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Questions Answers Views Company eMail

is it possible to get -811 error when you use cursors. why?

IBM,

2 7224

DB2: A calls B once sucessfull and second time when it calls says curson is open why is it so?

IBM,

1 6191

can you use symbolic parameters in JOB?

IBM,

5 8198

in GDG: is it poosible to copy records from a file which utilizes some 100 cylinders to a gdg whose model is defined as trk(1,0) and also it possible to copy 100 bytes file to 80 bytes file?

IBM,

1 4925

How to solve S0C7 abend with out using DISPlay in 10 mins?

IBM,

1 7189

What is usage pointer in cobol?

IBM,

3 16546

Parm value passed is PARM=(10,20). how do code linkage section and how would you add these two passes values and show result in cobol program.

IBM,

3 8308

write a program to eliminate duplicate records in a input file and send them to output file.

IBM,

2 6592

wirte a pgm in using files in which we hav 10 ,20,30 40...100 records in inputfile and i want them to be send to outputfile in reverse order. PLZ HELP ME OUT .........THIS IS A RECENT QUESTION IN IGATE..

iGate,

5 10158

if a=b how the flow will complete??? perform test through test-exit. perform activa through activa-exit. test. if a=b then next sentence else move a to c. test-exit. exit. activa. -- -- activa-exit. exit.

IBM,

1 4606

how to resolve soc-7 ? please tell me

IBM,

3 8463

Have a join logical file with more than one members with different record formats. So how can we read the different members from this file and also how we can read the different record format from the join logical?

3 9854

What is the difference between Sysin,Sysout,Sysdbout and Sysudump?

3 15839

Could anyone clearly explain the diference between sub query and correlated sub query?

3 6144

Can we use MVC instruction to move pack field to pack field....which instruction you will use and why ?

Amdocs, IBM,

4 12611

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

Write some characteristics of cobol as means of business language.

1206

1.give the details about WHEN OTHER. 2. how many form are available in evaluate.

2170

What are the uses of ppt in cics?

1051

what is the maximum number of records you can specify in a display file?

1962

How to reverse a string using RPG?

1621

Suppose I want to code a rexx program in order to get the inputfile and output files of jcl. I want code snippet or the coding for this?

1009

what is the difference between udate and the system date?

2198

What is db2?

1241

What is the purpose of having vsam data space?

1018

Explain about cursor stability?

1113

What is redefine?

1346

What are the 2 types of parameters in dd statement?

1214

List the different jcl statements that are not permitted in the procedures?

1136

What do you mean by linkage section?

1077

What are the types of perform?

1124

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