difference between cobol I and cobol II

[jollymcmuffin]

hi guys.. i just want to know what's the difference between cobol I and cobol II? and what is enterprise cobol II? the os we're using is z/os.. i just want to know so i could download the right manual for reference.. we'll be starting cobol II this monday and i'm hoping i could read the right manual before then so i'd at least have a scope of what's in store for that module.. thanks..

[dick scherrer]

Hello,

If you run a compile on your system, the output will tell you which version of the the compiler you are using. It will probably be near/at the top of the page.

Enterprise COBOL is the current release of IBM COBOL.

COBOL II is rather old - between 20 and 25 years old.

[jollymcmuffin]

thanks for the reply dick.. but what i really meant to ask is the real difference of the two.. the process and everything.. because i'm just about to start cobol II and i want to download the right material that i can use for some advance reading.. thanks!

[dick scherrer]

Hello,

Here is the link to the contents of the COBOL II reference manual. You can look at as many of the items as you are interested in.
http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ ... 1/CONTENTS?
In the Language reference is a summary of changes.

This is the link to the Migration Guide for COBOL II
http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ ... /CCONTENTS?
You may find more useful in the migration guide than in the actual language reference.

As i mnetioned before, most organizations/system have already moved from COBOL II due to the age of the release and that there are 2 newer releases with more functionality to meet today's needs.