Structured COBOL Programming, 7th Edition [Paperback]

Nancy Stern (Author), Robert A. Stern (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471597473 | ISBN-13: 978-0471597476 | Publication Date: February 2, 1994 | Edition: 7

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.

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Reference Guide, Instructor's Manual, Computerized Testbank, Transparency Masters and Electronic Transparencies available. -- The publisher, John Wiley & Sons

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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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 896 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 7 edition (February 2, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471597473
• ISBN-13: 978-0471597476
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,404,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expensive but the single best COBOL book I've encountered, October 18, 1999

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This review is from: Structured Cobol Programming, Year 2000 Update (Paperback)

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.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best , but can be made the best., February 2, 1998

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This review is from: Structured COBOL Programming, 8th Edition (Paperback)

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.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is not for programmers who want to study COBOL after working with object-oriented languages., January 6, 2007

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This review is from: COBOL for the 21st Century, 10th Edition (Paperback)

I get this book at work like main manual for all our mainframe COBOL programmers. All the mainframe COBOL people in our shop are old-timers with more then 15 years experience. This book for them is like a bible. I'm object-oriented programmer working with G4 languages almost 14 years. This book for me was like 15 years ago. So I bought for my self new-days COBOL books and was able to study this language. I keep this COBOL book on my desk in case I have to communicate with current mainframe programmers. It helps me to understand what they want and explain to them various programming situations.