Mainframe- The Complete COBOL Course From Beginner To Expert

Mainframe: The Complete COBOL Course From Beginner To Expert, available at $99.99, has an average rating of 4.48, with 93 lectures, based on 3909 reviews, and has 18159 subscribers.

You will learn about Execute COBOL Program with confidence Develop COBOL Programs along the way as you take the program Build a strong knowledge base on COBOL from Scratch to Advanced level To be able to clear the Job interviews on Cobol Programmed to debug the program and to check for any errors for a program Advance, boost and expand the skill set on COBOL if you have a fair understanding of COBOL Redesign and code a Particular program in multiple ways This course does not include VSAM. This Course also include a section on COBOL-DB2 and I have coded some COBOL DB2 Programs as well. This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone who wants to master COBOL can take up this course. This teaches COBOL from Scratch to Advanced level or If you have knowledge on Mainframe then it will be beneficial but if you dont know what are Mainframe, i have explained about mainframes at the beginning of the course. or Basic TSO/ISPF commands and basic knowledge of JCL will be useful but is not necessary or The Course also contains COBOL DB2 programs towards the end of the course and to code this, you should have basic idea of the DDL and DML operations in DB2. It is particularly useful for Anyone who wants to master COBOL can take up this course. This teaches COBOL from Scratch to Advanced level or If you have knowledge on Mainframe then it will be beneficial but if you dont know what are Mainframe, i have explained about mainframes at the beginning of the course. or Basic TSO/ISPF commands and basic knowledge of JCL will be useful but is not necessary or The Course also contains COBOL DB2 programs towards the end of the course and to code this, you should have basic idea of the DDL and DML operations in DB2.

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Summary

Title: Mainframe: The Complete COBOL Course From Beginner To Expert

Price: $99.99

Average Rating: 4.48

Number of Lectures: 93

Number of Published Lectures: 93

Number of Curriculum Items: 93

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 93

Original Price: $159.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Execute COBOL Program with confidence

Develop COBOL Programs along the way as you take the program

Build a strong knowledge base on COBOL from Scratch to Advanced level

To be able to clear the Job interviews on Cobol

Programmed to debug the program and to check for any errors for a program

Advance, boost and expand the skill set on COBOL if you have a fair understanding of COBOL

Redesign and code a Particular program in multiple ways

This course does not include VSAM.

This Course also include a section on COBOL-DB2 and I have coded some COBOL DB2 Programs as well.

Who Should Attend

Anyone who wants to master COBOL can take up this course. This teaches COBOL from Scratch to Advanced level

If you have knowledge on Mainframe then it will be beneficial but if you dont know what are Mainframe, i have explained about mainframes at the beginning of the course.

Basic TSO/ISPF commands and basic knowledge of JCL will be useful but is not necessary

The Course also contains COBOL DB2 programs towards the end of the course and to code this, you should have basic idea of the DDL and DML operations in DB2.

Target Audiences

Anyone who wants to master COBOL can take up this course. This teaches COBOL from Scratch to Advanced level

If you have knowledge on Mainframe then it will be beneficial but if you dont know what are Mainframe, i have explained about mainframes at the beginning of the course.

Basic TSO/ISPF commands and basic knowledge of JCL will be useful but is not necessary

The Course also contains COBOL DB2 programs towards the end of the course and to code this, you should have basic idea of the DDL and DML operations in DB2.

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Do you want to start on COBOL but have no experience with COBOL? 

If you have some prior knowledge of COBOL or if are a complete fresher, you are at the right place. The Course teaches you COBOL right from Scratch to an Advanced level.

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Well, the course has everything you need to master COBOL Programming. If you want to build a career in Mainframe, then COBOL is a ‘MUST TO HAVE’ skill.

There’s no risk involved in taking this Course!

This course comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. I am sure that this is the best course on COBOLand you can compare the content provided in this course against any COBOLCourse I guarantee you that you will not get such good structured content anywhere. Still, if you are not completely satisfied with the course, please let us know and we will provide a refund without asking any questions.

What if you are stuck?

I personally answer all the questions which are asked here. If you are stuck anywhere, ask a question or you can message me directly and I will answer all your doubts.

Are you getting updated content?

Yes, I keep updating the content to make sure, I provide all the information to my students.

Is CICS Included in this course?

No, this course does not include CICS at this point in time.

The Course is a complete COBOL course –

1. The course starts with an Introduction to COBOL, its history, and versions of COBOL

2. Data types, Structure, and various level clauses are covered in detail

3. A complete demonstration of executing a program is shown

4. How to compile and execute a program is covered with ease.

5. All 4 DIVISIONS of COBOL are illustrated, edited, documented, and defined.

6. Most of the programs are coded while explaining, tested, and debugged in front of you.

7. The Quality ad Quantity of the course is great. It covers all the topics in COBOL starting from Scratch.

8. Basic details of TSO/ISPF and JCL are also included along with COBOL.

9. Multiple programs have been coded, assembled, and aligned to suit the theory part which we covered.

Note:

To understand the complete Mainframe, a professional must have COBOL skills on the Mainframe server

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction to COBOL

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Important Information about this Course

Lecture 3: History and Versions of COBOL

Lecture 4: Structure of a COBOL Program

Lecture 5: Coding Rules in COBOL

Lecture 6: DIVISIONS in COBOL

Chapter 2: Let us connect to Mainframe using our Personal computer

Lecture 1: Understand background connection between Local Operating system and Mainframe

Lecture 2: Let us connect to MVS 3.8 on our Local computer

Lecture 3: Common Question which students ask about MVS 3.8J Tur(n)key

Lecture 4: Connect to Modern Mainframe server using an IP address other than localhost

Lecture 5: About Mainframe id

Chapter 3: Variables, Literals, Figurative Constants, Data Types, Levels and Much more.

