Dive into the world of COBOL programming with this introductory course designed for beginners. Learn the fundamentals of COBOL, including program structure, data types, variable handling, intrinsic functions, and branching logic. Gain hands-on experience using VSCode as your development environment. Explore essential concepts such as COBOL divisions, file handling, procedure division, program linkage, and report generation. Master conditional and arithmetic expressions, and understand various data types. By the end of this 1-2 hour tutorial, you'll be equipped to write basic COBOL programs and have a solid foundation for further learning in mainframe technologies.
Overview
Syllabus
*Welcome to COBOL*.
VS Code and Extensions.
Basic COBOL Syntax.
COBOL Divisions.
COBOL Variables.
Data Division.
File Handling.
Procedure Division.
Program Structure.
Paragraphs.
Program Linkage.
File Output and Reports.
Conditional Expressions.
Arithmetic Expressions.
Data Types.
Intrinsic Functions.
Closing.
Taught by
freeCodeCamp.org
