Automatic variable classification for COBOL programs

X. P. Chen; W. T. Tsai; J. K. Joiner; H. Gandamaneni; J. Sun

Automatic variable classification for COBOL programs

X. P. Chen, W. T. Tsai, J. K. Joiner, H. Gandamaneni, J. Sun

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Abstract

Program understanding is crucial during software maintenance. Variable classification has been found to be useful for program understanding. In this paper, we will present an automatic variable classification technique for COBOL programs and how this has been implemented as a component of the Data-centered Program Understanding Tool Environment (DPUTE) [9]. We have experimented on both small and large COBOL programs using our tool to determine if our methods are useful for program understanding and software maintenance.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - IEEE Computer Society's International Computer Software & Applications Conference
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	432-437
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Computer Software & Applications Conference (COMPSAC 94) - Taipei, Taiwan Duration: Nov 9 1994 → Nov 11 1994

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Other	Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Computer Software & Applications Conference (COMPSAC 94)
City	Taipei, Taiwan
Period	11/9/94 → 11/11/94

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General Engineering

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Automatic variable classification for COBOL programs

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