Structure of COBOL Program
Problem Description
Write a COBOL program that displays "Welcome to COBOL Programming" and demonstrates all four divisions.
Expected Output
Displays welcome message
Hints
Every COBOL program has 4 divisions: IDENTIFICATION, ENVIRONMENT, DATA, PROCEDURE.
Solution
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. WELCOME.
AUTHOR. STUDENT.
*
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
CONFIGURATION SECTION.
SOURCE-COMPUTER. IBM-PC.
OBJECT-COMPUTER. IBM-PC.
*
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WS-MESSAGE PIC X(35) VALUE "Welcome to COBOL Programming".
*
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
DISPLAY WS-MESSAGE.
STOP RUN.
Explanation:
Basic structure showing all four divisions of a COBOL program.