Programmer's Guide to Writing Programs

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Chapter 11: Mixed-language Programming

• 11.1 COBOL calling C Functions
  • 11.1.1 Calling C Functions
  • 11.1.2 Canceling C Functions
  • 11.1.3 Demonstration Program
• 11.2 Calling COBOL from C
  • 11.2.1 Demonstration Programs
• 11.3 Interfacing with High-level Languages on UNIX
  • 11.3.1 Routines That Enable COBOL to be Called From C
  • 11.3.2 Routines that Enable Use of a C main()
  • 11.3.3 Routines That Enable Use of C Threads
  • 11.3.4 Routines That Enable Use of COBOL Data From C Programs
    • 11.3.4.1 Comparing C and COBOL Data Representations
    • 11.3.4.2 Representing COBOL Data Records in C
    • 11.3.4.3 Accessing COBOL Data with cobget/cobput Routines
  • 11.3.5 Environment Handling
  • 11.3.6 Screen Handling from C
  • 11.3.7 Terminal Specific Routines
  • 11.3.8 Interfacing with the UNIX Operating System
  • 11.3.9 Error and Exception Handling
  • 11.3.10 Signal Handling
    • 11.3.10.1 Posting Signal Handlers
    • 11.3.10.2 Writing Signal Handlers
      • 11.3.10.2.1 Example - setting up a handler for the SIGALRM signal
    • 11.3.10.3 Coping with More than One Handler for the Same Signal
    • 11.3.10.4 Converting Signal Handlers Written for the signal() Function
    • 11.3.10.5 Coping with Third Party Software that Uses Signals
    • 11.3.10.6 Comparing the Signal() and Sigaction() Functions