Structured Cobol Programming

By Giorgio Luciano

A popular text, noted for its extensive pedagogy and unparalleled ability to crystallize difficult, technical concepts accurately. In this edition COBOL-85 is given primary emphasis and the latest standard, COBOL 199x is highlighted throughout. Contains increased coverage of object-oriented COBOL, pseudocodes and programming on microcomputers. Features all new practice programs, a novel multimedia slide program and a new, more powerful compiler-MicroFocus Personal COBOL.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471597473
• ISBN13: 9780471597476
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 896 Pages
• Weight: 3.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Structured Cobol Programming

I have been working as a COBOL programmer since 1993. I learnt COBOL using this book. This book is excellent for beginners as they start off with simple examples and slowly get into the details of programming. It needs to have details about embedded SQLs alongwith various ways of compiling embedded SQLs for different OS and DBs.

Expensive but the single best COBOL book I've encountered

University-textbook style, with great organization, readable two-color text, comprehensive index, and discussion of COBOL topics (like reference modification) that I have not seen properly addressed in other COBOL books.Distinction is also made throughout the text between COBOL 74 and COBOL 85, with separate code examples for each.

excellent textbook

i am an adjunct professor utilizing this as the textbook for an undergraduate cobol class. it has more then sufficient examples, and the self-test is helpful for the students.

One of the best , but can be made the best.

Well first of all i would like to thank you for publishing such a fantastic book . It is simply great. But the topics which i feel need to be touched upon are : 1. Embedded SQL using COBOL as the host language which will help the user to understand how COBOL can access databases. I am not saying that this should be covered in detail but it should be brushed upon. Embedded SQL is a topic in itself.

A MUST

I bought it for school and continue to use it everyday as a valuable reference tool. highest regards. Get it.