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I am a beginner just starting , to learn cobol.
I want to know where should i hav eto write cobol program. Like for Example we write c/c++ in turbo c and other comiplers . what is the compiler that i should use for cobol?
Note: for windows os sp3
and give me the Website address from where I can download it?
and Please
give me a simple step by step Procedure to write a simple cobol programme.
and how to compile it and How to execute it.

I found a simple program
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. Hello.
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
DATA DIVISION.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
Display 'Hello, World'.
STOP RUN.
I want to see the output of this program.
HAve a good day

This is a web site for Beginners and Students using IBM mainframes. You are looking for Cobol which runs on a PC. There are probably better sites to ask that question in.

However, if you do a bit of googling you should be able to sort yourself out. For free, don't expect a fancy "development environment". Any software you find will come with instructions on how to use it.

http://www.cobug.com/cobug/docs/cobolide0047.html