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Help an IDIOT-FIRST-TIMER in COBOL
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robertocecchini
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First buy a book to learn basic commands and use of variables then download the free cobol manuals of Fujitsu at and then download the free Vesrion 3 cobol.
Roberto
Roberto
If you already know one language, then write down all of the pertinent commands of that known language and then write next to them the COBOL commands that do the same thing.
Actually, what does any language do? READ, WRITE, IF statements, arithmetric statements, CALL and stop run.
Then start by writing very simple programs and gradually get more sophisticated.
Best advice: sit next to an experienced COBOL programmer, 5 minutes (or days) talking to a wise man is equal to a huge amount of pulling out your hair ( the experienced person has already pulled out most of his hair in exasperation)
Actually, what does any language do? READ, WRITE, IF statements, arithmetric statements, CALL and stop run.
Then start by writing very simple programs and gradually get more sophisticated.
Best advice: sit next to an experienced COBOL programmer, 5 minutes (or days) talking to a wise man is equal to a huge amount of pulling out your hair ( the experienced person has already pulled out most of his hair in exasperation)
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