Web browser plug-ins are significantly different from standard ACUCOBOL-GT runtimes in the following way:
Web browser plug-ins are invoked to process a single file.
In the case of the ACUCOBOL-GT Web Plug-in, that file can be:
a library file that "packages" all of the objects and bitmap resources of your application into a single file. If you are using ACUCOBOL-GT Version 4.1 or beyond, the library file can contain a configuration file if desired. If you are using Version 4.3 or beyond, it can also contain extended file descriptor (XFD) files for use with Acu4GL.
the initial object of your COBOL application, with the remaining objects residing on a server (this approach requires the use of AcuServer or AcuConnect technologies)
The procedure for preparing your application for use with the plug-in runtime depends on whether you will be deploying your application in a distributed or non-distributed environment.
To Prepare Your Application for Use in a Non-distributed Environment
To Prepare Your Application for Use in a Distributed Environment