Murachs Mainframe COBOL

Comprehensive COBOL Learning
Murach's Mainframe COBOL provides a thorough introduction to COBOL programming for IBM mainframe systems. Starting with basic report creation, this guide systematically builds your expertise through hands-on examples and practical exercises. The structured approach helps beginners grasp fundamental concepts while giving advanced programmers the detailed knowledge they need. Well-suited for both self-study and classroom use, this resource delivers clear, technical instruction for IBM mainframe environments.

Advanced Database Integration
Master complex database operations with Murach's detailed coverage of VSAM, CICS, and DB2 systems for IBM mainframes. The book provides in-depth instruction on working with these essential mainframe database technologies. Learn how to design, code, and maintain database applications using industry-standard techniques. Each concept is explained with practical examples that demonstrate real-world implementation for IBM environments.

Structured Programming Guide
This comprehensive guide teaches structured programming techniques specifically for IBM mainframe environments. Learn to work efficiently with tables, manage sequential files, and handle indexed and relative file operations. The book's systematic approach helps you build maintainable, professional-grade COBOL applications. Each chapter includes practical exercises that reinforce key concepts for IBM mainframe development.

-COBOL for IBM mainframes
-Report generation programming
-Structured programming techniques
-File and record management
-VSAM, CICS, and DB2 databases

Like all our books, this one has features that you won’t find in competing books. That’s why we believe that you’ll learn faster and better with our book than with any other. Here are five of those features.

·In chapters 4 and 5, you’ll learn the structured programming methods that are used in the best mainframe shops. Paul Noll, a veteran programmer and manager for Pacific Telephone (now SBC Communications), and other members of our staff pioneered these methods way back in the mid-1970s; they have been making life easier for programmers ever since; and they have become an ad hoc standard in many mainframe shops.

·Besides teaching standard COBOL, which can be run on any computer system, ours is the only book that shows you how to work in the IBM mainframe environment. And that’s where 90% or more of all the COBOL code is running.

·14 full programs and dozens of coding segments illustrate the best coding practices currently available. Whether you’re a beginner or a professional, you’ll boost your productivity by using these as models when you code your own programs.

·All of the information in this book is presented in "paired pages" with the essential details and examples on the right and the perspective on the left. This lets you learn faster by reading less...and you won’t find anything like it in competing books.