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Beginning COBOL for Programmers

by Michael Coughlan

March 2014

Intermediate to advanced

588 pages

15h 43m

English

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What Is COBOL?History of COBOLThe Argument for COBOL (Why COBOL?)SummaryReferences
COBOL IdiosyncrasiesCOBOL Syntax MetalanguageStructure of COBOL ProgramsThe Four DivisionsCOBOL Coding RulesExample ProgramsWhere to Get a COBOL CompilerSummaryReferences

Categories of Program DataDeclaring Elementary Data ItemsAssignment in COBOLStructured DataSummary
Input and Output with ACCEPT and DISPLAYArithmetic in COBOLLet’s Write a ProgramSummary
SelectionIF StatementCondition TypesImplied SubjectsNested IFsDelimiting Scope: END-IF vs. PeriodCondition NamesEVALUATESummaryReferences
Paragraphs RevisitedThe PERFORM VerbPERFORM..TIMESPERFORM..UNTILPERFORM..VARYINGSummaryReferences
What Is a File?Processing Sequential FilesSummary
Files with Multiple Record TypesPrinter Sequential FilesVariable-Length RecordsSummary
Edited PicturesFormatting OutputTypes of EditingEditing SymbolsInsertion EditingSuppression-and-Replacement EditingExample Print LinesPICTURE String RestrictionsThe PICTURE Clause Scaling SymbolSummary
File Organization vs. Method of AccessSequential OrganizationControl-Break ProcessingUpdating Sequential FilesThe Full File Update ProblemSummary
Tables vs. ArraysDeclaring TablesWhy Use Tabular Data?Multidimensional TablesPrefilled TablesANS 85 Table ChangesSummary
The Redefines ClauseThe REDEFINES ClauseThe RENAMES ClauseThe USAGE ClauseDecimal ArithmeticSummaryReferences
SEARCHING Tabular DataSearching Using SEARCH and SEARCH ALLThe SEARCH VerbThe SEARCH ALL VerbVariable-Length TablesSummary
SORTINGMerging FilesSummary
The INSPECT VerbString ConcatenationString SplittingReference ModificationIntrinsic FunctionsSummary
Subprograms and the COPY VerbThe CALL VerbThe COPY VerbSummary
Direct Access vs.Sequential FilesOrganization of Relative FilesProcessing Relative FilesRelative Files: Syntax and SemanticsOrganization of Indexed FilesProcessing Indexed FilesIndexed Files: Syntax and SemanticsComparison of COBOL File OrganizationsSummaryIntroduction
Report WriterDeclarativesSummaryIntroductionFile DescriptionsPrint Specification
Module Strength and Module CouplingInformational-Strength Modules in COBOLOO-COBOLA Formal Introduction to OO-COBOLSummary