System 370/390 Job Control Language (Wiley Professional Computing) [Paperback]

Gary Deward Brown (Author)

Book Description

Series: Wiley Professional Computing | Publication Date: January 1991

This text, which addresses Job Control Language (JCL), has been revised and updated to provide an introduction to System/390 architecture. Changes in operating procedures are discussed, along with new developments and upgraded references to the IBM COBOL II programming language.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc; 3rd edition (January 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047153465X
• ISBN-13: 978-0471534655
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,352,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent how-to on JCL for MVS/ESA, March 31, 1999

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This review is from: System 370/390 Job Control Language (Wiley Professional Computing) (Paperback)

This excellent book is for novice through experienced programmers. It includes information on the more recent releases of MVS, including SMS and its impact to JCL. While the text is good reading, it is also useful as a reference book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Very Best JCL Ref I have seen in 16 years of pgmng., June 18, 1997

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This review is from: System 370/390 Job Control Language (Wiley Professional Computing) (Paperback)

I first encountered Mr. Browns JCL book in it's 1st edition about 10 years ago. I was familar with a JCL book by Shelly & Cashman at the time. Mr Brown's book had much better example's and was written in a conversational style much easier to follow than the standard IBM JCL reference or the Shelley & Cashman book that I already owned. I also have had exposure to a JCL book by Doug Lowe which is a good student text but is weak as a professional's reference after school is complete. I am currently entering my 17th year in programming. I Consult currently at a fortune 500 company, and teach COBOL for a rehabilitation program in Minneapolis. I have just convinced the staff responsible for text selection to replace the Lowe book with Mr. Brown's for the Fall quarter. In my class I have students with various disabilities ranging from physical impairments to learning disabilities. The new larger format of the 3rd edition is appreciated by those with sight impairments, and the numerous examples are appreciated by the student I have with a learning disability. I have recommended the book to many collegues and when I managed a staff of 8 I issued a copy of the book to everyone on my team. Simply put, with the many examples, the style of prose and the excellent index I can not recommend a better book on JCL