SECTION I: INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Standard
Chapter 2: Summary of Elements by Module
Chapter 3: Summary of Elements by COBOL Division
SECTION II: CONCEPTS
SECTION III: GLOSSARY
SECTION IV: OVERALL LANGUAGE CONSIDERATION
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Notation Used in formats
Chapter 3: Rules
Chapter 4: Language Concepts
Chapter 5: A COBOL Source Program
Chapter 6: Divisions
Chapter 7: Reference Format
Chapter 8: COBOL Reserved Words
SECTION V: COMPOSITE LANGUAGE SKELETON
SECTION VI: NUCLEUS MODULE
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Nucleus Module
Chapter 2: A COBOL Source Program
Chapter 3: Identification Division in the Nucleus Module
Chapter 4: Environment Division in the Nucleus Module
Chapter 5: Data Division in the Nucleus Module
Chapter 6: Procedure Division in the Nucleus Module
Chapter 7: Debugging in the Nucleus Module
SECTION VII: SEQUENTIAL I-O MODULE
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Sequential I-O Module
Chapter 2: Environment Division in the Sequential I-O
Module
Chapter 3: Data Division in the Sequential I-O Module
Chapter 4: Procedure Division in the Sequential I-O
Module
SECTION VIII: RELATIVE I-O MODULE
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Relative I-O Module
Chapter 2: Environment Division in the Relative I-O
Module
Chapter 3: Data Division in the Relative I-O Module
Chapter 4: Procedure Division in the Relative I-O
Module
SECTION IX: INDEXED I-O MODULE
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Indexed I-O Module
Chapter 2: Environment Division in the Indexed I-O
Module
Chapter 3: Data Division in the Indexed I-O Module
Chapter 4: Procedure Division in the Indexed I-O Module
SECTION X: INTER-PROGRAM COMMUNICATION MODULE
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Inter-Program
Communication Module
Chapter 2: Nested Source Programs
Chapter 3: Identification Division in the Inter-Program
Communication Module
Chapter 4: Data Division in the Inter-Program
Communication Module
Chapter 5: Procedure Division in the Inter-Program
Communication Module
SECTION XI: SORT-MERGE MODULE
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Sort-Merge Module
Chapter 2: Environment Division in the Sort-Merge Module
Chapter 3: Data Division in the Sort-Merge Module
Chapter 4: Procedure Division in the Sort-Merge Module
SECTION XII: SOURCE TEXT MANIPULATION MODULE
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Source Text Manipulation
Module
Chapter 2: The COPY Statement
Chapter 3: The REPLACE Statement
SECTION XIII: REPORT WRITER MODULE
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Report Writer Module
Chapter 2: Environment Division in the Report Writer
Module
Chapter 3: Data Division in the Report Writer Module
Chapter 4: Procedure Division in the Report Writer
Module
SECTION XIV: COMMUNICATION MODULE
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Communication Module
Chapter 2: Data Division in the Communication Module
Chapter 3: Procedure Division in the Communication
Module
SECTION XV: DEBUG MODULE
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Debug Module
Chapter 2: Environment Division in the Debug Module
Chapter 3: Procedure Division in the Debug Module
SECTION XVI: SEGMENTATION MODULE
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Segmentation Module
Chapter 2: Environment Division in the Segmentation
Module
Chapter 3: Procedure Division in the Segmentation
Module
SECTION XVII: APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: THE HISTORY OF COBOL
APPENDIX B: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD
STANDARD COBOL
APPENDIX C: LANGUAGE ELEMENT LISTS
INDEX