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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if someone is using my file,how can i find which user id is using?

4 8731

I am having one step in my jcl.in that step,i am calling one proc.In that proc,i have 10 steps.i want to call a particular step in that proc without writing any new jcl ike iebedit utility...

Satyam,

2 8171

How to use COND Parameter in jcl

NIIT, Wipro,

4 11457

what are the different types of keys in AS400

HSBC,

2 12270

what is commitment control?explain about it?

HSBC,

1 7635

In RPG program one file using as a PRIMARY file while running program some of the records reading twice any body know why its happening

2 8620

PLAN IS EXECUTABLE AND PACKAGE IS NOT EXECUTABLE . THEN WHAT IS THE USE OF PACKAGE?

Tech Mahindra, Wipro,

2 16128

WHAT IS MEANT BY COMMIT COMMAND?

Wipro,

7 11439

HOW CAN YOU VIEW LAST 10 DATASETS CREATED BY YOU?

2 5463

why we sometimes use same file name in FILE and TOFILE in OVRDBF and sometimes different??please tell

3 9939

a input file contains 1000 records, how to move the first 500 record into one out put file and how to move to second 500 records to anothere output file

ITC Infotech,

6 32254

A. Job Abended in STEP03. Now run job again to execute STEP03, STEP04 (STEP01,STEP02 should not execute again)

Cap Gemini, CSC, Xchanging,

3 9724

Can anyone explain me CALL procedure in COBOL.Does it carries similarities like call by reference in C.

1 3474

What are the commands that can be executed in CLP but not in RPG? Why?

CSC,

1 8115

i need the code for this program in cobol. 2 + 1 = 3 4+3=7 6+5=11 8+7=15 10+9=19

2 6699

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

i want to store 20 digits . how will u do it in cobol ?

1420

How did PL/I originate?

1441

what is the role of the cursor in db2?

1069

where will control be passed after the execution of the *pssr subroutine if the factor2 of the endsr is blank ?

1834

How can we update a specific field in RPG?

1362

what is sflrolval?

1068

What are the types of identifiers?

1020

How to get the last record in vsam file in cluster? And how can you get the ksds file records into your cobol program?

1144

Before you give the explain statement, what are the prerogatives?

1040

What is dpf in db2?

1109

How do we get current date from system with century in COBOL?

1381

Can you define ppt and what are its uses?

1071

How can i load all the data from a file to Table (array) in cobol.How i manage the occurs clause with out reading the file.Any options avilable ? Please can any one help me it is urgent?

2585

What is data trace system 2.0 used for?

5646

Comment whether dclgen is mandatorily used. If not, then what is the point of using it?

1061

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