Structured COBOL Programming for the AS400


Book Description

Based on the best-selling, COBOL text by Robert and Nancy Stern. * Increased coverage of ILE COBOL and subfiles.




Programming in Cobol/400


Book Description

For companies moving their COBOL applications from older mainframes to AS/400, this book cover the specific tools from COBOL 400 that programmers need to convert and develop their applications.




Murach's CICS for the COBOL Programmer


Book Description

Join the more than 150,000 programmers who have learned CICS using CICS books alone. Now, the two-part CICS for the COBOL Programmer has been revised into a single volume that meets today's need for fast-paced training. Readers get all the commands and features that are current today--plus, new chapters on creating web or component-based programs--in just 630, information-packed pages.




SQL/400 Developer's Guide


Book Description

IBM and the rest of the computer industry are putting most of their DBMS development efforts into SQL. This reference provides the SQL/400 skills that a successful applications developer needs and shows how to create comprehensive, complex, and professional SQL/400 databases.




Sams Teach Yourself COBOL in 24 Hours


Book Description

Sams Teach Yourself COBOL in 24 Hours teaches the basics of COBOL programming in 24 step-by-step lessons. Each lesson builds on the previous one providing a solid foundation in COBOL programming concepts and techniques. This hands-on guide is the easiest, fastest way to begin creating standard COBOL compliant code. Business professionals and programmers from other languages will find this hands-on, task-oriented tutorial extremely useful for learning the essential features and concepts of COBOL programming. Writing a program can be a complex task. Concentrating on one development tool guides you to good results every time. There will be no programs that will not compile!




AS/400


Book Description

The Application System/400 (AS/400) is IBM's family of full-range, general purpose computers, which encompass a broad range of related models. This book is a complete guide to the AS/400 system, utilities, database structure, and programming.




Structured COBOL Programming


Book Description

1. Introduction to COBOL and Program Development2. A Complete COBOL Program3. Environment and Data Divisions4. IF, MOVE, and Data Validation5. Arithmetic, Branching and Printed Reports6. The COBOL SORT and Record Selection Processing7. Tables and Table Processing8. Data Manipulation and Control Breaks9. Sequential File Maintenance10. Indexed and Relative Files11. The Report Writer Feature and Declaratives12. Object Oriented COBOLAppendix A Laboratory Assignment Test DataAppendix B Answers to Student AssignmentsAppendix C COBOL Reserve WordsAppendix D COBOL Basic FormatsAppendix E Variable Length RecordsAppendix F A Guide to Merant MicroFocus Personal COBOL for WindowsAppendix G A Guide to Merant MicroFocus Net Express




Structured Cobol Programming for the As/400


Book Description

Based on the best-selling, COBOL text by Robert and Nancy Stern. Increased coverage of ILE COBOL and subfiles.




Structured Cobol Programming


Book Description

Contains comprehensive coverage of the AS/400 and interactive processing. * Provides a step-by-step introduction to programming with COBOL. * Demonstrates how COBOL can be used as a "language of the 90's". * Updated web site which contains additional information, as well as changes in standards and techniques. * Features more material on indexed and relative disk file processing, and enhanced student disk which includes some extra debugging assignments and a Y2K screen saver.




A Simplified Guide to Structured COBOL Programming


Book Description

This is for the person who wants to learn what COBOL is, what programming is, and how to use COBOL in typical business data processing applications. Assumes no previous background in programming. Hands-on programming begins in Chapter 1--each chapter is based on one or more example programs applicable to real-life business settings. Treatment is based on the concepts of structured programming--only a few logical control structures are used throughout the book. Emphasizes a clear program style for ease of reading and debugging. All programs have been tested and run, and computer output is displayed in each case.