Interactive Applications System Program Development System

The IAS PDS User's Guide is a technical manual designed for users of the IAS Program Development System (PDS). It serves as an introduction for those with no prior knowledge of the IAS operating system. The guide covers:

• System Fundamentals: Concepts of interactive, batch, and real-time processing.
• Terminal Operation: Instructions for using interactive terminals, including keyboard functions and control character operations.
• Interactive Sessions: Step-by-step procedures for logging in, creating, editing, linking, and running programs, as well as file management.
• Command Usage: Comprehensive syntax and guidelines for issuing PDS commands, including qualifiers, parameters, and error handling.
• Batch Processing: Procedures for submitting batch jobs and batch editing.
• Language Support: Overview of programming with BASIC-11, COBOL, FORTRAN, MACRO-11, and CORAL 66.
• Command Reference: A detailed library of PDS commands, their functions, required privileges, formats, and examples.