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i have records from 1 t0 100 . i need to open records from 10 to 18 and change the values in tht ? how can i do tht ?

Syntel,

2 8175

I have Job A and Job B. I want to trigger Job B from Job A. Please advise.

Wipro,

2 12528

how can u understand ps and pds from their names ?

TCS,

1 5579

i want to avoid the positional parameter how to code it ?

TCS,

3 12189

restart logic ?

TCS,

2 7457

what is d/f b/w sysout & sysprint

TCS,

4 16586

how do u define a file in cobol and jcl ?

TCS,

2 8890

wht happens if we dnt give scope terminator ?

TCS,

4 8688

where will u code file status ?

TCS,

2 6715

how do u link sub pgm to main pgm ?

TCS,

2 7520

how to pass 100 to s9(4) how r they inserted ?

TCS,

3 10059

what is + sign and -ve sign for sql code ?

TCS,

1 6613

how can u understand the end of the table ?

TCS,

1 6640

if i made sme changes in sub pgm wht r the things to be done for this ?

TCS,

1 6236

wht displays the number of times a query modified ?

TCS,

2 7087

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

Can records be accessed randomly in esds?

984

Explain the different ways of initiating transaction in cics?

950

what are bind concepts in db2 cobol?

1096

Explain the function of the load command?

1136

What is a continuation triple? what is the use of limit sys?

1541

What is db2 look?

1027

have in 100 records in a file i want to read first 3 records and skip next 3 records and agan i want to read 3 records and again i want to skip 3 records... run a loop from record one to 10 evaluate i/3 if comes even then skip else write to output file

1520

which cics command must be issued by the application program in order to gain access to the common work area (cwa)?

1140

What are literals?

1137

can you debug ile rpg program using isdb?

1268

explain in brief how are different versions of gdg named?

1002

How to compare data between two tables in db2?

1088

Explain the primary function of the processing program table (ppt)?

997

Explain how do you set the mdt option to on status, even if data is not entered?

1102

what key word is used when screen is re-display?

1130

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