Cobol for Dummies Quick Reference

John W. Fronckowiak

ISBN 10: 0764502476 / ISBN 13: 9780764502477

Published by For Dummies, 1997

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0764502476I5N00

Synopsis:

Easy-to-use guide to the COBOL programming language, including ANSI-85 COBOL. Filled with helpful icons and plain English explanations. Spiral.

Review: Designed to lay open at your side as you write COBOL programs, COBOL for Dummies Quick Reference is a simple guide for programmers already familiar with the language. This book won't teach you to write in COBOL; rather, it will help jog your memory when you forget exactly how to do something.

Each section is organized around the various parts of COBOL programs, explaining commands and syntax you'll use in each division of a program (IDENTIFICATION DIVISION, DATA DIVISION, PROCEDURE DIVISION, and so on). Within each part, statements are listed alphabetically for easy reference. Each entry features a couple of paragraphs about what the statement does and, usually, an illustrative code example. A separate section lists all COBOL verbs. Other chapters briefly address flowcharting, debugging, compiler comparisons, the year 2000 problem, and other subjects that could fill entire books by themselves.

Don't expect this book to explain COBOL to you. Do, however, expect it to remind you of key concepts while you're in the midst of coding or to clue you in to new procedures as you read under less urgent circumstances.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cobol for Dummies Quick Reference
Publisher: For Dummies
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket