Murach's Mainframe COBOL

Chapter 1 Introduction to COBOL programming
COBOL platforms, standards, and compilers 4
COBOL platforms 4
COBOL standards and compilers 6
An interactive COBOL program 8
An interactive session 8
The COBOL code 10
Basic coding rules 12
How to code the Identification Division 14
How to code the Environment Division 14
How to code the Working-Storage Section 16
How to create data names 16
How to code Picture clauses 18
How to code Value clauses 20
How to code group items 22
How to code the Procedure Division 24
How to create procedure names 24
How to code Accept statements 26
How to code Display statements 28
How to code Move statements 30
How to code Compute statements 32
How to code arithmetic expressions 34
How to code Add statements 36
How to code If statements 38
How to code Perform statements 40
How to code Perform Until statements 40
How to code the Stop Run statement 40
Another interactive COBOL program 42
An interactive session 42
The COBOL code 44
Perspective 46
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