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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how to convert the recors form vsam file to db2 table tru file aid

3253

I have two input files i/p1 name id-key flag date i/p 2 name id-key date if id-key matches in the both the files then it should write the output file from i/p1 with flag 'Y'. It should be done thru JCL sort card ,Please provide the info on this. ---Note : output file should have all records from i/p1 with proper Flag.

2 5907

I have 5 steps in my jcl ,I need to execute first three steps and then 2nd step again ,4th and 5th steps if rc of 2nd step is zero

ABC,

1 4001

What is the difference between Re-Entrant and Quasi re entrant program?? By looking at the program how can you tell if its re- entrant or not??

IBM,

1 10465

How to print output from openquery in as400 ?

Four soft,

1 8018

Does Natural online require CICS or other TP systems to function? How does Natural interact with CICS? Thanks.

1 4882

HOW TO COMMENT THE QMF QUERIES?

ITC Infotech,

2 10311

What is difference between *omit and *nopass?

IBM, TCS,

1 7710

How to find last record before record through SQLRPGLE?

IBM,

1 9433

how to execute qcmdexc in rpgle?plz write code also?

IBM,

1 5360

How to copy one PS file to multiple PS files with same data?

1 15372

can anybody post me about file-aid and changemen tools pls and give me reference if any mainframe guys are there

2469

can anybody post me about file-aid and changemen tools pls and give me reference if any mainframe guys are there

2371

can anybody post me about file-aid and changemen tools pls and give me reference if any mainframe guys are there

1 5234

Why is GETMAIN command needed?? Will program not work if we do not give GETMAIN?

Accenture,

2 14490

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

maximum number of subfiles that can defined in a rpg program for one display file is?

1983

Suppose I have a pf, it contains 5 members, how to access particular member data from logical file? What is the use of member in pf?

1119

using dfu, user will be able to ___________ from physical file?

988

How to get the ddl of a table in db2?

1127

define the purpose of the *bcat function?

1525

Write about the self-referencing constraint?

959

what is the use of IEBGENER utility?

1165

how you will the direct the data to spool using sysout option?

2424

In case if at some point of time db2 is down, would that impact the pre-compilation process of a db2-cobol program?

1042

How to receive data passed through jcl parm parameter in a natural program?

970

what is DSN parameter and DISP parameter is used for?

1141

What is a set in idms? What pointers are required, what are possible? How may sets be ordered?

855

Can anybody tell what is tool used to generate the list of PROCS used in JCL to generate a PROCTREE

2452

Explain the difference between a package and a plan. How does one bind 2 versions of a cics transaction with the same module name in two different cics regions that share the same db2 subsystem?

1030

How to know the particular record in pf with out reading?

1058

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