cobol – Kevin's coding blog https://kevindurant.be Improving my programming skills step by step. You're invited! Sun, 26 Apr 2020 11:09:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.14 https://kevindurant.be/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-faviconround-32x32.png cobol – Kevin's coding blog https://kevindurant.be 32 32 IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #04 https://kevindurant.be/2019/10/28/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-04/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-04 https://kevindurant.be/2019/10/28/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-04/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:27:43 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=1283 Continue reading IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #04 →]]> COBOL! This is probably going to be one of my most favorite challenges in this years’ master the mainframe. I actually have explained COBOL a bit in one of my other blogsposts MOM Pt. 003: Getting to know COBOL – Compiling. It explains how COBOL works and what the code looks like. The fourth part also shows me coding a FIZZBUZZ in COBOL on MVS 3.8 TK4-. Note: there might be some encoding issues if...

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2019/10/28/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-04/feed/ 3 MOM Pt. 004: Writing simple COBOL on MVS3.8 tk4- https://kevindurant.be/2019/07/12/mom-pt-004-writing-simple-cobol-on-mvs3-8-tk4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mom-pt-004-writing-simple-cobol-on-mvs3-8-tk4 https://kevindurant.be/2019/07/12/mom-pt-004-writing-simple-cobol-on-mvs3-8-tk4/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2019 22:17:01 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=839 Continue reading MOM Pt. 004: Writing simple COBOL on MVS3.8 tk4- →]]> Hello again! Wow, I have to say… I feel good! Do you feel good? I really hope you do. Today I have planned to write my own very first piece of COBOL code. That means I’ll write my own JCL to compile the COBOL and execute it. Let’s keep it simple today. To be honest, that’s an easy way to hide the fact that I don’t fully know what I’m doing, haha. The next step will be writing COBOL code that reads...

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2019/07/12/mom-pt-004-writing-simple-cobol-on-mvs3-8-tk4/feed/ 8 MOM Pt. 003: Getting to know COBOL – Compiling https://kevindurant.be/2019/05/03/mom-pt-003-getting-to-know-cobol-compiling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mom-pt-003-getting-to-know-cobol-compiling https://kevindurant.be/2019/05/03/mom-pt-003-getting-to-know-cobol-compiling/#comments Fri, 03 May 2019 13:16:04 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=797 Continue reading MOM Pt. 003: Getting to know COBOL – Compiling →]]> Today I’m going to get to know COBOL. I’ve already used COBOL in IBM’s Master the Mainframe 2018 contest, but this time I’m working in MVS 3.8! What am I planning to do here? Well, before I start learning COBOL I want to know how I can edit, compile and run it on my own mainframe. MVS3.8 provides a small piece of test code in SYS2.JCLLIB called TESTCOB. So I go to RFE. Then I need to navigate in...

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2019/05/03/mom-pt-003-getting-to-know-cobol-compiling/feed/ 3 MOM Pt. 001: Setting up my own Mainframe! https://kevindurant.be/2019/03/17/mom-part-1-setting-up-my-own-mainframe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mom-part-1-setting-up-my-own-mainframe https://kevindurant.be/2019/03/17/mom-part-1-setting-up-my-own-mainframe/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2019 20:36:14 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=733 Continue reading MOM Pt. 001: Setting up my own Mainframe! →]]> Hi! It’s been two months since my last blog post, that’s bad! I took a break after participating in master the mainframe as it took a lot of time and energy away from me. I was not only active here on my blog but also on Slack and LinkedIn; I helped out a lot of students/enthusiasts with the challenges. But now… I’m back, alive and well. So, I’m setting up my own mainframe today. I know I can...

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2019/03/17/mom-part-1-setting-up-my-own-mainframe/feed/ 7 IBM MTM 2018: Part Three – Challenge #09 https://kevindurant.be/2018/11/10/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-09/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-09 https://kevindurant.be/2018/11/10/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-09/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2018 11:00:18 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=501 Continue reading IBM MTM 2018: Part Three – Challenge #09 →]]> In this challenge I’ll be working with a COBOL program to connect and communicate with a DB2 relational database table. Again, it’s not needed to know COBOL but I bet it would help. I’ve read that COBOL is a relatively easy language to learn and I will take a shot at it together with Java after this mainframe series. I’ve tried some courses on Udemy but, with all due respect, they are horrible.

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2018/11/10/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-09/feed/ 4 IBM MTM 2018: Part Three – Challenge #05 https://kevindurant.be/2018/10/21/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-05/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-05 https://kevindurant.be/2018/10/21/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-05/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2018 10:00:11 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=426 Continue reading IBM MTM 2018: Part Three – Challenge #05 →]]> I just noticed that I’ve released the blog about challenge #04 at 12pm instead of 10am. Honest mistake! I have to admit, I kind of rushed that blog. Sorry about the lack of quality lately. I’ve been very busy IRL. I’ve picked up some games again after a year long break of serious gaming. Besides that I run a Dungeons and Dragons the Curse of Strahd party as DM every two weeks. So now you know what...

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2018/10/21/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-05/feed/ 1 IBM MTM 2018: Part Three – Challenge #04 https://kevindurant.be/2018/10/19/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-04/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-04 https://kevindurant.be/2018/10/19/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-04/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:00:16 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=415 Continue reading IBM MTM 2018: Part Three – Challenge #04 →]]> This is the moment! This is THE challenge! My first encounter with COBOL! YAY! I’ll leave out the intro this time boys ‘n girls. I want to start, now! IBM Master the Mainframe Part Three – Challenge #04 Common Business-Oriented Language, that’s what COBOL stands for. COBOL manages some of the most critical data and business logic in the world’s economy. Many reasons exist for why COBOL is a...

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2018/10/19/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-04/feed/ 11 It’s me Kevin, and I accept the IBM Master the Mainframe 2018 challenge! https://kevindurant.be/2018/09/11/its-me-kevin-and-i-accept-the-ibm-master-the-mainframe-2018-challenge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-me-kevin-and-i-accept-the-ibm-master-the-mainframe-2018-challenge https://kevindurant.be/2018/09/11/its-me-kevin-and-i-accept-the-ibm-master-the-mainframe-2018-challenge/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:19:35 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=19 Continue reading It’s me Kevin, and I accept the IBM Master the Mainframe 2018 challenge! →]]> Hello! I know, I know. This is a rather unusual first blog post; but why introduce myself when you’ll be able to indulge yourself into my world of programming? Let your image of me be shaped by reading millions of my clunky for-loops and if/else statements and not by my geeky hobbies or low self-esteem. I’ve been programming/scripting for a few years now. I know some .NET/Core but mainly script in...

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