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[selenau837]

Becoming a sap?

A COBOL programmer.

 

[Kraj]

CoBOL? Say it isn't so???

 

[selenau837]

CoBOL? Say it isn't so???

Why?

 

[Rich]

Why?

the page isn't long enough

 

[selenau837]

the page isn't long enough

Ok, y'all don't start scaring me.

 

[Brianwarnock]

With the great weather we have been having I've not been on the computer much and missed this thread .so can I add a belated congrats to Sel.

COBOL must be a decent language as it has stood the test of time, as FoFa said you probably wont need to use many of the facilities of JCL, and TSO is really just a vehicle for access to the mainframe for most users.

IMS will come as a bit of a shock to one raised on relational databases, but programming the MPPs is straight foreward, even if I can nolonger remember any of this stuff

Just think a whole new batch of acronyms to learn, incidentally a SAP was a Systems Analyst/Progammer when I was a lad.

Brian

 

[MrsGorilla]

I was going to take a class in COBOL about 8 years ago when I was still in school and everyone told me not to because it would be going away soon. Well, needless to say it's still hanging in there for all kinds of mainframe systems and I wish I had gone ahead and taken the class. Oh, well. They use it at my work for programming with the mainframe payroll system.

 

[supercharge]

I'd like to learn Cobol too. Any recs on where to find info about it?

Thanks

 

[ColinEssex]

Think you, Rich and Col can keep from killin' each other for a bit?

Rich and I only offer intelligent discussion, unfortunately some people find the truth a bitter pill. It is not in our nature to antagonise people.

Col

 

[MsLady]

I was forced to learn Cobol in school, about 4 yrs ago. Imagine that. I haven't used it for a single day since i've been out of college. The program is so ancient, nobody even talks about it anymore. I am actually tempted to take it out my resume cos it's beginnign to embarrase me

 

[selenau837]

I was forced to learn Cobol in school, about 4 yrs ago. Imagine that. I haven't used it for a single day since i've been out of college. The program is so ancient, nobody even talks about it anymore. I am actually tempted to take it out my resume cos it's beginnign to embarrase me

Yeah, but 'when' I get this position, I'll be trained in COBOL....

I like knowing the obsure, and learning old stuff. That is just me though!!

You outa leave it in your resume, it will make the older IT folks, go wow..this yougin' know something as old as I am. A real conversation starter.

 

[Kraj]

While you're at it, drop Grace Hopper's name.

 

[selenau837]

While you're at it, drop Grace Hopper's name.

Who???

 

[Kraj]

"Amazing Grace" was born in 1906. She went on the earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics at a time when women seldom went to college. She joined the WAVES in WWII. When she retired in 1986 at the age of 80, with the rank of Rear Admiral, she was the oldest member of the Navy on active duty. Along the way she also managed to pioneer the field of computing, becoming a programmer on the Mark I at Harvard Labs during WWII. She is recognized for her contributions to technology, has become known as the "Mother of Cobol," and, in 1969, was named the Data Processing Management Associations' "Man of the Year"! Grace Hopper died on January 1, 1992, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

 

[selenau837]

"Amazing Grace" was born in 1906. She went on the earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics at a time when women seldom went to college. She joined the WAVES in WWII. When she retired in 1986 at the age of 80, with the rank of Rear Admiral, she was the oldest member of the Navy on active duty. Along the way she also managed to pioneer the field of computing, becoming a programmer on the Mark I at Harvard Labs during WWII. She is recognized for her contributions to technology, has become known as the "Mother of Cobol," and, in 1969, was named the Data Processing Management Associations' "Man of the Year"! Grace Hopper died on January 1, 1992, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Ohh, wow..she's an amazing woman!!

 

[Ron_dK]

I'd like to learn Cobol too. Any recs on where to find info about it?

Thanks

You might start with this :

000100 IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
000200 PROGRAM-ID. HELLOSelena.
000300
000400*
000500 ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
000600 CONFIGURATION SECTION.
000700 SOURCE-COMPUTER. RM-COBOL.
000800 OBJECT-COMPUTER. RM-COBOL.
000900
001000 DATA DIVISION.
001100 FILE SECTION.
001200
100000 PROCEDURE DIVISION.
100100
100200 MAIN-LOGIC SECTION.
100300 BEGIN.
100400 DISPLAY " " LINE 1 POSITION 1 ERASE EOS.
100500 DISPLAY "Hello Selena!" LINE 15 POSITION 10.
100600 STOP RUN.
100700 MAIN-LOGIC-EXIT.
100800 EXIT.


Sample Run
Hello Selena!


or

http://www.csis.ul.ie/COBOL/examples/default.htm#SimplePrograms

 

[selenau837]

You might start with this :

000100 IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
000200 PROGRAM-ID. HELLOSelena.
000300
000400*
000500 ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
000600 CONFIGURATION SECTION.
000700 SOURCE-COMPUTER. RM-COBOL.
000800 OBJECT-COMPUTER. RM-COBOL.
000900
001000 DATA DIVISION.
001100 FILE SECTION.
001200
100000 PROCEDURE DIVISION.
100100
100200 MAIN-LOGIC SECTION.
100300 BEGIN.
100400 DISPLAY " " LINE 1 POSITION 1 ERASE EOS.
100500 DISPLAY "Hello Selena!" LINE 15 POSITION 10.
100600 STOP RUN.
100700 MAIN-LOGIC-EXIT.
100800 EXIT.


Sample Run
Hello Selena!


or

http://www.csis.ul.ie/COBOL/examples/default.htm#SimplePrograms

You're a genius rak!!!!

 

[selenau837]

Wootttt!!!!

I GOT IT!!!!!!!

 

[KenHigg]

Sweeeeeet

Congrats!!!

Have you told your old boss to take a hike yet?

 

[selenau837]

Sweeeeeet

Congrats!!!

Have you told your old boss to take a hike yet?

Nah, it's in the same company. Just a HUGE promotion. So I can't, however they will miss me alot since I won't be here to admin their databases.

My last day is Juen 23rd, so from there I will be kinda quiet as I will be in classes.