genDirectory

The genDirectory build descriptor option specifies the fully qualified path of the directory into which EGL places generated output, control files, and results files.

When you are generating in the workbench, these rules apply:
Java™ generation
You can specify either genProject or genDirectory. If both are specified, genProject is used. If neither is specified, the default action is for the output to be placed in the same project as the EGL source file being generated.
COBOL generation
You must specify genDirectory, and in most cases EGL ignores any setting for genProject.
If the COBOL program is of type VGWebTransaction, however, these statements apply:
  • You may specify genProject, which indicates a location for the Java-based objects that run in the Web application server
  • If you do not specify genProject, all output is placed in the location identified in genDirectory

If you are generating from the EGL SDK, genDirectory is required.

For details on deploying COBOL code, see the documentation for your COBOL runtime product.


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