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MainFrame Interview Questions

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File1 has 100 records and file2 has 200 records i want to copy 50 records which r in both file into file3

7 11937

How to fetch even records from one file to another file by using ICETOOL in JCL?

3 16723

if we display var1 then what will b displayed in below condition. 77 var1 pic s9(2) value -10. 77 var1 pic s9(2) value -11. " " " -12. " " " -13. -14 ... ... -19.

IBM, Steria,

2 6591

Hi pls anybody tell me about " ANALYSIS DOCUMENT PREPARATION AND ESTIMATION OF TASK " (in real time project)."I want to update a sequential file in my project" for that purpose i need both structures i mean analysis document and estimation of task.

2147

in my jcl have 20 steps step1,step2,.... step20.and i have to execute step1,step2,..and skip the step3 and remaing step4,step5 are execute? i want skip step3 only? what code u can write?

Patni,

3 8946

waht is inspect verb? where it can be in real time?

Patni,

1 5562

I have a cobol program with a sub program. How ca i find that it is a dynamic call? or static call..?

HCL, IBM,

3 10467

WT R TECHNICAL MAINFRAME QUESTION ASKED IIN ANJANASOFTEARE??

1 3554

I hav vari declaration like..... 77 a pic s9(9).99. 77 b pic s9(9).99 comp. 77 c pic s9(9).99 comp-3. if i use MOVE 123456789.99 to a,b,c what happen every one working fine ?

Mphasis,

1 6490

how to eliminate the duplicates in sorting

Fidelity,

4 22450

can we use reference modification an arry.

1 4527

what is inrec fields and outrec fields in sorting

Fidelity,

3 10284

we define the array like this 01 array 02 veg occurs 10 times 03 days occurs 6 times 04 cost pic 9(5). but why don't we write it as 01 array 02 veg occurs 10 times 03 days occurs 6 time 04 cost pic 9(5). is there any error will occur ,what is it? and why don't 01,02,03 not contain picture clause? if we put pic in those is there any error will occur what is it will occur?

Fidelity,

1 5067

what is the difference between vsam and dataset how do u create vsam dataset which file you r used?

Fidelity,

2 11066

how do you bind the cobol with db2

Fidelity,

2801

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is job control language?

1093

How do you eliminate the duplicates?

919

Are you comfortable in cobol or jcl?

1049

What is data trace system 2.0 used for?

5646

What is db2 look?

1026

When the job statement is used?

975

What is the syntax for FETCH in DB2 ?

1214

Explain the jcl exec statement?

1148

how you will find an error which is not in the first page of the subfile without using rolldown key?

1009

Explain how do you delete item 3 in a five-item tsq?

924

When we have a file with Duplicate records and I want to read the unique record from the file. For example a file containing Emp Name as 'Ram' and there are 3 entries of it. So how to read a unique record from File?

961

What is dbkey? Explain.

851

what is the difference between COBOL2 AND COBOL390?

3058

if the submitter of a job wants to inform another user about the job completion, how can it be done?

1248

What is the advantage of defragmentation?

967

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