ABIS Training & Consulting - COBOL programming

COBOL programming - part 1

Intended for

Programmers who are going to write simple programs in COBOL. For a more detailed knowledge of all the possibilities of the COBOL language (advanced file processing, COBOL tables, working with submodules, ...), we refer to Part 2 of this training (COBOL programming - part 2).

Background

Programming experience (Introduction to programming). Some familiarity with an MVS/ISPF environment is desirable ( ISPF/PDF basics). You can test yourself to see if you have enough ISPF background by printing and filling in the self-test (PDF file - 26 KB).

Training method

Classroom instruction. 70% of the time is spent on programming exercises.

Course leader

Steven Scheldeman, Peter Vanroose.

Duration

3 days.

Schedule

date	language	place	price	remarks
03/11/2010		Leuven	1275 EUR

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You can enrol by clicking on the dates in the calendar.
N: Dutch; F: French; E: English; No code: language depends on the participants.
All prices are VAT excluded.
Countries:
Belgium
Netherlands
Elsewhere

Objectives

The training COBOL Programming is composed of 2 separate courses: in Part 1 the participant becomes familiar with the basic COBOL programming techniques, in Part 2 the more advanced topics are treated.

At the end of Part 1, the participant:

knows the basic COBOL syntax;
is able to develop, debug and execute COBOL programs.

Main topics

Basic structure of a COBOL program:
4 divisions • sections, paragraphs and sentences.
compile • link-edit • execution.
Variables, computing and data editing:
detailed discussion on the declaration of variables.
special instructions on calculations.
data editing.
Conditional programming:
statements that might influence the flow of the program.
PERFORM • IF ... ELSE • EVALUATE.
Treatment of files:
use of files in COBOL (input / output) • error handling.