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MainFrame Interview Questions

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what is the maximumm length of account information in job card of a jcl?

Accenture,

8 17006

What is EIBCALEN? Why it is used?

ADP,

9 37998

What is the RPG cycle?

CSC,

3 21148

where we can declare the files in fct and pct and ppt and rct pls give clear structure

IBM,

1 8533

abt ssa.purpose of ssa

IBM,

3 8616

I have a Physical File name 'File1', which is present in two libraries named 'LIB1' & 'LIB2'. These 2 libraries are listed in the library list. Would like to access data from this file from these two libraries using RPG program. How to do this, any idea?

4 11844

If i have updated few fields of Adabas file using UPDATE command, and after that i used display to see that field get updted or not. If in Display it showing nothng or record did not get updated then what can be the possible reasons?

Satyam, TCS,

2 10965

What is the significance of DBID used in Adabs?

1 11089

i want to learn mainframes. i completed MCA ,whats the future of mainframes

5 8903

How to get Top 10 Salaries from a Table

Accenture, HTC,

11 28122

The PGMA calls PGMB.PGMB generates a report.The report should contain the called program name(PGMA).How do i get the called program name in PGMB to print it on the spool file?(calling program name should NOT be hard coded or passed as parameter to called program?

6 12096

what is difference between DSPFD and DSPFFD?please give me real senario with good example?

1 18674

Hi,Please give me complete code with this logic. The question is how to read the records from a file with load an array of size with error condition? (The logic is Z-Add 0 IDX *LOVAL SETLL FILE READ FILE 99 *IN9 DOWEQ *OFF IDX ANDLT 99 ADD 1 IDX MOVE FIELD ARR,IDX READ FILE 99 ENDDO)please give me complete code with explanation?

1 4810

Hi, Can anybody give me real sinario for SFLRCDNBR?with example?

2 14460

Re: 01 NAME1 PIC X(13) VALUE "COBOL PROGRAMMING". 01 NAME2 PIC X(13). now I want to display the value of NAME1 in reverse order i.e value should be displayed as "GNIMMARGORP LOBOC" HOW can I do that ??? please let me know if any one knows it.

IBM,

2 9545

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What are the steps involved in access method services?

964

how can a gdg base be created in a jcl. What is the difference between empty and scratch parameter while defining/altering gdg base?

1288

What statement can be used to send data to another mvs jes3 node?

1650

Hello, I have created a CMD type object. In one of the fields in Display file , I would like to see All the Source files present by pass the name of Library. Tried using CHoice(Keyword) and Choicepgm on PARM , but doesn't seems to be working. Any help please..

2293

What is the difference between read(1) and read work file once?

1046

what is kids-rpg?

1128

Explain the function of //cntl statement?

1177

What is a SSRANGE and NOSSRANGE?

1477

Express the distinction between jes2 and jes3?

1186

What do you understand by jcl?

1057

how do you reference the esds vsam file formats from cobol programs

1223

Mention the option used in a cics command to retrieve the response code after execution of the command?

1110

Explain ibm z?

1027

How do I delete a column in db2?

1113

can any body give me any website for getting help on mainframe projectts in banking domain.

2109

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