iSeries-AS/400
Advanced COBOL Programming

Course Code: ACB5

Description

iSeries-AS/400 Advanced COBOL Programming is a self-paced, multimedia course providing practical training in advanced COBOL/400 tips and techniques.

Upon completion you'll be able to:

Create programs that use multiple subfiles with updates to data base files.
Call an IBM-supplied utility program from a COBOL program or a CL/COBOL program combination to perform character string searches.
Call an IBM-supplied utility program to execute dynamic CL commands from a COBOL program or a CL/COBOL program combination.
Call an IBM-supplied utility program that performs character translation, such as ASCII to EBCDIC or lower to uppercase.
Create "smart" programs that handle program exceptions and error conditions without terminating.
Create programs that access file member names, size, overrides, spooled files, cursor location, and library lists.
Create split-screen and other multiple subfile programs.
Create windows-style programs using user-defined streams.
Advanced Subfile Handling
Managing Multiple Subfiles
Multiple Subfiles with Data Base Update
Detecting Data Base Changes
Multiple Subfile Scrolling
Character String Search
Searching Data Base Files and Subfiles for Variable Character Strings
QCLSCAN Program
Variable Strings and Patterns
Using Wildcards
Case-Sensitive Search Options
Character Translation
QDCXLATE Program
Translating ASCII to and from EBCDIC
Translating Uppercase to and from Lowercase
Translating Characters with User-Defined Tables		 Executing AS/400 Commands from Programs
Incorporating a Command Line in Interactive Programs
QCMDEXC Program
Executing Commands from an Interactive Program
Command Messages to an Interactive Program
Trapping Command Messages with Message Subfiles
Feedback Areas
I/O Feedback Areas
Using the ACCEPT Command with an I/O Feedback Area
Extracting Cursor Location
Determining Lowest Subfile Relative Record Number
Using a DDS Described I/O Feedback Area		 Variable Help Windows
Variable Starting Line Formats with Subfiles
Cursor-Sensitive Help Text
"Point and Shoot" Function
User-Defined Data Streams
Creating User-Positioned (Dynamic) Windows
5250 Data Stream Commands
Formatting Data Streams
Audience
AS/400 programmers with experience in interactive COBOL/400 programming.
Prerequisites
AS/400 Workstation Operations
AS/400 System Operations
AS/400 Control Language Programming
AS/400 COBOL/400 Programming
AS/400 Interactive COBOL/400 Programming
AS/400 COBOL/400 Subfile Programming		 Format
Self-Instructional
Materials
Ten Audio CDs
Student Text
Workbook
Interactive Media		 Time Required
Approximately 10 Hours

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