The New PL/I [electronic resource] : Ǫ for PC, Workstation and Mainframe / by Eberhard Sturm.

Elementary PL/I -- Extending the basics -- 3. Block and program structure -- Dynamic storage management -- Use of files -- Special PL/I techniques -- Interfaces to the world.

This classic textbook by Eberhard Sturm is the only up-to-date PL/I book currently available in the English language which shows the range of the new PL/I on the computer platforms OS/2, Windows, AIX and z/OS the basis being the new PL/I compiler from IBM. The language was extended by the package concept, abstract data types, attributes to communicate with C programs and more than a hundred BUILTIN functions. The book provides the basis for certification as an ǣIBM Certified PL/I Programmer/Developerǥ. Suitable for self-study, it introduces all areas of the language. It is a useful source of ideas and information for those programmers who already have a certain level of experience as well as those who only want to discover the variety of new language features.