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COBOL by Command
- 1st Edition - December 22, 1995
- Author: Bernard Liengme
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 4 0 - 6 5 2 9 2 - 3
Aimed as a resource book rather than a classical textbook, this comprehensive coverage of all the major COBOL 85 commands, perfectly complements COBOL for Students (Parkin/Yorke),… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAimed as a resource book rather than a classical textbook, this comprehensive coverage of all the major COBOL 85 commands, perfectly complements COBOL for Students (Parkin/Yorke), and will be invaluable to all students and current users of COBOL. It is organised around each of the command words making it easy to look up and review topics. As such it will also be useful to those wanting to learn some of the more sophisticated commands.
Cobol by Command covers essentially all of the features of COBOL 85 with the exception of those topics marked as obsolete, i.e. the topics that will not appear in COBOL 9X. A chapter on the newly introduced COBOL functions is included. Each sample program illustrates one COBOL feature, providing the reader with a simple but complete example on how to use a COBOL verb and in addition many sample program segments are also given. Each topic is essentially covered in one section thus making it easier for the reader to answer most query. As a guide each chapter begins with a list of objectives and the topics that should be mastered before proceeding to the next chapter.
Cobol by Command covers essentially all of the features of COBOL 85 with the exception of those topics marked as obsolete, i.e. the topics that will not appear in COBOL 9X. A chapter on the newly introduced COBOL functions is included. Each sample program illustrates one COBOL feature, providing the reader with a simple but complete example on how to use a COBOL verb and in addition many sample program segments are also given. Each topic is essentially covered in one section thus making it easier for the reader to answer most query. As a guide each chapter begins with a list of objectives and the topics that should be mastered before proceeding to the next chapter.
Intended for a beginner or intermediate level courseConcise and readable reference sourcesFocused on syntax
Anyone needing to learn or be reminded about COBOL, FE, HE, Business Schools, Large companies and government institutions running in-house retraining courses.
Users guide for the files provided on disk * Introduction to COBOL * Structure of a COBOL Program * Coding a COBOL Program * The Identification Division * The Environment Division * The Data Division * The Record and Level Numbers * The PICTURE Clause * The VALUE Clause * The REDEFINES Clause * The OCCURS Clause * The USAGE Clause * The BLANK, JUSTIFIED and SIGN clauses * The SYNCHRONIZED Clause * The Procedure Division * The ACCEPT and DISPLAY Verbs * The MOVE and INITIALIZE Verbs * Tables * The Arithmetic Verbs * Sequential files * Transfer of Control * The PERFORM Verb * The IF and EVALUATE Verbs * The SEARCH Verb * The SORT and MERGE Verb * Indexed Files * Relative Files * String Operations * Interprogram Communication * The COPY Statement * COBOL Functions * COBOL Reserved Words * RM*COBOL * Index.
- No. of pages: 300
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 22, 1995
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Paperback ISBN: 9780340652923
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Bernard Liengme
Dr. Bernard Liengme attended Imperial College in London and received a BSc & Ph.D. in Chemistry. He also received post-docs at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh and the University of British Columbia. He has conducted extensive research in surface chemistry and Mossbauer Effect. He has been at St Francis Xavier University in Canada since 1968 as professor, Associate Dean, and Registrar as well as teaching chemistry and computer science. He is the author of four previous versions of “A Guide to Microsoft Excel for Scientists and Engineers,” most recently the Excel 2013 version.
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St Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada