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Beginning COBOL for Programmers
Beginning COBOL for Programmers is a comprehensive, sophisticated tutorial and modularskills reference on the COBOL programming language for established programmers. Thisbook is for you if you are a developer who would like to or must add COBOL to yourrepertoire. Perhaps you recognize the opportunities presented by the current COBOL skillscrisis, or are working in a mission critical enterprise which retains legacy COBOL applications.Whatever your situation, Beginning COBOL for Programmers meets your needs as anestablished programmer moving to COBOL.
Beginning COBOL for Programmers includes comprehensive coverage of ANS 85 COBOLfeatures and techniques, including control structures, condition names, sequential and directaccess files, data redefinition, string handling, decimal arithmetic, subprograms, and thereport writer. The final chapter includes a substantial introduction to object-oriented COBOL.
Benefiting from over one hundred example programs, you ll receive an extensive introduction to the core and advanced features of the COBOL language and will learn to applythese through comprehensive and varied exercises. If you've inherited some legacy COBOL, you ll be able to grasp the COBOL idioms, understand the constructs, and recognize what'shappening in the code you re working with.
Today s enterprise application developers will find that COBOL skills open new or old doors, and this extensive COBOL reference is the book to help you acquire and develop yourCOBOL skills.
What you'll learn The basics of COBOL and its control structuresHow to declare and manipulate data, including tabular dataHow to handle sequential, indexed, and relative files How to SORT data and use Input and Output procedures How to SEARCH tabular data How to use contained and external subprograms to create modular programs How to use the COBOL Report Writer How to write ISO 2002 object-oriented COBOL programs Who this book is for
This book is for established programmers looking for a COBOL tutorial and modular skills reference in one handy book. Whether you have inherited some legacy COBOL and need to maintain it, or you have a fresh COBOL project in front of you, the tutorial and skills reference will help you succeed in COBOL. Table of Contents
1. Introduction to COBOL 2. COBOL Foundation 3. Data Declaration In COBOL 4.Procedure Division Basics 5. Control Structures: Selection 6. Control Structures: Iteration 7. Introduction to Sequential Files 8. Advanced Sequential Files 9. Edited Pictures 10. Processing Sequential Files 11. Creating Tabular Data 12. Advanced Data Declaration 13. Searching Tabular Data 14. Sorting and Merging 15. String Manipulation 16. Creating Large Systems 17. Direct Access Files 18. The COBOL Report Writer 19. OO-COBOL "
Beginning COBOL for Programmers includes comprehensive coverage of ANS 85 COBOLfeatures and techniques, including control structures, condition names, sequential and directaccess files, data redefinition, string handling, decimal arithmetic, subprograms, and thereport writer. The final chapter includes a substantial introduction to object-oriented COBOL.
Benefiting from over one hundred example programs, you ll receive an extensive introduction to the core and advanced features of the COBOL language and will learn to applythese through comprehensive and varied exercises. If you've inherited some legacy COBOL, you ll be able to grasp the COBOL idioms, understand the constructs, and recognize what'shappening in the code you re working with.
Today s enterprise application developers will find that COBOL skills open new or old doors, and this extensive COBOL reference is the book to help you acquire and develop yourCOBOL skills.
What you'll learn The basics of COBOL and its control structuresHow to declare and manipulate data, including tabular dataHow to handle sequential, indexed, and relative files How to SORT data and use Input and Output procedures How to SEARCH tabular data How to use contained and external subprograms to create modular programs How to use the COBOL Report Writer How to write ISO 2002 object-oriented COBOL programs Who this book is for
This book is for established programmers looking for a COBOL tutorial and modular skills reference in one handy book. Whether you have inherited some legacy COBOL and need to maintain it, or you have a fresh COBOL project in front of you, the tutorial and skills reference will help you succeed in COBOL. Table of Contents
1. Introduction to COBOL 2. COBOL Foundation 3. Data Declaration In COBOL 4.Procedure Division Basics 5. Control Structures: Selection 6. Control Structures: Iteration 7. Introduction to Sequential Files 8. Advanced Sequential Files 9. Edited Pictures 10. Processing Sequential Files 11. Creating Tabular Data 12. Advanced Data Declaration 13. Searching Tabular Data 14. Sorting and Merging 15. String Manipulation 16. Creating Large Systems 17. Direct Access Files 18. The COBOL Report Writer 19. OO-COBOL "
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First published March 16, 2014
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August 3, 2016
I really like the Apress Series. This book as others is doing it's job. Step by step learn how to develop application in Cobol. In book we will find a lot of examples and content structure, which help us absorb knowledge. I know how to develop applications, but I think also people who doesn't have experience in development could use this item.
October 28, 2019
Great book - used during college.
Overall, a good book for the researcher and enthusiast.
Read for personal research
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Overall, a good book for the researcher and enthusiast.
Read for personal research
- found this book's contents helpful and inspiring - number rating relates to the book's contribution to my needs.
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