Enterprise COBOL

Enhanced Definition

IBM's modern COBOL compiler for z/OS, supporting contemporary features like object-oriented programming, XML processing, and Java integration while maintaining compatibility with legacy COBOL code.

- Object-oriented programming support
- XML and JSON parsing capabilities
- Unicode character support
- Java interoperability
- Enhanced debugging features
Modern Language Features:
- Classes and Objects: OO COBOL support
- Methods: Encapsulated procedures
- Inheritance: Class extension capabilities
- Interfaces: Abstract type definitions
- Exception Handling: Structured error handling
Integration Capabilities:
- Java method invocation from COBOL
- COBOL method invocation from Java
- XML parsing and generation
- JSON processing
- Web services support
Development Features:
- Integrated debugger
- Code coverage analysis
- Source-level symbolic debugging
- Performance optimization options
- Compile-time syntax checking
Compiler Options:
- OPTIMIZE: Performance optimization levels
- TEST: Debug information generation
- RENT: Reentrant code generation
- THREAD: Thread-safe compilation
- DYNAM: Dynamic call support

- Modernizing legacy COBOL applications
- Developing new business applications
- Integrating with web services
- Processing XML/JSON data
- Building hybrid COBOL-Java solutions