The fourth and fifth courses of Manta’s new COBOL Programming series are now available.

Performing Arithmetic in COBOL discusses the definition and use of numeric fields in COBOL. It describes how to code the Data Division statements necessary to define each type of numeric field, how to initialize numeric fields, and how to use them efficiently in the Procedure Division. All types of arithmetic operations are covered. Upon completion of the course, you should have a strong working knowledge of arithmetic programming techniques in COBOL.

COBOL Table Processing discusses how to define, maintain, and use tables in a COBOL program. The course begins with a discussion of common table applications. It then reviews the COBOL statements that are used to define a table and to access table elements. Next the course describes techniques for loading, updating, and searching a table. A discussion of COBOL statements designed to simplify common table operations is next, followed by an introduction to tables of two and three dimensions.

As with all Manta courses, a one-year, single-user license for either course is available for $120. Customers who opt for the entire series will receive a two-year license for the price of one year ($1296). Each new course will appear in the student’s menu as it becomes available.

Customer who have an existing license to the IBM i Training Library or the Program Development Combination Pack will discover that the new courses have already been added to their menu options.

You can check out the new series by visiting www.mantatech.com, where you can take the first session of any of Manta’s 116 courses and Competency Exams, including the new COBOL products.