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Cobol Companion
- 1st Edition - April 21, 1994
- Authors: Richard Yorke, Mary Spence
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 4 0 - 5 7 9 8 8 - 6
The COBOL language is one of the most widely used in both FE, HE and industry. Many COBOL textbooks concentrate on the syntax of the language giving only short examples and hence… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe COBOL language is one of the most widely used in both FE, HE and industry. Many COBOL textbooks concentrate on the syntax of the language giving only short examples and hence students often experience problems in transferring their technical knowledge to practical situations.This book, intended as a 'companion' to any introductory COBOL textbook or as further study for existing users of COBOL, follows a practical, problem based approach that will give the reader a more realistic and useful grounding in how to construct effective programs in COBOL 85.
Stresses the importance of good design and thorough testingIncludes a program debug checklist of common program failures and their possible causesLists five major practical programs providing realistic tips for design and implementation of programs
FE and undergraduate students learning to program in COBOL (in departments of computing and/or business).Also of interest to existing users of COBOL.
Introduction * Screen menus * Keyboard data input * Sequential processing of files * Reports * Direct access processing * Example COBOL programmes * Debug checklist * Index.
- No. of pages: 192
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 21, 1994
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Paperback ISBN: 9780340579886
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Richard Yorke
Affiliations and expertise
Computer Consultant, UKMS
Mary Spence
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Information Systems, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK