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COBOL: Advanced Programming

Audience

This suite of courses is intended for people who wish to learn COBOL or to review particular divisions or components of COBOL

Prerequisites

The previous CBT Systems courses in the COBOL curriculum

Course Aim

To introduce the student to some advanced programming techniques in COBOL

Learning Objectives

Explain array processing and table handling in COBOL. Describe how to format output for printing. Explain the concepts involved in control-break processing. Explain how to code the CALL statement. Explain how to code the USING clause. Explain how to code the COPY statement. Describe how to use embedded SQL in a COBOL program.

Topics Covered

Array processing and table handling - One-dimensional tables - Multidimensional tables - Variable-length tables - SEARCH and SEARCH ALL Formatting output for printing - Generating a report - The WRITE statement - Hands-on: Coding printing features Control-break processing - Introducing control-break processing - Single-level control break - Multiple-level control break CALL, COPY, and SQL - The CALL statement - The USING clause - The COPY statement - Embedded SQL