COBOL Programming for Business Success (free)

1: Introduction to COBOL Programming

• Objectives

• What is COBOL?

• 3: Writing COBOL Programs

• 4: The Structure of a COBOL Program

• Summary

2: COBOL Programming Structure

• Objectives

• Divisions, Sections, and Statements

• Program Column Layout Rules

• The IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

• The ENVIRONMENT DIVISION

• The DATA DIVISION

• The PROCEDURE DIVISION

• Using Periods

• Summary

• Exercise 2.1

3: Data Representation

• Objectives

• Defining Data

• Data Hierarchy

• The PICTURE Clause

• Data Types

• Applying Data Principles

• Record Definition Review

• FILLER, USAGE, VALUE Clause

• Manipulating Data

• The COPY Statement

• The REDEFINES Clause

• Identical Data Names

• Summary

• Exercise 3.1 - Defining an Employee Record

4: Basic Verbs

• Objectives

• Introduction

• Terminating Statements

• PROCEDURE DIVISION Verbs

• DISPLAY Verb

• ACCEPT Verb

• GOBACK Verb

• MOVE Verb

• PERFORM Verb

• The GO TO Verb

• Mixing PERFORMs and GO TOs

• Summary

• Excercise 4.1 - Using Verbs

5: Best Practices

• Objectives

• Designing a COBOL Program

• Design Analysis

• Summary

• Exercise 5.1 - Creating Structure Diagrams

• Exercise 5.2 - Accessing Data

6. Handling Sequential Files

• Objectives

• File Handling

• Files and Records

• Connecting Files

• Indentifying Files

• Specifying File Layout

• Accessing Sequential Files

• Putting It All Together

• The Full READ Statement

• READ INTO and WRITE FROM

• More Examples

• Multiple Record Types

• Summary

• Exercise 6.1 - Reforming Data

7: Decision Logic

• Objectives

• Decisions in Programs

• The IF Statement

• Condition Statements

• The EVALUATE Statement

• Using Different Conditions

• Summary

• Exercise 7.1 - Using the EVALUATE statement

• Exercise 7.2 - Evaluating Salaries

8: Data Manipulation

• Objectives

• Manipulating Data

• The INITIALIZE Verb

• Arithmetic Statements

• Verbs for String Handling

• Using Data Manipulation Verbs

• Summary

• Exercise 8-1 - Using Calculations and Accumulati...

9: Handling Repeating Data

• Objectives

• What is Repeating Data?

• What is a Table?

• Using REDEFINES Clauses in Tables

• Indexed Tables

• Multi-dimensional Tables

• Variable Length Tables or Fields

• Using Repeated Data

• Summary

• Exercise 9.1 - Using Tables

10: Printing and Report Programs

• Objectives

• Special Requirements

• Edited Fields

• Coding the Program

• Design Considerations

• Summary

• Exercise 10.1 - Reporting

11: Using Indexed Files

• Objectives

• What is an Indexed File?

• Indexed file Keys and Structure

• Random File Access

• Sequential Processing

• Dynamic Access Processing

• Alternate Record Keys

• Error Handling

• Summary

• Exercise 11.1 - Using Indexed files

12: Modular Programming

• Objectives

• What is Modular Programming?

• The CALL Verb

• The CANCEL Verb

• Summary

• 6: Exercises

13: Appendix A

• Overview

• Visual COBOL

• Enterprise Developer

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