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What is the error/SOC code if dd names are not sysut1 and sysut2 in IEBGENER?

CTS,

1 6962

WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF "CLAIM PROCESSING SYSTEM"

IBM,

2401

How can we see data in TEMPARARY DATA SET in JCL ?

CSC, Polaris,

7 24670

How Can we see all generations of a GDG ?

Polaris,

3 8862

I have 3 duplicate records in a file . I want to eliminate 1st, 2nd and copy 3rd one only . HOW ?

CTS, DELL,

3 14017

can you explain the difference between spacea,spaceb,skipa and skipb. I'm new to learning about as400 and printer files. can any one give me an example using source code showing the difference that occurs between using these 4 keywords. A-Physical file PF004 source UNIQUE R RR STUNAM 10 ROLLNU 5 0 MARKS 3 0 SEX 6 K ROLLNU 4 records present in PF004 are STUNAM ROLLNU MARKS SEX KAVYA 12,344 55 FEMALE MADHAVAN 14,579 60 MALE RAMYA 14,785 70 FEMALE KRISHNAN 14,988 72 MALE B-Printer File PRINT1 source A R HEADER A 10 3'STUNAM' A 10 20'ROLLNU' A 10 30'MARKS' A 10 40'SEX' A R DETAIL A SPACEB(1) A STUNAM 10 3 A ROLLNU 5 0 20 A MARKS 3 0 30 A SEX 6 40 A R FOOTER A SPACEB(1) A 20'END OF REPORT' C-RPG/400 Program PRTTPG source FPF004 I F E DISK FPRINT1 O E PRINTER C WRITE HEADER C READ PF004 60 C *IN60 DOWEQ *OFF C WRITE DETAIL C READ PF004 60 C ENDDO C WRITE FOOTER C SETON LR D-spooled file result set Display Spooled File File . . . . . : PRINT1 Page/Line 1/10 Control . . . . . Columns 1 - 130 Find . . . . . . *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+.... 6....+....7....+....8....+....9....+....0....+....1....+.... 2....+....3 STUNAM ROLLNU MARKS SEX KAVYA 12344 055 FEMALE MADHAVAN 14579 060 MALE RAMYA 14785 070 FEMALE KRISHNAN 14988 072 MALE END OF REPORT Bottom F3=Exit F12=Cancel F19=Left F20=Right F24=More keys I have changed from SPACEB to SPACEA now in my printer file source E-Changed PRINT1 Source A R HEADER A 10 3'STUNAM' A 10 20'ROLLNU' A 10 30'MARKS' A 10 40'SEX' A R DETAIL A SPACEA(1) A STUNAM 10 3 A ROLLNU 5 0 20 A MARKS 3 0 30 A SEX 6 40 A R FOOTER A SPACEA(1) A 20'END OF REPORT' F-Spooled file Result Set after keyword change Display Spooled File File . . . . . : PRINT1 Page/Line 1/10 Control . . . . . Columns 1 - 130 Find . . . . . . *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+.... 6....+....7....+....8....+....9....+....0....+....1....+.... 2....+....3 KAVYAM 12344U 055KS FEMALE MADHAVAN 14579 060 MALE RAMYA 14785 070 FEMALE KRISHNAN 14988 072 MALE END OF REPORT Bottom F3=Exit F12=Cancel F19=Left F20=Right F24=More keys Overprinting not displayed.

Tieto,

11228

hi friends,can any one post the ibm mainframe inteqview questions for 1year exp candidate,for itc infotech interview?. have any body attended for this in the past?...

ITC Infotech,

1 4858

how is the future of tandem mainframe?

3380

it is possible declare variable values as variable using cl ? any cl command is there to declare values as variable

2 7276

plz give the syntax for receive map and receive text cmds in cics

1 8831

plz tell me abt PF key and PA keys

Cap Gemini,

2 9012

what is s000 u4087 error? please give the all error codes in cobol,jcl.

17880

in cobol main pgm is calling sub pgm but sub pgm does not exists , what abend i get if submit the job?

HSBC,

2 10139

How to remove the spaces at end of each record in the output file Via COBOL program? note: The file has a VB length

TCS,

3 9304

CAN WE READ RECORDS WITHOUT USING SETLL,READ,CHAIN IN RPG?

Satyam,

6 21716

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

what is the use of IEBGENER utility?

1172

How many databases can be created inside an instance in db2 ?

1035

I want to JCL sort for Non-COMP and COMP-3 fields SORT FIELDS=(1,5,A,6,11,A,12,11,A,19,1,A,20,1,A),FORMAT=BI,EQUALS Length of comp bytes is 11 bytes which start at 6byte and 12 byte considering 11 bytes in comp-3 is 6 bytes. Can anyone tell if the above sort work SORT FIELDS=(1,5,A,6,6,A,12,6,A,19,1,A,20,1,A),FORMAT=BI,EQUALS does not works OK

1942

If we say that bms length of field = 0, then what does that mean?

1260

can error messages as a result of a comp, range or values keyword be overridden?

1914

How to Create a Prompted Query?

1769

Write a CL program which will run a batch job at 1 am every night

1096

Explain how to differentiate call by context by comparing it to other calls?

1186

In sms datasets, what is the function of the dd mgmtclas keyword?

1384

How to write record if no field or the field are different in physical file in rpgle ?

965

which is Best IBM Mainframe Training and Placement Institute in Ameerpet Hyderabad

1506

Cursors can be declared in both working-storage & procedure division, agreed. But is there any difference? If could you please suggest what is the difference

1439

Can you tell me how can you find out the # of rows updated after an update statement?

1101

What are the different options in OPTIONS?

1497

How do we specify index to include or not during bind process.

2126

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