Advanced Cobol

This clear and 'user friendly' text covers all of the advanced features of COBOL usually included in the second course. Many illustrative examples are featured, drawn from 'real world' business applications, along with self-contained chapters that allow intructors to choose their own order of presentation. Both batch examples (IBM) and interactive examples (VAX) are looked at, and on-line transactions processing is examined along with table handling concepts and techniques. The book identifies both the power and the limitations of the COBOL language.