Programming concepts; low and high level programming; development; compiling; COBOL history; Program design; Preparing a program.
COBOL Programming BasicsSyntax descriptions; COBOL divisions; COBOL program structure; Words; Word examples; Literal examples; Figurative constants; User-defined words; Standard COBOL program format.
IDENTIFICATION DIVISIONIDENTIFICATION DIVISION; IDENTIFICATION DIVISION sentences; Use of comments.
ENVIRONMENT DIVISIONENVIRONMENT DIVISION; CONFIGURATION SECTION; INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION; Relationship with JCL.
DATA DIVISIONDATA DIVISION; Data record structure and levels; Data records - example; FILE SECTION; Coding rules & recommendations; WORKING-STORAGE SECTION; Describing data; PICTURE clause; Alphanumeric & alphabetic data; Numeric data; Setting initial values.
PROCEDURE DIVISION - File HandlingPROCEDURE DIVISION; I/O statements; OPEN /CLOSE statements; OPEN /CLOSE examples; READ / WRITE statements; READ / WRITE examples; Writing print headings and lines; MOVE statement; MOVE examples; Group MOVE; DISPLAY; Terminating a program; RETURN-CODE.
PROCEDURE DIVISION - Program LogicParagraphs; GO TO statement; Structured programming; In-line PERFORM; Paragraphs & sections; Using sections; PERFORMing a section; PERFORM example; PERFORM . . THROUGH; PERFORM UNTIL; PERFORM VARYING...UNTIL.
ACCEPT and Date Intrinsic FunctionsACCEPT; Using ACCEPT for input data; ACCEPT date data format; Intrinsic functions; CURRENT-DATE function; Other date functions - YYYYMMDD date format; Other date functions - YYYYDDD date format.
Arithmetic OperationsArithmetic operations; Other common options; The ADD statement; The SUBTRACT statement; CORRESPONDING statement; MULTIPLY statement; DIVIDE statement; COMPUTE statement; Size errors; ON SIZE ERROR option; Arithmetic functions; Arithmetic functions examples.
Conditional ProcessingConditional processing; IF statement format; Relational conditions; Class conditions; Sign condition; Multiple conditions; Nested IF statements; 88 level identifiers; Setting 88 levels; The EVALUATE statement; EVALUATE and multiple fields; EVALUATE using TRUE & FALSE; Using ANY.
Program CompilationThe COBOL compiler; Compiler-directive statements - COPY; Compiler listing - COPY; Compiler options.
COBOL Errors & AbendsError messages; Abend codes; Abend information; CEEDUMP.
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