COBOL Programming Using the .NET Framework

Introduces how to integrate the Windows 2000 operating system, the Visual Studio.NET environment, and the Fujitsu COBOL compiler to develop applications. The author overviews the common language runtime, the design of web applications using ASP.NET and web forms, access to database applications with ADO.NET, and the conversion of existing COBOL legacy code to the .NET framework. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)