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Cobol Wizard: A Wiley Programmer's Reference
Cobol Wizard A Wiley Programmer's Reference Author:Ruth Ashley, Judi Fernandez This standard reference manual presents the format use of the COBOL programming language, incorporating Third Standard COBOL, also known as COBOL-85, which is the latest standard form of the language. Using this book in conjunction with the documentation for your compiler, your programs will be transportable to other compilers that conform to th... more »e new standard. Chapter 1 summarizes basic concepts and features of COBOL Programs. Chapter 2 through 5 cover the COBOL-85 components in each of the four main divisions in the nucleus module. Also covered is the the use of the interprogram communication module, along with discussions of the use of file I/O: it deals with the sequential, relative and indexed modules. The use of the sort/merge module is explained and the remaining COBOL modules are covered briefly in appendix C.« less