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Our COBOL Programming course, whether it is in COBOL, COBOL 11 or COBOL/370, is a very intensive course which concentrates on giving the student a practical working knowledge of the programming language. It contains many programming exercises which are designed to run on the computer. COBOL Programming courses are generally run over five days.
 Language Components | syntax, Coding conventions |
| Files & Data Areas | Select clause; File section |
| Program Structure | Loops; subroutines; Good practices |
| Program Linkage | Calling programs; Passing Parameters; Return codes |
| Verbs | a comprehensive selection |
| Input/Output | Error exceptions;VSAM file access |
| Debugging | Linkage Editor; Save areas |
| Many other features |
OS/VS2 COBOL programmers who need to make the change to VS COBOL 11 will find our COBOL Conversion course a must. During the 2 day course the new elements of the language that have been introduced with COBOL 11 will be discussed, with programming exercises designed to consolidate the knowledge gained.
| OS/VS2 COBOL | Restrictions, advantages/disadvantages |
| VS COBOL 11 | Allocation of W/S; USAGE POINTER |
| Hex notation | Compiler options |
| New verbs | Syntax |
| New special registers | i.e. LENGTH, ADDRESS etc. |
| Use of delimiters | In-line PERFORM | Calling programs by Content | Debugging, Linkage Editor, COBTEST |
The 2 day COBOL Dump Solving course will give the necessary background to enable students to solve a variety of COBOL dumps. It uses a comprehensive set of dumps which the students are required to solve in order to prove that they have mastered the information presented.
| An approach to problem solving | |
| The Compiler | JCL requirements; Object code etc. |
| Linkage Editor | requirements; Load Modules |
| COBOL Verbs | description and the use of those which aid debugging |
| The Dump | |
| Program Linking |
An intensive course, built expressly around your own training requirements for new entrants to data processing who wish to become programmers, or who need a programming background before moving into analysis. This course can be anything from 4 to 12 weeks, depending on the level of expertise required. Extensive use of case studies will give the students a practical working knowledge of COBOL Programming.
| Data Processing Fundamentals | |
| Program Design & Structure | |
| Programming Language | |
| Program Testing and Debugging | |
| Standards | |
| The DP Department | |
| Job Control Language | |
| Major Case Study | |
| Additional topics to suit your own requirements |
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Please see our further information page for more details or call +44(0)1206 240647 to book any of these courses
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