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input 1 input2 ouput1 output2 output 3 1 re 300 1 re 200 1 re 300 3 rc 500 1 re 200 2 rr 400 1 re 300 2 rr 400 1 rc 400 3 rc 500 1 rc 400 2 rr 700 2 rr 700 5 tt 900 5 tt 900 2 inputs r in flat file and output 1 is matched records,ouptput2 is unmatched of input1,output3 is unmatched of input2! how vl u get the output files using sequential order and to check with each and every records! let me know the procedure division ?

2305

How do u initialize an array?

CTS,

2 14768

How do u sort the table for Search ALL? Is it only using ASCENDING KEY IS statement in occurs clause? If the data is input in non ascending order, will the ASC KEY IS automatically sort the data? or will it throw compile time error?

CTS,

1 10870

If i initialize the 01 level variable in array, will it initialize all the array elements (occurs)?

CTS,

8 25720

How do you fetch current date in normal cobol pgm and in cobol-db2 pgm?

Cap Gemini, CTS,

3 21344

can we declare s9(9)v9(9) in cobol ? if yes how many bytes it will occupy ?(urgent plz answer it)

CTS,

13 36718

01 xxx pic 9(4). 01 yyy pic 9(6). move 123456 into yyy. move yyy to xxx. display yyy. what would be the value of yyy

HSBC,

13 36643

can you please let me know if there is any walkins for COBOL/PLI/DB2/IMS/JCL in pune other than IBM and ITC infotech

2435

01 var1 pic x(10) 01 var2 redefines var1 pic 9(10). then in procedure division move 'abcde' to var1 then waht is the value of var1 and var2

HSBC,

9 14730

what are the steps to sort in a cobol program?

Patni,

2 5593

how will you define vsam file in select clause?

Patni,

3 8540

whats the difference between search and search all?

Patni,

4 7280

can you declare redefine in level 01?

Patni,

8 18903

using redefine can you redefine lower variable size to higher variable size?

Patni,

3 8072

if you code move high-values to variable,can you move it into numeric variable or alphanumeric variable?

Patni,

1 7566

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I have a File that has duplicate records. I need only those records that occur more than thrice.?

9901

How to print 10 to 1 if the input have only 10 digit number?

1264

How do you code cobol to access a parameter that has been defined in jcl? And do you code the parm parameter on the exec line in jcl?

1208

Explain about different table spaces.

1114

Name some of the examples of COBOl 11?

3148

how to refer the data field?

2284

Which mode is used to operate the sequential file?

1210

How to use the same COBOL program in Batch and CICS on lines? explain with an example

2402

What is static and dynamic call in cobol?

1074

Is it possible that the redefines clause has different picture clauses compared to the one it redefined?

1158

What is inspect in cobol ?

1310

)If there are 10 steps in GDG, if I want to refer the step2 after step5 . what should I do?

2012

What is the difference between comp and comp-3?

1193

What are all the divisions of a COBOL program?

1219

What is a SSRANGE and NOSSRANGE?

1477

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