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Re: [open-cobol-list] Installing and working with open cobol
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John R. Culleton |
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Re: [open-cobol-list] Installing and working with open cobol |
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:58:25 -0400 |
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On Thursday 21 June 2007 06:59, Etta David wrote:
> Greetings all,
>
> I studied COBOL on MS - Dos environnement some 15 years ago and
> want to get back to it.
>
> Can any one in the mailing list kindly provide me with
> information on how to install and work with open cobol.
>
> Your assistance will help to get me back to employment.
>
Well the install instructions are pretty clear. But platforms differ.
IMO the easiest platform to install on is Linux but others may have a
different view. What is your platform?
You work with Open Cobol by creating Cobol programs in an editor and
compiling them with the cobc command. You can use traditional (72
column) or modern format. Most commands found in the 1985 standard
are covered. Some commands from the 2002 standard are covered. At
this point the screen section is not. In addition there are command
line switches that accept variants:
-std= cobol2002 Cobol 2002
cobol85 Cobol 85
ibm IBM Compatible
mvs MVS Compatible
bs2000 BS2000 Compatible
mf Micro Focus Compatible
v023 Open Cobol V23 Compatible
default When not specified
Another possilbility for your use is Tiny Cobol, no longer under
active development, but with some interesting extensions including
the screen section, positioned accept and display and so on.
The demand for COBOL programmers remains low. The language is still in
use but there is an oversupply of old crocks like me who know the
language from years past. The hot new languages are the web
languages, such as php, xhtml and so on.
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