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Test 041: Programming with IBM Enterprise PL/I
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The following resources are available to help you prepare for the certification test. These are recommended, but not required, before taking a certification test.
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Course title:
Structured PL/I Coding Workshop
Course duration: 5 days
Course number: E-110
Abstract: Students who complete this course will be able to write or maintain PL/I programs that do not require advanced capabilities of the language. The emphasis here is learning the basics of the language, along with developing program design skills using pseudocode. Topics include:
- Elements of PL/I
- Data descriptions
- Sequential files
- Major PL/I verbs
- Basic built-in functions
- Pseudovariables
- Pseudocode and program design
- Common logic requirements
- Programming from pseudocode
- Working with print files
- Match merge logic
- Arrays
- Elementary debugging
For information on pricing, scheduling and course registration (note course code number):
Trainer's Friend website
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Course title:
Advanced Topics in PL/I
Course duration: 5 days
Course number: E-120
Abstract: The student will learn how to use PL/I language features for variable length records, subroutines, storage control, string handling and the preprocessor, as well as how to use the Linkage Editor for development and maintenance. Topics include:
- String handling
- PL/I compiler options
- Subroutines
- Fetch / Release
- Variable length records
- Storage classes
- Locate mode I/O
- List processing techniques
- Condition handling
- The preprocessor
- Tuning and performance
- Extended addressing capabilities
- PL/I compiler inputs and outputs
- Stream I/O
For information on pricing, scheduling and course registration (note course code number):
Trainer's Friend website
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Enterprise PL/I for z/OS Version 3 Release 6 Language Reference
SC27-1460-06
This book is a reference for the programmer using the IBM PL/I compiler in these IBM products: Enterprise PL/I for z/OS V3R6, PL/I for AIX V2.0.0.0, WebSphere Developer for zSeries PL/I for Windows V6.0.1. It is not a tutorial, but is designed for the reader who already has a knowledge of the PL/I language and who requires reference information needed to write a program for an IBM PL/I compiler. It contains guidance information and general-use programming interfaces.
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Enterprise PL/I for z/OS Version 3 Release 6 Programming Guide
SC27-1457-06
This book is for PL/I programmers and system programmers. It helps you understand how to use Enterprise PL/I for z/OS in order to compile PL/I programs. It also describes the operating system features that you might need to optimize program performance or handle errors.
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PL/I Structured Programming
by Joan Kirkby Hughes
ISBN: 0471837466, available through the Amazon.com website.
A complete course in the PL/I programming language, presented in a simple and logical manner with many features to help the reader grasp the material quickly: checkpoint questions interspersed throughout each chapter; a detailed index to help locate references to technical points and answers to questions; a glossary of terms, and more. Also includes a section on debugging techniques to aid in coding and testing programs, and a case study in each chapter.
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Introduction to PL/I, Algorithms, and Structured Programming
by R.A. Vowels
ISBN: 0959638490, available by mail from the publisher -- see
http://www.users.bigpond.com/robin_v/PLI-BOOK.HTM
The book emphasizes fundamentals of structured programming through study of PL/I. It is designed for a reader's first or second exposure to computer programming, and is intended to provide a sound grounding for the reader who desires to study PL/I in greater depth. The book is organized into two parts. The first part (Chapters 0 to 9) is concerned with elements of PL/I. The second part (Chapters 10 to 26) introduces traditional and new algorithms.
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Das neue PL/I ... fur PC, Workstation und Mainframe (written in German)
by Eberhard Sturm
ISBN: 3528447923, available through the Amazon.de website.
This book covers the new features of the IBM PL/I compiler - for OS/2, Windows 95/NT and AIX in addition to the mainframe. Topics covered include packages, abstract data types, over one hundred new BUILTIN functions as well as general exception conditions. The book is suitable for self-study and introduces all areas of the language.
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Einfuehrung in die Programmiersprach PL/I (written in German)
by Wolf Dieter Mell, Peter Preuss and Peter Sandner
ISBN: 3860259091, available through the Amazon.de website.
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IBM PL/I website
This is the official IBM website for PL/I information including documentation for IBM's PL/I products on all platforms.
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Robin Vowel's website
Website provides a multitude of information on PL/I and links to additional PL/I resources.
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The Trainer's Friend website
In addition to the courses listed above, more PL/I courses are available.
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