Murach's Mainframe COBOL

Chapter 18 How to compile and test programs on an IBM mainframe
An introduction to mainframe program development 512
How a COBOL program is compiled, link-edited, and executed on a mainframe 512
A general procedure for developing a COBOL program on a mainframe 512
How to create a source program using ISPF 514
Basic skills for working with ISPF 514
How to create a partitioned data set 516
How to start an edit session 518
How to work in the edit data display 520
How to use line commands and primary commands 522
How to terminate an edit session 522
How to compile, link-edit, and execute a program 524
An introduction to jobs and Job Control Language 524
The cataloged procedures for COBOL program development 526
How to use the compile-link-and-go procedure 528
How to execute an existing program 530
How to create a sequential data set 532
How to use SDSF to work with jobs and job output 534
Basic skills for working with SDSF 534
How to work with jobs 536
How to work with job output 538
How to display job output 540
How to correct compile-time and run-time error messages 542
How to correct compile-time error messages 542
How to correct run-time error messages 544
Perspective 546
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