Publication date : 03/26/2024
Course : Cobol programming
Practical course - 3d
- 21h00 - Ref. BOL
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 | Master the global syntax of the Cobol language |
| Understand and implement links between programs and sub-programs |
| File management |
| Control printing |
Intended audience
This course is aimed at IT specialists who want to acquire operational training to develop or maintain Cobol applications.
Prerequisites
Basic programming skills. Experience of a development language desirable.
Practical details
Hands-on work
Numerous practical exercises systematically illustrate the concepts presented. They account for 60% of the course.
Course schedule
1 First steps in Cobol
- The Cobol language: its origins and evolution. Its general principles.
- New versions of Cobol, Cobol and the Object-oriented approach.
- The different parts of a program (division).
- The different zones (order numbers, indicator, A, B).
- The main symbols of language (words and literals).
- Compilers: their usefulness.
- Debugging tools.
2 The data
- Different formats, strings (or Pictures), levels.
- Figurative constants. Redefining a given.
- Data handling. Inspect, parameters used in commands. String and Unstring.
3 Instructions and expressions
- Treatment description. The division procedure. Basic structure of an instruction.
- Accept, Display, Move, different zones (alphabetic, alphanumeric, numeric).
- Parameters used in commands.
- Arithmetic instructions: Compute, arithmetic expressions, evaluation rules, Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide.
- Conditional and branching expressions: Evaluate and Continue. Goto, Perform, Exit Alter. Reserved words.
- For proper use of these instructions.
4 Paintings
- Presentation, Set, Search.
- A different use for paintings.
- Implementation.
5 The functions
- Different call modes: example function.
- Financial, statistical, date and mathematical functions.
- Other interesting functions.
6 Programs and subprograms
- Conditions for using sub-programs.
- Call, Exit Program, Cancel, Stop, End Program.
7 The files
- File description. Data Division, organization and structure, Linkage Section.
- File management commands: Open, Close, Read, Start, Write, Rewrite, Delete.
8 Impressions
- Introduction. Different types of editing. The different formats of the Write command.
PARTICIPANTS
This course is aimed at IT specialists who want to acquire operational training to develop or maintain Cobol applications.
PREREQUISITES
Basic programming skills. Experience of a development language desirable.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
This course is aimed at IT specialists who want to acquire operational training to develop or maintain Cobol applications.
PREREQUISITES
Basic programming skills. Experience of a development language desirable.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.