{"product_id":"9781430262541","title":"Beginning COBOL for Programmers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeginning COBOL for Programmers\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive, sophisticated tutorial and modular skills reference on the COBOL programming language for established programmers. This book is for you if you are a developer who would like to—or must—add COBOL to your repertoire. Perhaps you recognize the opportunities presented by the current COBOL skills crisis, or are working in a mission critical enterprise which retains legacy COBOL applications. Whatever your situation, \u003cem\u003eBeginning COBOL for Programmers \u003c\/em\u003emeets your needs as an established programmer moving to COBOL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeginning COBOL for Programmers\u003c\/em\u003e includes comprehensive coverage of ANS 85 COBOL features and techniques, including control structures, condition names, sequential and direct access files, data redefinition, string handling, decimal arithmetic, subprograms, and the report writer. The final chapter includes a substantial introduction to object-oriented COBOL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenefiting from over one hundred example programs, you’ll receive an extensive introduction to the core and advanced features of the COBOL language and will learn to apply these through comprehensive and varied exercises. If you've inherited some legacy COBOL, you’ll be able to grasp the COBOL idioms, understand the constructs, and recognize what's happening in the code you’re working with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday’s enterprise application developers will find that COBOL skills open new—or old—doors, and this extensive COBOL reference is the book to help you acquire and develop your COBOL skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe basics of COBOL and its control structures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to declare and manipulate data, including tabular data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to handle sequential, indexed, and relative files\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to SORT data and use Input and Output procedures\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to SEARCH tabular data\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to use contained and external subprograms to create modular programs\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to use the COBOL Report Writer\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to write ISO 2002 object-oriented COBOL programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWho this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     This book is for established programmers looking for a COBOL tutorial and modular skills reference in one handy book. Whether you have inherited some legacy COBOL and need to maintain it, or you have a fresh COBOL project in front of you, the tutorial and skills reference will help you succeed in COBOL.         \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction to COBOL \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. COBOL Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Data Declaration In COBOL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Procedure Division Basics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Control Structures: Selection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Control Structures: Iteration \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Introduction to Sequential Files\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Advanced Sequential Files\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Edited Pictures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Processing Sequential Files\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Creating Tabular Data \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Advanced Data Declaration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Searching Tabular Data\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Sorting and Merging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. String Manipulation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. Creating Large Systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. Direct Access Files\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. The COBOL Report Writer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. OO-COBOL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127888003312,"sku":"9781430262541","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430262541_p0.jpg?v=1763750478","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430262541","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}