what is the coding difference between COBOL and CICS.
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Answer / dinesh
COBOL is programming lang for mainframe. CICS is front end tool
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Answer / karim
COBOL is programing language and cics is front end tool use
to create online process
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GIRISH I THINK THE QUESTION WOULD BE ...
WHAT IS THE CODING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NORMAL COBOL PROGRAM
AND CICS-COBOL PROGRAM ?
IF YES,
ANS)
1. IN BATCH (NORMAL COBOL) WE DECLARE THE FILES IN
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION WHERE AS IN ONLINE (CICS-COBOL) FCT
WILL BE USED.
2.IN BATCH WE USE ACCEPT & DISPLAY stmts ,in cics we use
SEND/RECEIVE commands.
3.in batch we use GO BACK,EXIT and STOP RUN, IN CICS RETURN
COMMAND TO INDICATE END OF THE PROGRAM.
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Answer / sriharichallagundla
COBOL is programming lang for mainframe. CICS is front end tool
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Answer / girish kumar
Im calling sub-program but sub-program is not available what will happen.
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Answer / nag(igate)
i am few answers to Raju's answers....
1. The CICS commands should be coded in keyword-delimiter
i.e EXEC CICS ......END-EXEC. and the cobol not neccesary
to use keyword.
2. The Environment division is optional in CICS , while it
is mandatory in COBOl for decalring files
3. In CICS , we can test whether it is executed the program
first time or not. But in cobo, we cannot test it.
and they are many more.................
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Hi all
cobol is a high Level language . we can also call it as
programming lang .
CICS is a Language which is used to Develop the Screens .
its just like Scripting lang .
Ex : HTML
Its a lang which deals with assembler level Macros like
DFhmdf,dfhmdi,dfhmsd , dfhpct ........
Cics is a core for mainframes
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