Table Of Contents:- 

1. Getting Started
2. COBOL Basics
3. The Four Divisions
4. Defining Data Part 1
5. Defining Data Part 2
6. Commands and logic
7. File Handling
8. Debugging code
9. Useful Links
10. Sample Code
11. Feedback
12. Quick Reference

The aim of the ZingCOBOL is to give the basics of the COBOL programming language for anyone who knows a little bit about computers (not much) and preferably will at least have come across another procedural progamming language such as C, BASIC or Pascal. If you want to learn good structured programming then, although the basic COBOL syntax is provided here, other sources can provide more effective guidance (for example, see The Kasten COBOL Page).

The floating SITE MENU button can be clicked to bring up a temporary menu for navigating this site. If your browser doesn't support this feature (or the popup window that results) there is a table of contents at the bottom of every page to navigate with.

If you wish to find a specific item the Quick Reference page should take you to the desired section. This tutorial is by no means extensive but the basics should be covered here.

What's written here will hopefully be correct (tell me otherwise) and maybe even informative. However, I would strongly recommend buying a good book on COBOL programming, and/or have someone teach you it.

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