ILE COBOL Programmer's Guide
This guide is intended for application programmers who have some experience
with the COBOL programming language and for the operators who run the
programs. It is a guide to programming in the ILE COBOL language for
users of the iSeries system.
Before you use this guide you should have a basic understanding of the
following:
- Data processing concepts
- The COBOL programming language
- The IBM Operating System/400(R) (OS/400(R)) operating system
- Integrated Language Environment (ILE) concepts
- Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
- Development tools, such as Application Development ToolSet
(ADTS) for Non-Programmable Terminal (NPT) base.
- Note:
- Use WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries. This is
the recommended method and documentation about the workstation tools appears
in that product's online help.
- How to use the controls and indicators on your display and how to use the
keys on your keyboard, such as:
- Cursor movement keys
- Function keys
- Field exit keys
- Insert and Delete keys
- Error Reset key.
- How to operate your display station when it is linked to the IBM iSeries
system and running iSeries software. This means knowing how to use the
OS/400 operating system and its Control Language (CL) to do such things
as:
- Sign on and sign off the display station
- Interact with displays
- Use Help
- Enter CL commands
- Use Application Development Tools
- Respond to messages
- Perform file management.
- The basic concepts of OS/400 CL functions.
- How to use data management support to allow an application to work with
files.
- How to use the following Application Development ToolSet for
OS/400 tools:
- The Screen Design Aid (SDA) used to design and code displays or the DDS
design utility that is a part of CODE/400
- The Source Entry Utility (SEU) used to enter and update source members or
the language sensitive editor that is a part of CODE/400
- Note:
- Use WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries. This is the
recommended method and documentation about the workstation tools appears in
that product's online help.
- The Structured Query Language (SQL) used to insert SQL statements into ILE
COBOL programs.
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