Programmer's Guide to Writing Programs

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Index

Chapter 9: Mixed-language Programming

• 9.1 COBOL calling C functions
  • 9.1.1 Calling C functions
  • 9.1.2 Cancelling C Functions
  • 9.1.3 Demonstration Program
• 9.2 Calling COBOL from C
  • 9.2.1 Demonstration Programs
• 9.3 Interfacing with High-level Languages on UNIX
  • 9.3.1 Routines That Enable COBOL to be Called From C
  • 9.3.2 Routines that Enable Use of a C main()
  • 9.3.3 Routines That Enable Use of C Threads
  • 9.3.4 Environment Handling
  • 9.3.5 Screen Handling from C
  • 9.3.6 Terminal specific routines
  • 9.3.7 Interfacing with the UNIX Operating System
  • 9.3.8 Error and Exception Handling
  • 9.3.9 Signal Handling
    • 9.3.9.1 Posting Signal Handlers
    • 9.3.9.2 Writing Signal Handlers
      • 9.3.9.2.1 Example - setting up a handler for the SIGALRM signal
    • 9.3.9.3 Coping with More than One Handler for the Same Signal
    • 9.3.9.4 Converting Signal Handlers Written for the signal() Function
    • 9.3.9.5 Coping with Third Party Software that Uses Signals
    • 9.3.9.6 Comparing the Signal() and Sigaction() Functions