ILE COBOL Programmer's Guide


About This Guide

This guide describes how to write, compile, bind, run, debug, and maintain Integrated Language Environment (ILE) COBOL compiler programs on the Operating System/400 (OS/400). It provides programming information on how to call other ILE COBOL and non-ILE COBOL programs, share data with other programs, use pointers, and handle exceptions. It also describes how to perform input/output operations on externally attached devices, database files, display files, and ICF files.

Using this book, you will be able to:

Note:
You should be familiar with Chapters 1 through 6 of this guide before proceeding to the other chapters.

This book refers to other IBM(R) publications. These publications are listed in the Bibliography with their full title and base order number. When they are referred to in text, a shortened version of the title is used.


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