COBOL and Visual Basic on .NET 

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• 1. Table of Contents

• 2. BackCover

• 3. COBOL and Visual Basic on .NET - A Guide for the Reformed Mainframe Programmer

• 4. Foreword

  COBOL Bashing

• 5. Why Has COBOL Endured?

  Why Has COBOL Endured?

• 6. Change Is Natural

  Change Is Natural

• 7. The Y2K Noncrisis

  The Y2K Noncrisis

• 8. COBOL and Visual Basic on .NET: A Guide for the Reformed Mainframe Programmer

  COBOL and Visual Basic on .NET: A Guide for the Reformed Mainframe Programmer

• 9. About the Author

  About the Author

• 10. About the Technical Reviewer

  About the Technical Reviewer

• 11. About the Foreword Writer

  About the Foreword Writer

• 12. Acknowledgments

  Acknowledgments

• 13. Introduction

  Finally Something for Us

• 14. My Reasons for Going to the PDC Event

  My Reasons for Going to the PDC Event Learning About the .NET Framework Leveraging Previous Versions and PC Technologies Confronting the Possibility of Starting Over

• 15. What This Book Covers

  What This Book Covers

• 16. What This Book Does Not Cover

  What This Book Does Not Cover

• 17. Supplemental References

  Supplemental References

• 18. Technical Requirements

  Technical Requirements

• 19. About the Source Code

  About the Source Code

• 20. Who This Book Is For

  Who This Book Is For

• 21. Part I: The Mainframe Paradigm Shift

  Chapter List

• 22. Chapter 1: Your Future with COBOL

  Retrain or Plan to Retire from Computer Programming

• 23. Why Software Vendors Care About Mainframe COBOL

  Why Software Vendors Care About Mainframe COBOL

• 24. Creating a New Standard for Mainframe COBOL

  Creating a New Standard for Mainframe COBOL The Unisys Corporation J4 Committee Member The Micro Focus Inc. J4 Committee Member The IBM Corporation J4 Committee Member The Electronic Data Systems (EDS) J4 Committee Member The Fujitsu Software Corporation J4 Committee Member The Acucorp J4 Advisory Committee Member Committee Member Summary

• 25. Mainframe COBOL: How Will It Look?

  Mainframe COBOL: How Will It Look? Choose Your Vendor and You Choose Your Retraining Path Be Concerned About Your Future with COBOL on the Mainframe Perceptions and Opinions Acknowledging Industry Perceptions

• 26. Your Reformation Has Begun

  Your Reformation Has Begun

• 27. Summary

  Summary

• 28. To Learn More

  To Learn More Books Magazines Web Sites

• 29. Chapter 2: What Is .NET?

  Defining and Connecting the Dots

• 30. Putting the .NET Question into Perspective

  Putting the .NET Question into Perspective

• 31. Programming Essentials with a .NET Language

  Programming Essentials with a .NET Language .NET Is a Programming Language Choice .NET Is Complete Programming Language Support .NET Is a Development Environment .NET Is a Collection of Class Libraries .NET Is a Virtual Machine and Runtime .NET Is an Object-Oriented Technology

• 32. Accessing Data the .NET Way

  Accessing Data the .NET Way Getting Data Without the Help of JCL Obtaining Data from a Relational Data Source Getting Data Described with XML

• 33. Interfacing with the User Using .NET

  Interfacing with the User Using .NET .NET Is Windows Web and XML Web Services Development .NET Is Using a Rich Toolbox During Development .NET Is Enhanced State and Event Management .NET Is Report Creation and Information Delivery .NET Is Improved Deployment for .NET

• 34. Understanding Advanced .NET Technologies

  Understanding Advanced .NET Technologies .NET Is Secure and Configurable Applications .NET Is COM Application Creation .NET Is Distributed and Concurrent Processing .NET Is Interoperability

• 35. Marketing and Planning for .NET

  Marketing and Planning for .NET .NET Is Multiple Editions of VS .NET .NET Is a Group of Enterprise Servers .NET Is a Career Choice

• 36. Summary

  Summary

• 37. To Learn More

  To Learn More Magazines Web Sites

• 38. Chapter 3: .NET Retraining Prerequisites, Part 1

  Tools You Will Need for Web and Windows Programming

• 39. Presenting a Historical View to Understand Our Future

  Presenting a Historical View to Understand Our Future Phase 1: Roles and Responsibilities Phase 2: Production Support Phase 3: Systems Support Phase 4: EditingBrowsingProgram Development Environment Phase 5: Third-Party Development Aids Phase 6: File Access Methods and Utility Programs Phase 7: Relational Database Programming Phase 8: Online Interactive Transactional Programming

• 40. Take a Reality Check

  Take a Reality Check

• 41. Building Blocks for Your .NET Training

  Building Blocks for Your .NET Training Assumed Working Knowledge and Familiarity

• 42. Summary

  Summary

• 43. To Learn More

  To Learn More Books Magazines Web Sites

• 44. Chapter 4: .NET Retraining Prerequisites, Part 2

  Foundational Concepts and Technologies for WebWindows Programming

• 45. Object-Oriented Programming

  Object-Oriented Programming A Mainframe JCL Analogy Extending the JCL Analogy to Introduce Key OOP Terminology

• 46. Hypertext Markup Language

  Hypertext Markup Language

• 47. Client-Side Scripting Languages

  Client-Side Scripting Languages JavaScript JScript and VBScript Client-Side Field-Level Validation Client-Side Scripts HTML and Cascading Style Sheets The Windows Script Host

• 48. Extensible Markup Language

  Extensible Markup Language XML Learning Kick Start Advanced Topics to Take Your XML Skills to the Next Level XML Is Everywhere in .NET

• 49. Summary

  Summary

• 50. To Learn More

  To Learn More Books Magazines Web Sites

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