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COBOL for Dummies
Arthur Griffith
Manufacturer: For Dummies
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It's a rare Dummies book that manages to appeal to experienced practitioners as well as novices. COBOL for Dummies pulls it off, explaining the intricacies of COBOL to new programmers as engagingly as it provides hints and shortcuts to seasoned COBOL programmers.

Griffith opens with exactly what beginners need: an overview of the structure of COBOL programs. This elementary information, which should be familiar to more experienced programmers, serves as the basis for deeper coverage in subsequent chapters. One section of the book explains the DATA DIVISION and all the details of how COBOL represents information in memory. Another portion explores the PROCEDURE DIVISION, telling readers how to make COBOL actually do things with data. All the important verbs--and some arcane but useful ones---are highlighted.

This book really shines in its explanation of input and output--two commonplace routines that aren't easy to do efficiently with COBOL. Griffith, an experienced COBOL contractor, has come up with good input, output, and sorting solutions that you can paste into your own programs.

The CD-ROM accompanying this book contains, among many other things, Fujitsu COBOL development tools, which were selling for $2,500 just a few months ago. Even without the text, this book represents a savings of 98.8 percent on the excellent Fujitsu software--a blue-light special of legendary proportions. If you're doing any work with COBOL, you need this book.

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COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language) is an old-timer in a world of Java and Visual Basic upstarts. But although newer languages garner all the attention, COBOL continues to be the programming workhorse for major, long-established industries, such as banking, insurance, and utilities. COBOL For Dummies is the indispensable, practical reference for anyone charged with writing, tweaking, updating, or just double-checking COBOL code. Programming expert Arthur Griffith knows COBOL inside and out and shows you, among other things, how to Y2K-proof your mainframe or minicomputer. Plus, the bonus CD-ROM accompanying COBOL For Dummies features plenty of ready-to-use source code and Fujitsu COBOL, complete and fully functional. In addition, the CD-ROM includes Demo versions of Acucobol for Windows 3.1, 95, and NT A set of COBOL interpreters from Deskware for AIX, Linux, SunOS, Solaris, and Windows 95/NT A demo version of the Micro Focus NetExpress development environment A bonus appendix that shows you how to write COBOL programs that generate reports with headers, footers, running totals, and subtotals Another bonus appendix full of diagrams to help you remember the syntax of COBOL's verbs

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Murach's Mainframe COBOL
Mike Murach , Anne Prince , and Raul Menendez
Manufacturer: Mike Murach & Associates
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This has been the number 1 best-selling COBOL book for professional programmers since its first edition in 1979. It is the only book that shows how to design, code, test, and maintain structured COBOL programs on the IBM mainframes (or enterprise systems) that are used by the largest companies in the world. Besides COBOL, this book presents the IBM products that every mainframe programmer needs to know including TSO, ISPF, OS/390 JCL, VSAM Access Method Services, CICS, and DB2.

DB2 for the COBOL Programmer, Part 1, 2nd Ed.

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DB2 for the COBOL Programmer, Part 1, 2nd Ed.
Curtis Garvin , and Steve Eckols
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Java for COBOL Programmers (2nd Edition) (Programming Series)
John C Byrne , and Jim Cross
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Completely updated to cover changes in the Java 2 SDK, 1.3.1, Java for COBOL Programmers, 2/E uses COBOL examples to teach object-oriented principles and Java's syntax. Written for COBOL programmers transitioning to Java, the step-by-step examples show users how to convert COBOL's structured programming into object-oriented concepts without assuming knowledge of C or C++. New chapters expand the treatment of Enterprise Java technologies, including Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), Servlets and Java Server Pages (JSP), and Enterprise Java Beans (EJB).

COBOL and Visual Basic on .NET: A Guide for the Reformed Mainframe Programmer

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The Mainframe Programmer's Guide to .NET is designed to be a guide covering the entire .NET platform. In order to cover as wide of a scope as this book does, low-level reference type detail is conservatively included. Richardson's book carefully covers every aspect .NET. Starting with a complete list of .NET Retraining Prerequisites and a full chapter answering the question "What is .NET", the author skillfully takes the reader through the .NET Framework, Database Access, Windows, Web, and Web Services topics. Additional topics range from Printing with Crystal Reports, using XML, and HTML to advanced .NET topics like .NET Configuration and Security for Web Services. The Mainframe Programmer's Guide to .NET is certainly a complete guide for the Mainframe programmer. Each chapter provides valuable references for continued learning. Having been given a context, the informed reader is then encouraged to take advantage of the references for continued in-depth training.

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COBOL and Visual Basic on .NET: A Guide for the Reformed Mainframe Programmer is a comprehensive guide to help mainframe programmers successfully complete a .NET retraining effort. This book targets the COBOL/CICS Mainframe community comprised of programmers seeking a complete transition off of the Mainframe to .NET, or for those who simply wish to broaden their knowledge with .NET.

Starting with a complete list of .NET retraining prerequisites and a full chapter answering the question “What is .NET?”, Richardson skillfully takes the reader through topics such as the .NET Framework, database access, Windows, Web, and Web services. He touches on additional topics such as printing with Crystal Reports, using XML, HTML, .NET configuration, and security for Web services.

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This new edition of DB2,Part 2, covers the version 4.1 and 5 enhancements to DB2 so programmers can take advantage of all the new and improved features that help them the most. It presents the advanced skills needed to become a top senior programmer or programmer/analyst.

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Ideal for readers with little programming and/or mathematical background, this practical introduction to Cobol programming uses a simplified, "learn-by-example" approach that stresses top-down design and modular structured programming and emphasizes the planning and development of the program logic throughout - with complete programming examples that walk users through the problem analysis, logic design, program coding, testing, and debugging. Introduces two or more realistic sample programs in each chapter which demonstrate application of the program development process to an actual programming situation from start to finish - covering everything from problem definition to input/output specifications, processing requirements, hierarchy charts, program flowcharts, pseudocode, and program code. Stresses the importance of using top-down logic design and modular structure programming to construct high-quality, easy-to-read programs. Dissects program code and explains step-by-step how the program statements work together to produce the desired output. Examines menu-driven programming, data validation, guidelines for creating efficient and effective menu systems, and sequential, relative and indexed files. Checkpoint exercises, chapter summaries, and programming projects are included. For electronic and computer technology professionals. .

Vsam for the Cobol Programmer: Concepts, Cobol, Jcl, Idcams

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This short book has just one purpose: to teach you everything you need to know to handle VSAM files in your COBOL programs. Concepts and terms, COBOL elements for all types of VSAM data sets, alternate indexing and dynamic access, I/O error handling, the AMS utility, JCL for running programs, VS COBOL II considerations...and nothing more!(6 chapters, 187 pages, 91 illustrations)

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