COBOL – Loop Statements
There are some tasks that need to be done over and over again like reading each record of a file till its end. The loop statements used in COBOL are…
COBOL – Conditional Statements
Conditional statements are used to change the execution flow depending on certain conditions specified by the programmer. Conditional statements will always evaluate to true or false. Conditions are used in…
COBOL – Data Layout
COBOL layout is the description of use of each field and the values present in it. Following are the data description entries used in COBOL − Redefines ClauseRenames ClauseUsage ClauseCopybooks…
COBOL – Data Types
Data Division is used to define the variables used in a program. To describe data in COBOL, one must understand the following terms − Data NameLevel NumberPicture ClauseValue Clause 01…
COBOL – Basic Syntax
Character Set 'Characters' are lowest in the hierarchy and they cannot be divided further. The COBOL Character Set includes 78 characters which are shown below − Sr.No.Character & Description1A-ZAlphabets(Upper Case)2a-zAlphabets…
COBOL – Program Structure
A COBOL program structure consists of divisions as shown in the following image − A brief introduction of these divisions is given below − Sections are the logical subdivision of program…
COBOL – Environment Setup
We have set up the COBOL Programming environment online, so that you can compile and execute all the available examples online. It gives you confidence in what you are reading…
COBOL – Home
COBOL stands for Common Business Oriented Language.The US Department of Defense, in a conference, formed CODASYL (Conference on Data Systems Language) to develop a language for business data processing needs…