F
FAT (file allocation table), 325
FCT (file control table), 706
Field Explorer window (VB .NET), 608
field-level validation, 112
file allocation table (FAT), 325
file control table (FCT), 706
File Section (COBOL), 173
File System Editor (VS .NET), 660 “661
files, 324 “325
access methods , 63
extensions, 326
image, 339
FileStream.BeginRead method, 842
FileStream.BeginWrite method, 842
Find and Replace feature, 148
fonts, in user interface designs, 449 “452
Form class, 459 “461
constructor method, 859
events, 462
methods, 462
forms, Web. See Web forms
Fortran programming language, 32
Free Downloads section, 148
freed resources, 249 “250
FREEMAIN command, 36, 37, 247, 262
Friend access attribute, 315
Fujitsu Software Corporation, 13, 38. See also COBOL for .NET
future of COBOL, 3 “28
and ANSI X3J4 committee (J4), 6 “15
Acucorp, 13 “14
Electronic Data Systems (EDS), 12
Fujitsu Software Corporation, 13
IBM Corporation J4, 11
Micro Focus, Inc., 10
overview, 6 “9
Unisys Corporation, 9
career/employment dilemma, 18 “24. See also retraining
freedom to choose technology, 21 “22
overview, 18 “19
researching , 19 “21
industry perceptions, 25 “27
overview, 3 “4
vendor-specific retraining challenges, 17 “18
viewpoint of software vendors , 4 “6