Transformations to Restructure and Re–engineer COBOL Programs

摘要

In this paper we describe a COBOL-program restructuring tool currently under development. The tool is constructed using program transformations executed by the TAMPR program transformation system. We discuss the COBOL knowledge embodied in the transformations and how they restructure an example COBOL program developed in the mid–1970s. While the tool is not yet a robust commercial product, early use for restructuring COBOL programs demonstrates the power and flexibility of this transformation–based approach.