MainFrame Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

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MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

how to edit a tape dataset ? asked in wipro

Wipro,

1 6984

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

Satyam,

2124

How to test SQL -911 error while developing COB-DB2 program

Satyam,

1 7555

How does -818 sql error occur? Why does it happen and what can be done to overcome this error code?

RBS,

5 13619

How different is the JCL executing a COBOL program? 1) if the program is using VB file as input. 2) if the program is using FB file as input.

HSBC,

1 6965

How can you execute a COBOL program via SYSIN in JCL?

1 6780

can a job be submitted through jcl only? is there another way to submit a job?

CSC,

2 8604

how we sort two input files based on a common column and giving one o/p file please send me the coding logic?

Valtech,

2126

how we separate the cobol cics statements from cobol&cics programming?

Valtech,

1 5272

what is meant by jobtrac?

CSC,

4 17029

can we maintain 2 generations with different Lengths in Same GDG ?

RBS,

3 25751

diff bw SB37,SD37,SE37 ?( bcz these 3 belongs Space related abends only)

RBS,

4 11578

What is tne need to use sub programs in Cobol?

HSBC,

3 9523

What are the situations u have used in ur project for Subcript and Index ? 1.if u use Subscript why not Index,why u choose Subscript only? 2.if u use Index why not Subscript,what abt Displacement?

Cap Gemini,

2 9232

when GDG version number get changed ? bcz always Generations only increasing.

Cap Gemini,

1 7319

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is the function of dd name parameter with a 2 part structure; audit.report?

1232

What happens when we move a comp-3 field to an edited (say z (9). Zz-)?

1400

what is the length of a variable in rpg?

1672

What rules are to be followed while using the corresponding options?

1058

Which mode is used to operate the sequential file?

1197

Differentiate between hdam and the hidam databases?

1027

what is the resolution for sb37 error

9105

what is the difference between *like and *namvar ?

2532

Highlight all the advantages that are attached to a package.

1110

Explain how to convert 2010/02/11 to m/dd/yyy.. With string and without string if any other method... Code?

1144

what is the use of JCL?

1148

What is the physical storage length of timestamp data type?

1086

how to define global parameter in ile ?

1182

Differentiate between cs and rr isolation levels? Where do you specify them?

1065

How arrays can be defined in COBOL?

1209

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