Structured COBOL Workshop for Enterprise COBOL

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Structured COBOL Workshop for Enterprise COBOL - Topical Outline

Day One

Fundamentals
    Hardware and Software
    Instructions and Programs
    Compiling and Binding
    COBOL Basics
    Computer Exercise: Starting a COBOL Program

Describing Data
    Concepts
    Records and Files
    Fields
    Structures
    Introduction to PICTURE
    Working-Storage
    Tips in Defining Data
    Computer Exercise: Defining Working-Storage

Processing Data
    File Handling
    Record Building
    Loop Control
    The PROCEDURE Division
        Qualification of names
    OPEN, READ, WRITE, CLOSE
    Control Flow
    GO TO, EXIT PROGRAM, STOP RUN, GOBACK
    Data Manipulation
        MOVE and MOVE CORRESPONDING
    Computer Exercise: A Complete COBOL Program

I/O Processing Options
    Buffers
    Move Mode and Locate Mode Processing
    End of File Processing
    Data Element Naming
    Computer Exercise: Variations on a Theme

Day Two

More on Data Items
    Figurative Constants
    Data Editing
    Computer Exercise: Editing Data

PERFORM Statements
    Un-structured Programming
    Alternatives to "GO TO"
    Perform Procedure
    Perform ... Thru
    Perform Until
    Computer Exercise: Using Perform

Program Design
    Program Execution Principles
    Program Design Paradigms and Techniques
    Pseudocode
    Computer Exercise: Using Pseudocode

Conditional Statements
    More PERFORM statements
    Conditions and Conditional Expressions
    IF / [THEN] / ELSE
    Scope Terminators
    CONTINUE
    In-Line PERFORM
    SET ... TO TRUE
    Computer Exercise: Conditional Statements

Day Three

Describing Numeric Data
    USAGE Clause
    Display data
    Packed decimal data
    Binary integer data
    Computer Exercise: Creating Numeric Fields

Data Alignment
    Slack Bytes and Sync
    Numeric Data Transmission Considerations
    Computer Exercise: Ensuring Proper Alignment

Arithmetic Instructions
    ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE
    Rounding
    Arithmetic expressions
    COMPUTE
    Planning calculation results
    ON SIZE ERROR
    Computer Exercise: Using Arithmetic Verbs

EVALUATE
    Syntax
    EVALUATE and conditions
    EVALUATE with ANY and ALSO
    EVALUATE and truth tables
    Points and Tips
    Computer Exercise: Using EVALUATE

Day Four

Basic string manipulation
    INITIALIZE, ACCEPT / DISPLAY
    Conceptual Data Items (DATE [YYYYMMDD], DAY [YYYYDDD],
            DAY-OF-WEEK, TIME)
    Reference modification
    Hex notation
    Computer Exercise: DATE, TIME, and DISPLAY

Intrinsic Functions
    Concepts and syntax
    Lists of intrinsic functions
    Date- and Time-related functions
    String related functions
    Arithmetic, Business, and Mathematical Functions
    Computer Exercise: Using Functions

Working With Print Files
    Carriage Control
    Report Dates
    Report Components
    Line Counting
    Page Break Logic
    Report Break Logic
    Report Design Pseudocode
    Computer Exercise: Report Creation

Day Five

Control Breaks
    Concepts
    Break processing
    Control break pseudocode
    Computer Exercise: Two-level Control Break Program (Optional)

Match Merge Logic
    Update in place (REWRITE)
    Match merge concepts
    Match merge pseudocode
    Computer Exercise: Match Merge Processing

Miscellaneous Topics
    File status
    REDEFINES and RENAMES
    User-defined classes
    The COPY statement
     Advanced currency capabilities
     Line sequential files

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