COBOL

Full COBOL course — 46 topics from the basics to advanced use.

Lessons

• Subprograms & CALL
• Nested & Recursive Programs
• Copybooks: COPY & REPLACE
• Debugging & Compiler Options
• Object-Oriented COBOL
• JSON & XML
• Modern Standard Features
• Performance Tuning
• Testing COBOL
• Introduction to COBOL
• Where COBOL Runs Today
• Tools & Environment Setup
• Your First COBOL Program
• Coding Format: Fixed & Free
• Program Structure
• Data Division & Level Numbers
• PICTURE Clauses
• USAGE & Data Representation
• VALUE, REDEFINES, RENAMES & 88 Levels
• DISPLAY & ACCEPT
• The Mainframe Environment
• JCL
• Db2 Embedded SQL
• CICS
• IMS DB/DC
• Batch vs Online Processing
• Modernization
• DevOps for the Mainframe
• Complete Projects
• Best Practices, Coding Standards & Pitfalls
• Capstone Projects
• Appendices
• MOVE Rules
• Arithmetic Verbs
• Conditionals: IF & EVALUATE
• Loops with PERFORM
• GO TO & Structured Programming
• Tables with OCCURS
• SEARCH & SEARCH ALL
• String Handling
• Intrinsic Functions
• Sequential Files
• Relative & Indexed Files (VSAM)
• SORT & MERGE
• Reports & Control Breaks
• Course Overview