With Darren's kind permission, here is a recent
announcement that I sent to our opt-in list a
week or 10 days ago. Trying to keep any
announcements to no more than one a quarter.
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We have updated our entire COBOL curriculum to
reflect changes in the compiler brought about
by V4R1. Some changes minor, some substantial.
The essence of the changes:
* Expanded XML capabilities (invoke the
XML System Services support instead of
the XML support provided with the COBOL
runtime library) - this was the major
visible change
* Ability to specify compiler options through
a DD statement (SYSOPTF)
* Changed syntax for the TEST compile option
* New compiler options XMLPARSE and OPTFILE
* Removal of support for SIMVRD runtime option
In addition, since many of our courses are
multi-lingual (Assembler, COBOL, PL/I, and C),
these courses, too, have been modified when
and where appropriate. All in all, the updated
courses:
* Enterprise COBOL Update I: Essentials
* Enterprise COBOL Update II: Unicode and XML Support
* Structured COBOL Workshop for Enterprise COBOL
* Advanced Topics in COBOL (Enterprise COBOL, z/OS)
* VSAM for COBOL Programmers
* Enterprise COBOL Debugging and Maintenance
* Using LE Services in z/OS
* Secrets of Inter-Language Communication in z/OS
And while the courses below were not specifically
impacted by the changes to the compiler, we include
COBOL lectures and labs in them:
* Introduction to TSO and REXX APIs
* DB2 Application Programming
* DB2 Stored Procedures
* DB2 / CICS Interface
* CICS Command Level Coding
* Advanced CICS Command Level Coding
* CICS Program Debugging
* Interactive Multi-Language Debugging with Debug Tool
* Creating and Using DLLs in z/OS
* Developing Applications for z/OS UNIX
* Introduction to CGIs on z/OS
* WebSphere Developer for zSeries: Introduction
Now is a perfect time to get all your COBOL programmers
up to date!
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Kind regards,
-Steve Comstock
The Trainer's Friend, Inc.
303-393-8716
http://www.trainersfriend.com
z/OS Application development made easier
* Our classes include
+ How things work
+ Programming examples with realistic applications
+ Starter / skeleton code
+ Complete working programs
+ Useful utilities and subroutines
+ Tips and techniques
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