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 Mainframe COBOL


Book Description

This is the latest edition of our classic COBOL book that has set the standard for structured design and coding since the mid-1970s. So if you want to learn how to write COBOL programs the way they're written in the best enterprise COBOL shops, this is the book for you. And when you're done learning from this book, it becomes the best reference you'll ever find for use on the job. Throughout the book, you will learn how to use COBOL on IBM mainframes because that's where 90% or more of all COBOL is running. But to work on a mainframe, you need to know more than just the COBOL language. That's why this book also shows you: how to use the ISPF editor for entering programs; how to use TSO/E and JCL to compile and test programs; how to use the AMS utility to work with VSAM files; how to use CICS for developing interactive COBOL programs; how to use DB2 for developing COBOL programs that handle database data; how to maintain legacy programs. If you want to learn COBOL for other platforms, this book will get you off to a good start because COBOL is a standard language. In fact, all of the COBOL that's presented in this book will also run on any other platform that has a COBOL compiler. Remember, though, that billions of lines of mainframe COBOL are currently in use, and those programs will keep programmers busy for many years to come.




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.




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.




AS/400 Application Development Using COBOL/400


Book Description

This is the most comprehensive guide to developing simple to complex applications on IBM's AS/400 mid-range computer using COBOL/400.




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.




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!




Database Design and Programming for DB2/400


Book Description

Database Design and Programming for DB2/400 is a comprehensive introduction to the design and implementation of application databases on IBM's AS/400. This clear and authoritative text teaches you the following essential skills: Coding Data Description Specifications (DDS) for physical and logical files, entering CL commands to create DB2/400 files from DDS, using field reference files, accessing database files from RPG IV, RPG/400, COBOL/400, and other AS/400 high-level languages, the Relational Database Model as a foundation for DB2/400 and database design, practical database design and data modeling, using SQL/400 to define and access database files, advanced DB2/400 features (including commitment control, the Open Query File command, database constraints, triggers, distributed database access, and others), database security, and data backup and recovery. Paul Conte, a leading DB2/400 authority with extensive application development experience, provides easy-to-follow instruction in the proper way to create efficient, flexible databases on the AS/400. His explanations and advice assure that you'll handle your design and coding challenges with confidence and professional-level techniques. This book provides complete coverage of both DDS, the traditional approach to defining DB2/400 files, and of SQL/400, the industry-standard database language that is IBM's strategic language for the future of DB2/400. With this text, you can be sure of handling not only existing application databases, but also developing new SQL/400 databases. These skills will put you in the forefront of AS/400 application developers. Database Design and Programming for DB2/400 also provides an excellentintroduction to practical database design techniques. You get a solid introduction to the relational database model, which underlies the whole DB2/400 architecture and the SQL language. On that foundation, the book explains a step-by-step method of modeling an organization's database requirements and developing a design for the necessary database files. The text is designed for college-level courses and for independent study. Each chapter has numerous examples and exercises. The material is organized into four parts - DDS, database design, SQL, and advanced DB2/400 features - so you can focus on particular topics as needed. Appendices provide extensive reference material. You can use the book as your single DB2/400 resource, eliminating the need for many IBM manuals. You will find Database Design and Programming for DB2/400 immediately useful, whether you're just beginning to learn DB2/400 or you are an experienced developer. You will turn to this book time and time again for advice on the best way to design and program DB2/400 databases.




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.




AS/400 Architecture and Application


Book Description

Lawrence, a former IBM product manager for intermediate systems, combines an insider's knowledge and an outsider's perspective to tell you exactly what the AS/400 is, what it does, and how it does it. This is the best guide available for anyone considering downsizing or distributed computing and for AS/400 users who want to know more about what their AS/400 can do for them.