Learn COBOL programming in this comprehensive 2-hour 14-minute video tutorial. Cover essential concepts including file format, main divisions, variables, constants, procedure division, input/output operations, math functions, control structures, subroutines, file handling, tables, and more. Gain practical skills in writing, compiling, and running COBOL programs, as well as working with indexed files, sorting records, and merging files. Explore COBOL's importance in critical systems and follow along with step-by-step explanations of key programming techniques. By the end of this tutorial, acquire a solid foundation in COBOL programming applicable to financial, administrative, and defense systems.
Overview
Syllabus
- Intro.
- Why is it Important.
- File Format.
- Main Divisions.
- Identification Division.
- Environment Division.
- Data Division.
- Variables / Picture / Data.
- Group Item / Hierarchal.
- Constants.
- Figurative Constants.
- Comment.
- Procedure Division.
- Print to Screen.
- Accept Input.
- Stop Run.
- Compile / Run.
- Assign Values.
- Math / Compute.
- Variables / Datatypes.
- Group Item.
- Figurative Constants.
- Math Functions.
- Compute.
- Data Classification.
- Thru / Ranges.
- Boolean.
- Multiple Values.
- If / Else.
- Logical / Conditional Operators.
- Classification.
- Built In Classification.
- Toggle Values.
- Evaluate.
- Paragraphs.
- Subroutines / Linkage.
- Call.
- While.
- For / Varying.
- Edited Pictures.
- Decimal Arithmetic.
- String Functions.
- Join Strings.
- Split String.
- Define Write to File.
- Open File.
- Write to File.
- Append to File.
- Read File.
- Create Reports.
- Filler.
- Indexed Files.
- Access Data Randomly.
- Save Record.
- Delete Record.
- Update Record.
- Get Record.
- Tables.
- Multidimensional Tables.
- Index Tables.
- Search Tables.
- Prefill Tables.
- Redefine.
- String to Float.
- Sort Records.
- Merge Files.
- Install Windows.
- Install MacOS.
Taught by
Derek Banas
