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 8706

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 8164

How to use COND Parameter in jcl

NIIT, Wipro,

4 11416

what are the different types of keys in AS400

HSBC,

2 12237

what is commitment control?explain about it?

HSBC,

1 7626

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 8611

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

Tech Mahindra, Wipro,

2 16112

WHAT IS MEANT BY COMMIT COMMAND?

Wipro,

7 11412

HOW CAN YOU VIEW LAST 10 DATASETS CREATED BY YOU?

2 5460

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

3 9930

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 32226

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

Cap Gemini, CSC, Xchanging,

3 9704

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

1 3459

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

CSC,

1 8104

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 6683

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

Explain the difference between various read and find statement and which one should be used when for better adabas performance?

985

How to write a IDMS code to find whose employee last name is starting with J and first name starts with H?

1346

What Is The Difference Between Goto & Exsr?

1656

I understand Join always perform better than subqueries. Then what is the advantage/use of Subqueries/correlated subqueries etc.,in DB2 programming.Please explain.

2059

Can records be accessed randomly in esds?

970

What are the uses of ppt in cics?

992

what is the clp command to access a query/400?

2130

Explain about area currency?

845

some special characters I key in my html source members show different on my web pages. Why? How can I solve this?

1077

How many program bind in one module....

2669

what is pdes?

1111

What is runstats utility in db2?

1017

can any one exaplin about Decision Tables in test region with good example

2777

Name the cics command that gives the length of twa area?

992

Explain the function of job statement in jcl?

1206

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