Lecture 1: Variables, Literals and Figurative Constants

Lecture 2: Data Types in COBOL

Lecture 3: Lets understand about the General Level Numbers in COBOL

Lecture 4: Advance(Special) Level Numbers

Lecture 5: Explore a program with various level numbers in Detail

Lecture 6: DISPLAY and MOVE in COBOL

Lecture 7: ACCEPT in COBOL

Lecture 8: Relation of ACCEPT statement with SYSIN and SYSOUT Parameter of JCL

Lecture 9: Lets Create our First HELLO WORLD Program

Chapter 4: Basic commands, Creation of PS and PDS, SPOOL, DISPLAY, MOVE and ACCEPT

Lecture 1: Basic commands to start with

Lecture 2: Let us create datasets (PS and PDS) – Optional

Lecture 3: SPOOL – Analyze the process where you can see the output of your program

Chapter 5: Arithmetic Operations in COBOL

Lecture 1: Arithmetic Operations – ADD

Lecture 2: Lets code an Example of ADD statement

Lecture 3: Arithmetic Operation – SUBTRACT

Lecture 4: Arithmetic Operation – MULTIPLY

Lecture 5: Arithmetic Operations – DIVIDE

Lecture 6: Example of DIVIDE in COBOL

Lecture 7: COMPUTE in COBOL

Lecture 8: Examples of COMPUTE in COBOL

Chapter 6: Conditional Processing and Iterations

Lecture 1: IF-ELSE Statement

Lecture 2: Example of IF-ELSE statement in COBOL

Lecture 3: Lets understand the EVALUATE statement in COBOL

Lecture 4: Different Types of EVALUATE statements

Lecture 5: Example of EVALUATE Statement – Part 1

Lecture 6: Example of EVALUATE Statement – Part 2

Lecture 7: Different Types of PERFORM statements

Lecture 8: Examples of PERFORM Statements

Chapter 7: Internal Table in COBOL – ARRAYS

Lecture 1: Lets understand what is Internal Table in COBOL-ARRAYS

Lecture 2: Lets create a 1-Dimensional Array with confidence

Lecture 3: Lets create a 2-Dimensional Array with confidence

Lecture 4: INDEXED BY in Arrays

Lecture 5: SUBSCRIPT in Arrays

Lecture 6: Difference between INDEX and SUBSCRIPT

Chapter 8: Searching for Records in table – Using SEARCH and SEARCH-ALL

Lecture 1: Understanding SEARCH and SEARCH-ALL

Lecture 2: Lets code a Program to execute SEARCH-ALL Operation

Chapter 9: String Handling in COBOL

Lecture 1: What is String operations in COBOL

Lecture 2: Lets understand STRING operation in detail

Lecture 3: Lets Code a Program to perform STRING Operation

Lecture 4: Lets Explore STRING operation further

Lecture 5: Lets Understand UNSTRING Operation

Lecture 6: Lets analyze a sample UNSTRING Program

Lecture 7: Lets Explore UNSTRING Operation further

Lecture 8: Analyse the output of the UNSTRING Operation

Lecture 9: INSPECT in COBOL

Lecture 10: Lets Code a PROGRAM to execute INSPECT

Chapter 10: CALL – Inter Program Communication

Lecture 1: Lets master the different Types of Control passing

Lecture 2: What is CALL and Different types of CALL

Lecture 3: Lets code a CALLING program and a CALLED Program

Lecture 4: CALL by Content

Chapter 11: File Handling in COBOL

Lecture 1: Different types of files in COBOL

Lecture 2: Details about Sequential Files

Lecture 3: Examine other options for Sequential Files

Lecture 4: Various options involved in File Handling – OPEN and READ

Lecture 5: Various options involved in File Handling – WRITE and START

Lecture 6: Various options involved in File Handling – REWRITE, DELETE and CLOSE

Lecture 7: Lets master all the access modes in COBOL file Handling

Lecture 8: Let us code a Program to read sequential file and process the output in SPOOL

Lecture 9: Code a Program to read sequential file and write records to the output file

Lecture 10: Lets us explore about the format and syntax of Indexed and Relative files

Lecture 11: Let us code an INDEXED file and explore further

Lecture 12: Update Record

Lecture 13: Delete a Record

Chapter 12: Internal Representation of Data in COBOL

Lecture 1: Usage Clause

Lecture 2: Usage Clause as DISPLAY

Lecture 3: Computational Usage Clause

Lecture 4: Usage Clause as COMP

Lecture 5: Usage Clause as COMP-1

Lecture 6: Usage Clause as COMP-2

Lecture 7: Usage Clause as COMP-3

Chapter 13: Advanced – COBOL DB2 concepts

Lecture 1: Steps to create a COBOL DB2 Program – Part 1

Lecture 2: Steps to create a COBOL DB2 Program – Part 2

Lecture 3: JCLS used in this course to execute COBOL DB2 Program

Lecture 4: Structure of a COBOL DB2 Program

Lecture 5: Lets Code a COBOL DB2 Program to perform DB2 operations

Lecture 6: Code COBOL DB2 Program 1 for DML operation

Instructors

Sandeep Kumar
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3 stars: 444 votes

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