Structured Cobol Programming

Author : Nancy B. Stern,Robert A. Stern
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:39015022338704

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Structured COBOL Programming by Nancy B. Stern,Robert A. Stern Pdf

This book teaches students to design programs that are easy to read, debug, modify and maintain, and to write well-designed, elementary to advanced structured COBOL programs in their entirety. It familiarizes students with programming tools such as pseudocode and hierarchy charts that make programming more structured. COBOL 85 has been fully integrated into the text, including new ANSI-approved features, and systems analysis and database design concepts such as data validation, error control procedures, file and report design, and screen layout are described in detail. In addition, the text now features a COBOL syntax reference guide that allows hands-on training at terminals and PCs.

Author : Nancy B. Stern,Robert A. Stern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1996-12-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : PSU:000046187536

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Structured COBOL Programming by Nancy B. Stern,Robert A. Stern Pdf

Traditionally one of the most popular mainframe languages, COBOL is being used for a wider array of applications thanks to new technologies. While maintaining most of the content which has made it a standard reference in COBOL programming, the eighth edition of this book is revised to meet the changing needs of programmers working with this language. In addition to complete COBOL coverage, this new edition includes coverage of interactive programming, PC COBOL, and new applications such as object-oriented programming.

Author : Daniel D. McCracken
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0471582840

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A Simplified Guide to Structured COBOL Programming by Daniel D. McCracken Pdf

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.

Author : Earl H. Parsons
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : COBOL (Computer program language)
ISBN : 9780595250943

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Structured Programming with COBOL Examples by Earl H. Parsons Pdf

As the conversion of legacy systems continues, the ability to understand embedded business rules becomes more and more critical. This ability is directly related to the structure of the programs within those systems. We also see the need to teach structured programming to a new generation of programmers who must maintain the billions of lines of existing COBOL code. The ultimate purpose of this text is to discuss how to judge the level of structure of a program. We do this by defining structured programming and then discussing how a structured program can be built through the application of the concepts of coupling and cohesion. We also show how embedded business rules of the program can be separated from the data and presentation functions. The reader will be able to use to these skills to judge and to improve the structure of a new program or an existing program.

Author : Gary DeWard Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Computers
ISBN : UCSD:31822025998352

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Advanced COBOL for Structured and Object-Oriented Programming by Gary DeWard Brown Pdf

The classic guide to programming in COBOL-updated, expanded, and even more user-friendly than before Advanced Cobol, Third Edition For many years, Gary Brown's classic guide to advanced COBOL has been the on-the-job reference of choice for experienced COBOL programmers internationally. Without compromising on any of the outstanding features that made it so successful, this Third Edition has been updated and expanded to reflect all the important new trends and applications in COBOL programming. Packed with dozens of concise examples illustrating language features, and featuring several complete programs, this indispensable working resource arms you with practical coverage of: * All essential COBOL terms, concepts, and statements * COBOL programming solutions to the Y2K problem * Full Screen terminal support, subprograms and functions, and COBOL Report Writer * Items in proposed new ANSI Standard * Object-oriented COBOL * Obsolete statements and how to work around them * COBOL for client/server and distributed computing * Cross-system development * Application programming interfaces Wiley Computer Publishing. Timely. Practical. Reliable. Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/

Author : Anne L. Topping,Ian L. Gibbons
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Computers
ISBN : WISC:89014085377

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Business Applications of Structured COBOL Programming by Anne L. Topping,Ian L. Gibbons Pdf

Author : Mike Murach,Anne Prince,Raul Menendez
Publisher : Mike Murach & Associates
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1890774243

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Murach's Mainframe COBOL by Mike Murach,Anne Prince,Raul Menendez Pdf

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.

Author : C. Feingold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:840724352

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Fundamentals of Structured Cobol Programming by C. Feingold Pdf

Author : Gary S. Popkin
Publisher : Kent Publishing Company
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0534045669

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Introductory Structured COBOL Programming by Gary S. Popkin Pdf

Author : McCracken
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0471514640

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Simplified Guide to Structured Cobol Programming by McCracken Pdf

Author : Gary DeWard Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1992-02-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:39015022289493

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Advanced ANSI COBOL with Structured Programming by Gary DeWard Brown Pdf

Explains COBOL as it exists in the new ANSI standard. Designed for advanced programmers, it eases the transition from general programming training to the programming done in business applications using COBOL. Through hundreds of practical examples, it explores the intricacies of COBOL without spending a lot of time on basic computer concepts. With an emphasis on cross-system application and development, it describes both IBM's VS COBOL II for the mainframe environment and Microsoft's COBOL for the personal computer.

Author : Lawrence R. Newcomer
Publisher : Schaum Publishing Company
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Computers
ISBN : PSU:000023142015

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Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Programming with Modern Structured COBOL by Lawrence R. Newcomer Pdf

Author : Gary B. Shelly,Thomas J. Cashman,Roy O. Foreman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0789557037

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Structured COBOL Programming by Gary B. Shelly,Thomas J. Cashman,Roy O. Foreman Pdf

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

Author : Michael Coughlan
Publisher : Apress
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781430262541

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Beginning COBOL for Programmers by Michael Coughlan Pdf

Beginning COBOL for Programmers is a comprehensive, sophisticated tutorial and modular skills reference on the COBOL programming language for established programmers. This book is for you if you are a developer who would like to—or must—add COBOL to your repertoire. Perhaps you recognize the opportunities presented by the current COBOL skills crisis, or are working in a mission critical enterprise which retains legacy COBOL applications. Whatever your situation, Beginning COBOL for Programmers meets your needs as an established programmer moving to COBOL. Beginning COBOL for Programmers includes comprehensive coverage of ANS 85 COBOL features and techniques, including control structures, condition names, sequential and direct access files, data redefinition, string handling, decimal arithmetic, subprograms, and the report 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 apply these 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's happening 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 your COBOL skills.

Author : James Cooper,Nancy B. Stern,Robert A. Stern
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0471418463

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Structured COBOL Programming for the AS400 by James Cooper,Nancy B. Stern,Robert A. Stern Pdf

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