After completing Using EASYTRIEVE PLUS, the student should be able to:
 

	Describe the parts of an EASYTRIEVE PLUS program
	Define input data for a program
	Use conditional expressions to select data for a report
	Code statements to manipulate data for a report
	Define report formatting
	Use macros to improve programming efficiency
	Code statements to process sequential and VSAM files
	Perform synchronized file processing

EASYTRIEVE PLUS Overview
Introduces the EASYTRIEVE PLUS system and explains the basic rules for coding in EASYTRIEVE PLUS.
 

	Introduction
	System capabilities
	Program structure
	Program and output examples
	Coding rules and syntax notation conventions

Building a Simple Program
Shows how to code the Library, JOB and REPORT sections of a basic EASYTRIEVE PLUS program.
 

	Coding a Library Section The FILE statement.  The field definitions.
	Coding a JOB Activity Section The JOB, IF and IF/ELSE statements.  Calculations.  Combining conditional expressions.  Assignment statement. The PRINT statement.
	Coding a REPORT Section The REPORT statement.  Report definition statements.  TALLY field.

Customizing the Report
Shows how to use REPORT statement parameters to modify the report format.  Describes the report procedures provided with EASYTRIEVE PLUS.
 

	Using REPORT Statement Parameters DTLCTL, SUMCTL, SUMMARY, SUMSPACE, SUMFILE, TALLYSIZE, LABELS and PRINTER.
	Using Report PROCs REPORT-INPUT, BEFORE-BREAK, AFTER-BREAK, BEFORE-LINE, AFTER-LINE, ENDPAGE and TERMINATION procedures.

Enhancing the Program
Describes more advanced programming statements and parameters and shows how to use macros.
 

	Statements and Macros VIRTUAL files.  COPY statement. CALL, MOVE, MOVE LIKE, GOTO, DO WHILE, DO UNTIL statements.  User procedures.  SORT activity.  Macros.
	File Processing Sequential processing: GET and PUT.  VSAM processing.  Synchronized processing.