Re: [open-cobol-list] Best online and text tutorials?

[boscagarda-programming]

He did have good points and so do you.

I would state that a simple Hello World Program in COBOL
has become MUCH simpler than his example. We no long
are required to have all those sections or even the preceding
line numbers. Cobol is a grand mother of all languages (hail
with much Love Grace Hopper). And to say it has grown up
in features is a slight understatement.

----- Original Message ----
From: Brian Tiffin <address@hidden>
To: address@hidden
Sent: Saturday, August 9, 2008 12:40:55 AM
Subject: Re: [open-cobol-list] Best online and text tutorials?

I was impressed with John's response, but I find

http://www.csis.ul.ie/COBOL/

to be a good place to visit for the basics. Michael Coughlan has produced a
nice online course.  And with OpenCOBOL 1.1, on my Debian/Lenny, the only
thing you'll need to change to get most of the examples to compile is

$ SET SOURCEFORMAT"FREE"

becomes

>>SOURCE FORMAT IS FREE

or delete the line and use the -free switch.

After that, http://www.simotime.com/indexcbl.htm  is an awesome place to see
very professional grade source code and complex examples.  Again, with OC 1.1
most of the bundles compile and run with little change (if any) required. 
(Personal use mind ... Simotime has done the world a huge favour, so no fair
making any money, or saving a company any, without kicking it back to those
that deserve it).

For text books, I troll the local library / community centre coffeeshop
bookstore.  They have a freebie box, and it is usually chock full of
technical reference manuals.  I couldn't believe the other day when an
original APL/360 yellow was in the box.  I keep trying to donate a buck or
two but the lady just keeps saying "We have so many reference books -
take 'em take 'em - please".  Someday I might even ask to get a glimpse of
this pile she speaks of, as I'm sure they have some of the math texts I covet
and an assortment of out of print COBOL books and other rarities.  But for
now, it's like a weekly treasure hunt.  :)  (Greenboro Community Centre here
in Ottawa, by the way).

Cheers,
Brian Tiffin

On August 8, 2008 01:11:29 pm Fast Primes wrote:
> What are the best online and/or textbooks on PC based cobol? Enough to
> quickly do a "Hello World" program under Ubuntu or Vista?
>
> Thanks.
>
> FP


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