COBOL Essential Training – Programming & Development Video Course DVD

Learn COBOL Programming with Professional Instructor-Led Training

Develop your COBOL programming skills with this comprehensive video course designed for programmers, IT professionals, software developers, and individuals working with legacy business systems.

COBOL remains an important programming language used in banking, financial institutions, government systems, and enterprise applications.

IMPORTANT – DVD COMPATIBILITY WARNING

THIS DVD WORKS ONLY ON COMPUTERS WITH A COMPATIBLE DVD-ROM DRIVE. IT WILL NOT PLAY ON STANDARD HOME DVD PLAYERS OR TV-CONNECTED DVD/BLU-RAY PLAYERS.

COURSE DETAILS

• Instructor: Professional Programming Instructor

• Total Duration: 3 Hours, 48 Minutes

• Skill Level: Intermediate

• Language: English

• Format: Physical Computer-Based Training DVD

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Setting up a COBOL programming COBOL syntax and program structure

• Writing COBOL applications

• Working with variables, data types, and constants

• Using mathematical operations and conditional statements

• Creating loops and controlling program execution

• Reading, writing, and processing sequential files

• Sorting, merging, and updating data records

• Working with indexed and relative files

• Creating, managing, and searching tables

• Handling and manipulating strings

• Identifying programming errors and troubleshooting code

COURSE CONTENTS

1. Getting Started: COBOL environment setup, Visual Studio Code, syntax, and programming exercises.

2. Handling Data: Naming conventions, data definitions, COMP-3 types, constants, and report formatting.

3. Verbs, Decisions & Looping: Computational operations, conditional expressions, and PERFORM statements.

4. Working with Files: File organization, sequential processing, error checking, and payroll examples.

5. Advanced Sequential Files: Updating master records, sorting, and merging files.

6. Indexed & Relative Files: Direct access methods and indexed record management.

7. Tables in COBOL: Creating, managing, and searching tables.

8. String Handling: INSPECT, STRING, and UNSTRING operations.

9. Troubleshooting: Numeric overflow, debugging, and locating logic errors.

IDEAL FOR

• Software developers learning COBOL

• Mainframe and legacy system programmers

• IT professionals expanding their technical skills

• Computer science students

• Professionals maintaining financial and business applications

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Educational video training only; no COBOL compiler or software license included.

• Course completion certification is not included.

Build practical COBOL knowledge through instructor-led lessons, programming examples, and exercises.

YOU WILL RECEIVE TRAINING DVD IN MAIL.