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COBOL, the Common Business Orientated Language, is the oldest programming language still in use. This book covers almost all of the facilities specified in the ANSI COBOL 1985 standard, including the Nucleus, Sequential I-O, Relative I-O, Indexed I-O, all at the highest level (Level 2). ... Read more

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This second edition of Mastering Cobol Programming is a comprehensive guide to good programming practice, program design and code. It contains two new chapters, on Intrinsic Functions and Program Errors, Testing and Debugging. Each chapter has been revised to make full use of the COBOL 85 Standard. The book discusses the different groups of modules that comprise the COBOL language, and each chapter ends with practical exercises. It is suitable for undergraduate and diploma students on commercial computing and business courses, and is a valuable reference for professionals in data processing. It is a complete self-study COBOL text. ... Read more

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The author uses a problem solving approach with an informal, conversational style that enhances readability and comprehension of the material. ... Read more

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Made learning COBOL easy!
This book was very good.It has lots of examples and practices to feed off of.If you want to really learn COBOL programming, buy this book. ... Read more

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A great bargain. ... Read more

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Good textbook with well organized chapters and examples.
I can't believe this book is still around!I used it in college in 91-92and found it useful... although with the quality of books out these daysI'm sure it seems dated.

Overall though it is very thorough. ... Read more