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Computer Job Seekers Aids

Ace the Technical Interview : Michael Rothstein
Includes 2000 Answers to questions in areas like: Cobol, Sybase, Oracle, DB2, MVS, CICS, Project Management

Beginning Cobol Books

Cobol Programming for Dummies : Arthur Griffith
CD includes the following Cobol compilers:
- Acucobol-GT fully functional demo
- Deskware freeware Cobol Interpretor
- Fujitsu COBOL and supporting development software for multiple platforms
- Micro Focus NETEXPRESS Cobol development environment (includes OOCOBOL)
Price: $23.99 plus shipping and handling. Ships within 24 hours.
This is a good beginners book, written in an entertaining style. It is also a very good way to try out a number of Cobol compilers. The author, Arthur Griffith, says that he used many of the resources of The Cobol Center to research the book. A serial number is required to install the Fujitsu compiler
(103-2001 1699-03317-70168). The first part of the number is pre-entered so all you will need to enter is 99-03317-70168.
Murach's Structured Cobol : Mike Murach, Anne Prince, Raul Menendez This is one of the best ways to get started and to learn COBOL.
Cobol For Dummies Quick Reference : Fronckowiak
Cobol Programming Starter Kit
Includes CD-ROM version of Teach Yourself Cobol in 21 Days by Mo Budlong
Teach Yourself Cobol in 21 Days 2nd Edition by Mo Budlong - Learn step by step in 1000+ pages - 1997
Includes softcover book, does NOT include CD-ROM
The Revolutionary Guide to Cobol book by Handel & Degtyar
Includes ANSI COBOL-85 compiler for under $50 by Dmitri Bronnikov
Cobol : From Micro to Mainframe/Book and Disk : Robert T. Grauer, Carol Vazquez Villar - includes Realia Cobol compiler, student version - 1994
The Essentials of Cobol I : R. Cezzar - 32 page summary - 1989
Fundamentals of Structured Cobol : Robert C. Nickerson - 1991
Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Programming With Modern Structured Cobol : Larry Newcomer, Lawrence R. Newcomer - 1994
Structured Cobol : First Course : M. B. Khan - 1996

Intermediate/Advanced

COBOL 85 for Programmers : Don Nelson
E-mail the author Don Nelson
Include address and name of the book (price is $10 plus shipping and handling)
Advanced ANSI Cobol With Structured Programming : For Vs Cobol II and Microsoft Micro Focus Cobol : Gary Deward Brown - 1992
Advanced Structured Cobol : M. B. Khan, Marle P. Martin - 1994
Comprehensive Structured Cobol by Lister Wayne Horn, Gary M. Gleason - includes RM Cobol
Comprehensive Structured COBOL by Gary S. Popkin - highly recommended in the Cobol FAQ
Cobol by Design : Gary Klein, Malu Cabrera - 1994
Cobol Programs for Libraries : William J. Kurmey - 1990
Comprehensive Cobol : Andrew S. Philippakis, Leonard J. Kazmier - 1991
Handbook of Cobol Techniques and Programming Standards : 1988
Methodical Programming in Cobol-85 : Ray Welland, Jim Haigh - 1994
Professional Programming in Cobol : Bruce M. Johnson, Marcia Ruwe - 1990

Database

DB2 for the Cobol Programmer : Part 1 : An Introductory Course Steve Eckols - 1999
DB2 for the Cobol Programmer : Part 2 : An Advanced Course Curtis Garvin, Anne Prince - 1999
Embedded Sql for DB2 : Application Design and Programming : Jonathan S. Sayles - 1990
IMS for the Cobol Programmer/Part 1 : Data Base Processing With IMS/VS and Dl/I Dos/VSE Vol 1 Steve Eckols
IMS for the Cobol Programmer/Part 2 : Data Communications and MFS Steve Eckols
IMS Programming Techniques : A Guide to Using Dl/I Dan Kapp and Joseph Leben - 1973 (hard to find)
IMS Administration, Programming, and Data Base Design Joseph Geller - 1989 (hard to find)

