Structured COBOL Programming: With Syntax Guide and Student Program and Data DiskTraditionally one of the most popular mainframe languages, COBOL is being used for a wider array of applications thanks to new technologies. While maintaining most of the content which has made it a standard reference in COBOL programming, the eighth edition of this book is revised to meet the changing needs of programmers working with this language. In addition to complete COBOL coverage, this new edition includes coverage of interactive programming, PC COBOL, and new applications such as object-oriented programming. |
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CHAPTER | 3 |
Accompanying this text are a COBOL Syntax Reference Guide coding sheets | 6 |
The Basics | 9 |
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Alphanumeric AMT-IN AMT1 AMT2 ARE-THERE-MORE-RECORDS blank called program Chapter characters COBOL 74 Substitutions COBOL 85 COBOL program compiler contain control break DATA DIVISION data-name DEBUGGING decimal point defined DEPT-IN disk file DISPLAY EBCDIC EMPLOYEE END END-READ END-PERFORM END MOVE END-IF end-of-file ENVIRONMENT DIVISION example executed Figure FILE SECTION FILE-CONTROL file-name flowchart hierarchy chart IDENTIFICATION DIVISION in-line PERFORM indexed file input file input record INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION instruction format INVALID KEY key field LABEL RECORDS main module master file master record NAME NAME-OUT nonnumeric literal OPEN INPUT operation optional output area output file paragraph paragraph-name PIC X(5 PICTURE clause Printer Spacing Chart PROCEDURE DIVISION processing PROGRAM-ID Programming Assignment pseudocode READ Record Layout RECORDS ARE STANDARD RELATIVE KEY reserved word SELECT statement sequence sequential specified STOP RUN storage structured programming THERE-MORE-RECORDS TOTAL TRANS-FILE transaction record update VALUE SPACES WORKING-STORAGE SECTION WRITE PRINT-REC ZEROS