Object Oriented Cobol

Walks COBOL users through the next phase of COBOL: Object-Oriented COBOL. Teaches how to integrate COBOL with object-oriented methodologies.

Programming as an engineering discipline -- Basics -- Data structures and algorithms -- True object-oriented programming -- Object-oriented programming -- Databases -- Graphical user interfaces -- COBOL to OOP in practice.

Object-oriented methods and the COBOL programming language have joined forces, and now COBOL professionals can benefit from object technology. This first-of-its-kind guide explains how. It covers analysis and design methods specifically for COBOL, detailing how GUI development under Windows and OS/2 is now possible because of the object-oriented extensions added to COBOL.

This book is a partisan "how-to" guide for COBOL programmers and analysts on designing applications for implementation in American National Standard Object-Oriented COBOL, and in International Standard Object-Oriented COBOL.

Are You Ready to Meet the Demand for Object COBOL Programming? Now you can keep up-to-date with the newest standards in COBOL. With its use of straightforward language and real-world examples, An Introduction To Object COBOL is a concise and accessible introduction to using Object COBOL. You'll discover how object technology is applied and how the resulting Object COBOL code is constructed. All of the programs included in the text can be downloaded from the Wiley web site (www.wiley.com/college/doke). You are encouraged to execute and experiment with them. As you work with these programs and follow the related case study, you will gain important experience in using Object COBOL in a business environment. Inside these pages you will: * Keep up-to-date with the state-of-the-art in COBOL programming. * Understand the relationship of object technology to the business environment. * See how object technology is applied to real-life examples. * Receive a non-technical introduction to object technology without the use of intensive vocabulary.

The classic guide to programming in COBOL-updated, expanded, and even more user-friendly than before Advanced Cobol, Third Edition For many years, Gary Brown's classic guide to advanced COBOL has been the on-the-job reference of choice for experienced COBOL programmers internationally. Without compromising on any of the outstanding features that made it so successful, this Third Edition has been updated and expanded to reflect all the important new trends and applications in COBOL programming. Packed with dozens of concise examples illustrating language features, and featuring several complete programs, this indispensable working resource arms you with practical coverage of: * All essential COBOL terms, concepts, and statements * COBOL programming solutions to the Y2K problem * Full Screen terminal support, subprograms and functions, and COBOL Report Writer * Items in proposed new ANSI Standard * Object-oriented COBOL * Obsolete statements and how to work around them * COBOL for client/server and distributed computing * Cross-system development * Application programming interfaces Wiley Computer Publishing. Timely. Practical. Reliable. Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/

Beginning COBOL for Programmers is a comprehensive, sophisticated tutorial and modular skills reference on the COBOL programming language for established programmers. This book is for you if you are a developer who would like to—or must—add COBOL to your repertoire. Perhaps you recognize the opportunities presented by the current COBOL skills crisis, or are working in a mission critical enterprise which retains legacy COBOL applications. Whatever your situation, Beginning COBOL for Programmers meets your needs as an established programmer moving to COBOL. Beginning COBOL for Programmers includes comprehensive coverage of ANS 85 COBOL features and techniques, including control structures, condition names, sequential and direct access files, data redefinition, string handling, decimal arithmetic, subprograms, and the report writer. The final chapter includes a substantial introduction to object-oriented COBOL. Benefiting from over one hundred example programs, you’ll receive an extensive introduction to the core and advanced features of the COBOL language and will learn to apply these through comprehensive and varied exercises. If you've inherited some legacy COBOL, you’ll be able to grasp the COBOL idioms, understand the constructs, and recognize what's happening in the code you’re working with. Today’s enterprise application developers will find that COBOL skills open new—or old—doors, and this extensive COBOL reference is the book to help you acquire and develop your COBOL skills.

"Are you a COBOL programmer trying to learn Java? This book is just for you."--BOOK JACKET.