Extension Config can now take absolute path

src/main/java/org/openmainframeproject/cobolcheck/services/Config.java

@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ private static String getCorrectRunContext(String path){
             if (path.startsWith(".") && path.length() > 0){
                 path = path.substring(1);
             }
+            if (path.length() > 0 && (path.startsWith("/") || path.substring(1,3).equals(":\\") || path.substring(1,3).equals(":/"))){
+                return StringHelper.adjustPathString(path);
+            }
             return StringHelper.adjustPathString(PathHelper.endWithFileSeparator(runDirectory) + path);
         }
         return StringHelper.adjustPathString(path);

src/main/java/org/openmainframeproject/cobolcheck/services/filehelpers/FileNameMatcher.java

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class FileNameMatcher extends SimpleFileVisitor<Path> {
         private boolean defaultToAllFiles = false;
 
         public FileNameMatcher(String pattern) {
-            if (pattern.length() == 0) {
+            if (pattern.length() == 0 || pattern.equals("null")) {
                 defaultToAllFiles = true;
             }
             matcher = FileSystems.getDefault().getPathMatcher("glob:" + pattern);

vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/config.properties

@@ -51,9 +51,13 @@ cobolcheck.decimalPointIsComma = false
 cobolcheck.append.rules = null
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Path for the generated Cobol test code
+# Path for the generated Cobol test code and the executeable file
+# On Linux begin the path with a / to make it absolute and an x:\\ or x:/ to do he same on Windows.
 # Default: ./
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# cobolcheck.test.program.path = /home/myName/temp
+# cobolcheck.test.program.path = c:\\Developer\\temp
+# cobolcheck.test.program.path = c:/Developer/temp
 cobolcheck.test.program.path = Cobol-check
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/scripts/linux_gnucobol_run_tests

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 # GnuCOBOL 2.2 or later is installed and on the path. Its executable or alias or symlink is named "cobc".
 
+cd "$(dirname $1)"
 cobc -x $@
 name=$(echo "$1" | cut -f 1 -d '.')
-"${name}"
+"${name}"

vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/scripts/windows_gnucobol_run_tests.cmd

@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ rem
 rem  Assumptions:
 rem
 rem GnuCOBOL 3.+ is installed and on the path. Its executable or alias or symlink is named "cobc".
-
-cobc -x %* && %~n1
+%~d1
+cd %~p1
+cobc -x %* 
+%~n1