Cobol from Pascal (Macmillan Computer Science Series)

This book is concerned with language skills and language understanding rather than programming methodology. No mention is made of testing, and no attention given to the environment in which programs must be entered, or executed. It is assumed that a reader will be familiar with these matters. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Language Fundamentals....Pages 3-10 Assignment Statements....Pages 11-16 Arithmetic Operations....Pages 17-25 Front Matter....Pages 27-27 Procedural Abstraction....Pages 29-35 Control Structures 1: Selection....Pages 36-50 Control Structures 2: Iteration....Pages 51-57 Front Matter....Pages 59-59 Multi-level Records....Pages 61-69 Sequential Files....Pages 70-81 Data Editing and Report Writing....Pages 82-91 Repeated Data Items....Pages 92-102 Indexed Files....Pages 103-112 Relative Files....Pages 113-117 Front Matter....Pages 119-119 Separately Compiled Subprograms....Pages 121-132 Nested Subprograms....Pages 133-145 Back Matter....Pages 146-169