Structured

Murach's Structured Cobol : Mike Murach, Anne Prince, Raul Menendez - 2000
Structured Cobol Programming - 8th Edition : Nancy and Bob Stern
This is the book will show you how to write Cobol programs the professional structured way. I learned Cobol from a Stern book back in the early 1970s. Their books just keep getting better. To learn more about the book and the Sterns Click here. Training materials including Overheads are available from the publisher.
Structured Cobol : First Course : M. B. Khan - 1996
Structured Cobol : Fundamentals and Style Tyler Welburn, Wilson Price - 1995
Structured Cobol Methods : How to Design, Code, and Test Your Programs So They're Easier to Debug, Document, and Maintain : Paul Noll - 1997
Structured Cobol Programming : Nancy B. Stern, Robert A. Stern - 1997
A Simplified Guide to Structured Cobol Programming Daniel D. McCracken - 1988
Simplified Structured Cobol With Microsoft/Microfocus Cobol : Daniel D. McCracken, Donald G. Golden - 1990
Structured Cobol Programming/the Wiley Cobol Syntax Reference Guide Nancy Stern, Robert A. Stern - 1994
Structured Cobol/Pseudocode
Structured Cobol Programming : Interactive and Batch Processing : Bernard L. Levite - 1995

Mainframe

Murach's OS/390 and z/OS JCL : Raoul Menendez and Doug Lowe - 2002
MVS TSO Part 1 (Concepts and ISPF) : Doug Lowe
MVS TSO Part 2 (Commands, CLIST and REXX : Doug Lowe
MVS Assembler Language : Kevin McQuillen and Anne Prince
VSAM for the COBOL Programmer : Doug Lowe
DOS/VSE JCL (2nd Edition) : Steve Eckols and Michele Milnes
DOS/VSE ICCF : Steve Eckols
DOS/VSE Assembler Language : Kevin McQuillen and Anne Prince
VM/CMS XEDIT: Commands and Features : Steve Eckols
MVS JCL and Utilities : A Comprehensive Treatment : Michael Trombetta, Sue Carolyn Finkelstein (Contributor) - 1989
System 390 Job Control Language, 4th Edition : Gary Deward Brown
OS/390 Power Programming with Complete Year 2000 Section : David Shelby Kirk - 1998
Recommended for mainframe programmers who want to upgrade their knowledge to the lastest Cobol****
MVS Cobol Application Developer's Toolbox (J. Ranade IBM Series) : Alex Varsegi - 1993
An Invitation to MVS Using Cobol : Edward A. Kelly - 1989
Cobol Application Debugging Under MVS : Cobol and Cobol II : Alan Friend - 1992
Micro Focus Workbench : Developing Mainframe Cobol Applications on the PC : Alida Jatich, Phil Nowak - 1992
As/400 Application Development Using Cobol/400 (J. Ranade IBM Series) Gerald S. Kaplan, Gerry Kaplan - 1996
Programming in Cobol/400 : James Cooper, et al - 1997
Rexx : Tools and Techniques (Qed IBM Mainframe) : Barry K. Nirmal - 1993

CICS and IMS

Murach's CICS for the COBOL Programmer : Raul Menendez and Doug Lowe - Improved in 2001
CICS : A How-To for Cobol Programmers : David Shelby Kirk - 1993
CICS Command Level Programming (Wiley Professional Computing) : Alida M. Jatich - 1991
Micro Focus CICS Option : Developing CICS Applications on the PC : Clayton L., Jr. McNally - 1993
The CICS Companion : A Reference Guide to Cobol Command Level Programming (Mainframe Software Series) : Thomas Robert Gildersleeve - 1988
Micro Focus CICS Option : 1993
On-Line Systems Design and Implementation (Using Ans Cobol and Command Level Cics) : Charles J. Kacmar - 1984

PC and Client/Server

Micro Focus Cobol Workbench for the Application Developer : Clayton L., Jr. McNally, Peter, Jr. Molchan - 1993
Micro Focus Workbench and Toolset Developer's Guide : Rob K. Lamb, Ron K. Lamb - 1995
The Cobol Presentation Manager Programming Guide : For OS2 : David Dill - 1992
Micro Focus Cobol Workbench for the Application Developer : 1993
Using Micro Focus Cobol Workbench/Book and Disk : Leona Roen - 1995

Object

An Introduction to Object COBOL : Doke & Hardgrave (John Wiley) - 1998
Elements of Object-Oriented COBOL (2nd Edition) : Wilson Price
Object-Oriented Cobol (Advances in Object Technology Series, 12) : Edmund C. Arranga, Frank P. Coyle - 1996
Reengineering Cobol With Objects : Step by Step to Sustainable Legacy Systems : Robert Levey - 1996
Standard Object-Oriented Cobol : Ned Chapin - 1996