Pacbase
Encyclopedia
IBM VisualAge Pacbase is a code-switching structured programming
language
that is developed and maintained by IBM
. VisualAge Pacbase runs on both IBM
and non-IBM mainframes
and integrates with IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer. When compiling Pacbase code it is first translated in to COBOL
and then compiled to binary.
IBM expects to support Pacbase through 2015.
More details on the French page of VisualAge Pacbase.
Definition of: PACBASE
Early advanced CASE software for mainframes and Unix systems from CGI Systems that supported a wide variety of databases, including DB2 and Oracle. PACBASE generated COBOL code for the servers, and Visual Age for PACBASE was used to create the client side. IBM purchased CGI in the early 1990s and absorbed the code-generating tools into its other offerings
Structured programming
Structured programming is a programming paradigm aimed on improving the clarity, quality, and development time of a computer program by making extensive use of subroutines, block structures and for and while loops - in contrast to using simple tests and jumps such as the goto statement which could...
language
Programming language
A programming language is an artificial language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs that control the behavior of a machine and/or to express algorithms precisely....
that is developed and maintained by IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
. VisualAge Pacbase runs on both IBM
IBM mainframe
IBM mainframes are large computer systems produced by IBM from 1952 to the present. During the 1960s and 1970s, the term mainframe computer was almost synonymous with IBM products due to their marketshare...
and non-IBM mainframes
Mainframe computer
Mainframes are powerful computers used primarily by corporate and governmental organizations for critical applications, bulk data processing such as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and financial transaction processing.The term originally referred to the...
and integrates with IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer. When compiling Pacbase code it is first translated in to COBOL
COBOL
COBOL is one of the oldest programming languages. Its name is an acronym for COmmon Business-Oriented Language, defining its primary domain in business, finance, and administrative systems for companies and governments....
and then compiled to binary.
IBM expects to support Pacbase through 2015.
More details on the French page of VisualAge Pacbase.
External links
- IBM VisualAge Pacbase Overview
- PCMAG Definition of PACBASE
- European Users Club of VisualAge Pacbase
- RPPz : replacement solution for VisualAge Pacbase from IBM
- RainCode: a company with an automated service to convert PACBASE systems to native COBOL
Definition of: PACBASE
Early advanced CASE software for mainframes and Unix systems from CGI Systems that supported a wide variety of databases, including DB2 and Oracle. PACBASE generated COBOL code for the servers, and Visual Age for PACBASE was used to create the client side. IBM purchased CGI in the early 1990s and absorbed the code-generating tools into its other offerings