AUDIENCE:   Programmers who will be coding or maintaining PL/1 applications. All programmers experienced in other languages who require cross training in PL/1, together with new programmers who require an introduction to PL/1 concepts and rules will benefit. PREREQUISITES:   An introduction to basic data processing concepts and IBM zSeries Orientation. Programming and Program Design, program edit and job submission knowledge are necessary. DURATION:   5 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   Upon successful completion of this course delegates will be able to: Demonstrate a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of PL/1 programming. Write a typical PL/1 program using well-structured and efficient code. Compile, test and debug their programs. COURSE CONTENT:   PL/1 concepts Format PL/1 character set Keywords Coding standards Declarations Files Character Decimal Binary Picture Files Sequential input and output Fixed length records Move mode and locate mode Stream output for errors and debugging Print files Assignments Data Conversion and precision Expression evaluation Operators Structures and arrays Expressions Assignments Program Logic IF THEN ELSE SELECT DO loops Program Structure Procedures, internal and external Function procedures Arguments and parameters Condition Handling General concepts Enabling and disabling ERROR ENDFILE Storage Automatic Static Based Aligned and unaligned Internal and external Pointers and addresses Built-in Functions SUBSTR ADDR VERIFY DATETIME and others... Compiler Options GOSTMT LIST OPTIMIZE AGGREGATE ATTR & XREF and others... Efficiency STATIC REORDER TOTAL and others... Standards Standards, whether general or in house, are emphasised Testing and Debugging Compile Link edit Program execution Test data creation JCL Error messages WORKSHOPS: The workshops in this course are conducted in a hands on environment. The delegates will code, Execute and Debug a series of programs serving as excellent examples for future programming in PL/1.