus product at location
  /opt/microfocus/VisualCOBOL

  To upgrade, ensure COBDIR references an existing valid product
  installation. For a fresh installation, ensure COBDIR is unset
  before re-running the installer.

Cause

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