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COBOL Tutorial Index

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Complete COBOL Tutorial Index

Browse our complete collection of COBOL tutorials organized by topic. Whether you're learning the basics or diving into advanced concepts, you'll find everything you need here.

Core Concepts

COBOL Divisions

Data Definition

Data Operations

Arithmetic Operations

Control Structures

COBOL Statements

File Operations

Advanced Topics

Integration & Modern COBOL

Utilities & Tools

Development & Testing

Data Management

Specialized Topics

Advanced Features

Quick Reference A

Quick Reference A-B

Quick Reference B

Quick Reference B-C

Quick Reference C

Quick Reference C-D

Quick Reference D

Quick Reference D-E

Quick Reference E

Quick Reference E-F

Quick Reference F-I

Quick Reference I

Quick Reference I-L

Quick Reference L-N

Quick Reference N-O

Quick Reference O-P

Quick Reference P

Quick Reference P-R

Quick Reference R

  • Relation- RELATION clause for condition testing
  • Release- RELEASE statement for sort operations
  • Remainder- REMAINDER clause for division operations
  • Removal- Removal operations
  • Renames- RENAMES clause for data redefinition
  • Reorg Criteria- Reorganization criteria
  • Replace- REPLACE statement for text substitution
  • Replacing- REPLACING clause for string operations
  • Reply- REPLY statement for communication
  • Report- Report definition
  • Report Writer- Report Writer facility
  • Reporting- Reporting operations
  • Reports- Reports section definition
  • Repository- Repository for object definitions
  • Required- REQUIRED clause for validation
  • Reserve- RESERVE clause for file operations
  • Reset- RESET statement for file operations
  • Retry- RETRY clause for error handling
  • Return- RETURN statement for program control
  • Returning- RETURNING clause for function results

Quick Reference R-S

Quick Reference S

  • Send- SEND statement for communication
  • Sentence- Sentence structure in COBOL
  • Separate- SEPARATE statement for data parsing
  • Sequence- SEQUENCE clause for file organization
  • Sequential- Sequential file access
  • Service- Service routine definition
  • Set- SET statement for data manipulation
  • Sharing- SHARING clause for file access
  • Sign- SIGN clause for numeric data
  • Signed- Signed numeric data type
  • Signed Int- Signed integer data type
  • Signed Long- Signed long integer data type
  • Signed Short- Signed short integer data type
  • Size- SIZE clause for data specification
  • Skip1- SKIP1 clause for line advancement
  • Skip2- SKIP2 clause for line advancement
  • Skip3- SKIP3 clause for line advancement
  • Sort- SORT statement for data sorting
  • Sort Merge- SORT-MERGE statement for data operations
  • Source- SOURCE clause for data origin

Quick Reference S

Quick Reference S-U

Quick Reference U-X

Quick Reference X-Z

How to Use This Index

Find the topic you're interested in and click the link to go directly to that tutorial. Each tutorial includes examples, explanations, and practical exercises to help you learn.

  • Start with Core Concepts if you're new to COBOL
  • Use the Quick Reference for quick lookups
  • Browse categories to explore related topics
  • Each tutorial builds on previous knowledge

Quick Reference

For quick access to specific COBOL statements, verbs, and concepts, visit ourCOBOL Quick Reference section.