Designed for programmers who have an extensive understanding of COBOL
Unit 1: Interactive Screen Handling
- Introduction
- Defining Screen Formats
- Show Screen/Accept Data
- Screen Effects
- A Display/Update Program
Unit 2: Database Access Using SQL
- Introduction Host Variables
- SQL Without a Cursor
- Dynamic SQL
- Data Base Updating
Unit 3: The COBOL Report Writer
- Introduction to Report Writing
- Report Groups
- Defining the Report
- PROCEDURE DIVISION Code
- Adding a Control Break
- Control Break Techniques
Unit 4: Object-Oriented COBOL
- Introduction to Objects
- Coding Classes & Objects
- Object Definition
- Constructing an Instance
- A Driver Program