1. An information processing system responsive to its particular machine language code to translate a routine from a first source higher level language code to a second source higher level language code where said second source higher level language is COBOL, said system comprising: storage means to receive a first plurality of sets of signals representing a routine in a first source code; and processor means, coupled to said receiving storage means and responsive to programmed signals in said particular machine language code to sense said first plurality of sets of signals in a sequence of passes and to generate a second plurality of sets of signals representing said routine in a second source code, said processor means operating to generate, each time during a first pass, sets of signals in said second plurality of sets of signals to represent those commands having direct correspondence to commands represented by sets of said first plurality of sets of signals, said processor means then operating to generate, during a second pass, sets of signals in said second plurality of sets of signals for those commands called for by commands represented by said first plurality of sets of signals but not having direct correspondence thereto and to transmit the second plurality of sets of signals thus generated to said storage means; said processor means being further responsive to programmed signals to generate, in response to said second plurality of sets of signals, a third plurality of sets of signals representing said routine in said particular machine language.