Basic PL/1 Programming

COURSE CODE CP8

 

COURSE OBJECTIVE

This course is designed to instruct participants in the efficient use of the PL/1 language. Basic concepts of program design, programming techniques, file organisation and management will be covered.

The full PL/1 language specification will be introduced, including use of built-in functions. On completion participants will be capable of writing programs with a PL/1 facility for both business and scientific purposes.

INTENDED FOR

Trainee Programmers and Systems Analysts requiring basic PL/1 program knowledge, and those Programmers requiring an additional language.

COURSE OUTLINE

• PL/1 Program Construction
• File/Data Definitions
• File/Data Manipulation
• Input/Output Operations
• Arithmetic Expressions
• Character Handling
• One and Multi-dimensional Arrays
• Procedures
• Processing Record Files
• Structures
• Use of Subroutines - Internal/External
• Communication with External Subroutines and languages.

Axiom-MSS 8 Welland Road, Durrington, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3NP.  
Tel: 01903 266675, email: axiom.mss@tiscali.co.uk