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MainFrame Interview Questions

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How to delete generations of gdg without deleting gdg base?

3 17414

how 2 resolve the -311 sqlcode

1 18849

What is the use of base and index registers in the IBM 360/370 processor?

3722

in a indexed file what is procedure for read the records from 12 to 18. please give the code example

L&T,

2 7679

what are the utilities for load and unload the DB2 tables

L&T,

1 9901

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. MOVEPGM. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 WS-I PIC 9(2). PROCEDURE DIVISION. A1000-MAIN-PARA. PERFORM PARA-X WITH TEST BEFORE UNTIL WS-I= 5 STOP RUN. PARA-X. DISPLAY "BEST2". I m getting error s722,while executing the program, seems getting in loop, can anybody tell me why

3 5731

How to increase the logical record length of existing PS file?

7 34431

Can anybody give me example of subscript and index

5 9442

what will happen if pass values more than 100 using PARM parameter?

1 9287

write the logic for PAGEUP and PAGEDOWN by using psuedo conversatation technique?

Cap Gemini,

2 14879

While using SORT FILES =NONE,XSUM I am getting error "ICE172A E XSUM IS NOT SUPPORTED - USE ICETOOL SELECT IF APPROPRIATE"..I want to write duplicate records a a serparte file..how i can do tht?

Steria,

3 16125

how can i pull up a query which was previously stored in qmf

3 11260

seqence numbers in cobol

TCS,

3062

all i need to know about cmpseqdat parameter in cmppfm, how it works and can we retrieve line sequence and date from the output?

2831

How to define a array dynamically.....

Fidelity,

5 9997

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

what is eib, how is can be used?

1064

Explain the input procedure and output procedure?

867

Can you define bms?

1005

What is the quality process in development?

1029

What is %CHECK?

1222

what is the meaning of each of the values in shareopts(2 3)?

976

What is buffer pool?

1040

define clustering index.

986

How to access db2 tables in mainframe?

1008

How do you write from PL/1 code to JCL?

2233

how do you pass parameters in cl?

1734

Explain the function of //cntl statement?

1115

How can the disposition of sysout datasets be set for an entire jobstream?

1289

What action db2 takes when a program aborts in the middle of a transaction?

1111

Write the code implementing the perform … varying.

1021

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