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i have a variable block which is used in my cobol program as input file having records of 4080 after compilation while runing the program im getiing file attribut mismatch and it is saying tht the record length of the file is 4084 can any one knw the answer how to reslove it ?

2 6152

whn do i get soc7 abend while moving alphanumeric to numeric or while moving numeric to aplhanumeric please reply ASAP?

9 16819

HOW TO SORT RECORDS IN VSAM FILE?

3 24009

I HAVE A VB BLOCK WHICH IS USED AS INPUT IN COBOL CONATINING SOME RECORDS CAN I CHANGE THE FILE FROM VB TO FB?

2562

HOW TO CONVERT VARIABLE BLOCK TO FIXED BLOCK ?

IBM,

1 32589

HOW TO MOVE REDEFINES CLAUSE FROM INPUT TO OUTPUT ?

1 4514

Did anybody attend the walkin of TCS on 31st July in Gurgaon for any technology,If u have completed 3 round i.e till the HR round,have u received the Offer letter yet? Please let me know.Thanks.

1 4350

I HAVE 500 ROW TO UPDATE I WOULD LIKE TO USE ROLLBACK ALONG WITH COMMIT.WHAT IS THE SYNTAX TO CODE COMMIT AND ROLLBACK FOR EVERY 100 ROWS.AND HOW THE CURSOR ROLLBACK TO THE LAST COMMITTING POINT.

ITC Infotech, Syntel,

3210

what is the syntax for FOR UPDATE CLAUSE in cursor declaration and how can u update using cursor? is it possible to update multiple rows at a time.

Syntel,

2 12437

OUTER JOINS USED TO GET MATCHING AND NONMATCHING ROWS FORM 2 OR MORE TABLES BASED ON COLUMNS. SIMPLE JOINS ALSO DO THE SAME THEN WHAT IS THE USE OF OUTER JOINS.

Syntel,

1 6763

TYPES OF SORTINGS. which is more prefarable.

Syntel, TCS,

2 8534

What is the difference b/w the CLASS,TIME,PRTY in jcl job card.

Syntel,

4 20443

i have 5 steps to execute in that i want to skip 3nd step and start execute from forth step how can u do this.

Syntel,

7 10896

how can u retrieve the data from null values using applicaion program.

TCS,

3 8796

When PGMA calls PGMB for the first time PGMB executes the *INZSR. PGMB uses the RETRN operation to return to PGMA. When PGMA call PGMB the second time is the *INZSR executed?

Mphasis,

5 13203

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is the pcp in the cics?

937

Describe the benefits of drda?

961

have 3 tables table1, table2 and table3 which contains employee information. table1 is master table, table2 contains emp details like emp no and so on, table 3 contains emp salary. so if any emp leave company between 25th - 30th of every month it has to get updated in tables. but it is not getting updated. What is the reason.

1737

what is service program?

1036

can any one provide me the link for the db2 v7 & db2 v8 manual for Z/os? i need to know about the syntax of REORG in both versions & need to know the difference as well

2248

What is null in db2?

1026

What is idms?

860

explain sorting techniques in cobol program?

1202

We have job which is running as batch. It takes atleast 06 hours to complete tht job. But I wanna do tht job with in 3 hours?

1250

write a cobol logic. i have file that has 10 records .1 record go to first output file and second record goes to 2 output and etc

1238

What is cursor with hold option in db2?

1073

What is auto status?

1644

i have 10 names in an array and my name is one of them also array is not in sorted order i need to display my name using index how will i do this

1540

when is a tag statement used in rpg?

2240

How do I remove a flag or check no. or name when a user opens too many sessions?

2208

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