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

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MainFrame Interview Questions

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have in 100 records in a file i want to move only matched records to one output_file1 and nonmathed records are moved to another output_file2 ... any one can provide logic code

3 10032

01 A. 10 B pic X(10). move spaces to A. move spaces to B. output in A & B

Perot Systems,

2 6251

how to unload different table data into different gdg files/ vsam files.

3 10093

I have one cl program which calls two rpg programs named a & b. I am loading a run time array in Pgm A and the control comes back to cl pgm. i call pgmb and I want to read the runtime array in pgmb which was loaded in pgma. How it can be acheived. I should not use any intermediate file or dataarea to store the loaded values.

2 7712

I have a file it contain 10 records.i got abend at 8th record because of soc7.how do you know that perticular record got abend?

IBM,

3 12004

Difference b/w Error and abend in COBOL

HP,

2 6710

In JCL..for TIME Parameter was specified both JOB & STEP..which one is overrides

Satyam,

6 18863

looking at the basic definition of VSAM file how to recognize whether it is a KSDS OR RRDS OR ESDS ?

IBM, Infosys,

2 10357

OPEN INPUT StudentFile READ StudentFile AT END SET EndOfStudentFile TO TRUE END-READ PERFORM UNTIL EndOfStudentFile DISPLAY StudentId SPACE StudentName SPACE CourseCode SPACE YOBirth READ StudentFile AT END SET EndOfStudentFile TO TRUE END-READ END-PERFORM CLOSE StudentFile STOP RUN what will be output

2511

i have job card like this //job ***** //step1 exec pgm=iebgener //sysut1 dd dsn=main.sss,disp=shr // dd dsn=main1.sss,disp=shr // dd dsn=main2.sss,disp=shr //sysut2 dd dsn=out1.mmm ,disp=(new,catlg,delete) dcb=( ) // sysin dd * like this what i have to do to skip dsn=main1.sss please giveme answer asap

IBM, TetraSoft,

2 7648

What is 66 level number and where it is used in real time by software developers?

ITC Indian Tobacco Company, TCS,

2 8467

If a job has 3 steps and step 1 and step 3 should get executed and step 2 should not get executed irrespective of the return code from the previous steps. How can it be done?

TCS,

5 11564

If i got a job on mainframe technology, will i have a bright future?. Some people are discouraging me. Let me know, is it true? Please bring back me from the confusion.

2 6207

How much salary you are expecting? If they ask in an interview, what we have to tell?

Tech Mahindra, Wipro,

6 18521

How to add 99 menu (page down) option in menu creation..

2365

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is open data path?

1001

Explain the syntax of sort?

977

input= ,,,, mainframe training ,,, hyderabad .... location.... output1=$ mainframe training in hyderabad location$ output2=**** mainframe training in hyderabad location ****. In this pgn when we give input considering the spaces the output is displayed in this format.Like in the place of ,,,, $ should be displayed likewise.So please helpmeout.

2221

i want to learn mainframe..any websites and material to learn from basic..? my mail id : rajeswaribe2010@gmail.com

2221

What is cursor stability in db2?

1356

What is the significance of addrspc parameter in exec statement?

1210

what is meant by s0c-07 system abend codes?

1083

What does a deadlock mean in DB2?

1167

What is program status data structure(psds) in as400?

1085

What are concurrency issues?

1097

How to find the list of source physical files in a library?

1118

Is it rquired any server for Ibm framework? Give me list of Ibm framework & recent version IBm framework?

2243

How does cobol compile db2 program?

1059

What is reorg?

1161

what is the use of JCL?

1158

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