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

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MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

Difference between array and sub-script ?

1656

Extract only those records from a PS file which are having word 'TEXT' in the records using COBOL? The word TEXT is not present in a particular position in all the records.

RBS,

2 3837

Write a query to extract first 5 characters of a name in the column Stud_Name?

RBS,

1 2670

interview type questions like basics&deep

TetraSoft,

1440

mainframe questions like basic&depth

TetraSoft,

1619

Interviewer asked me write down DDS for load all subfile .can anybody write dds

1724

How to call one program from another program in RPG? please help me with the code

HCL,

1723

i am using non join multiple format my 3 database file is like that pf97 R REC ENAME ETENNO ESTATUS K ENAME pf98 R REC1 ENAME ESAL K ENAME PF99 R REC3 ENAME CRDCARD EID K EID & MY NON JOIN LOGICAL FILE IS ALSO SAME EXCEPT RECORD NAMES BEFORE I TRIED WITH 2 FILES SO ITS SAYS ERROR I.E.(Key field attributes must be same as for previous formats. ) SO I CHANGED KEYFIELD ACCORDING TO PF SO ITS WORKING BUT AFTER ADDING 3 FILES ITS SAYING SAME ERROR . I DONT KNOW I NEW IN AS400 PLLZ HELP ME I HAVE ONE MORE QUE. CANT BE USE DIFFERENT KEYFIELD (NOT ACCORDING TO PF) IN NON JOIN LOGICAL FILE.

1502

When we use any keyword like FIFO,LIFO, at file level but whenever we check by runqry we couldn't find answer in FIFO,LIFO,FCFO etc so how we check the answer.

2 4181

How many libraries can be there in a library list?

2 3162

WHAT IS FERERENTIAL INTRIGRITY ?

1627

by using cond parameter maximum 8 cond can be coded in single cond means ?explain

1458

which is Best IBM Mainframe Training and Placement Institute in Ameerpet Hyderabad

1504

Read a flat file and write last but one (I have n records in a file I have to write n-1th) record in another flat file. Could you please provide me the code in COBOL?

1 2634

In a KSDS file, key is missing for one record. How to insert the key for that particular record from back up file. Is there any sorting needed for the back up file before the key insertion?

RBS,

1465

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

How to create a link between multiple maps in a mapset? How to make use of Transid in this case?

1885

What is a set? How may sets be ordered?

829

I have one ps file in which there are 3 fileds emp_no,emp_name and leave_app.this ps file information give the detail of employee which is going to apply for leave.suppose emp_no=113430,emp_name=ajay,leave_app=1 that means he is going to apply for 1 day leave.and accordingling the table in db2 will be updated means if he has that no of leave in his account then he will get dat leave and updated acc. in table(leave_balance=previous leave present in table-leave_app).Now i want to check whther the updated result is correct or not by comparing the two ps file using IEBCOMPARE or icetool so what is going to be the two ps file and how its is going to be compare.

2429

What is check constraint in db2?

1083

What is the latest version of ibm db2?

1269

What is the need of base registers in IBM 360/370?

2648

Explain dfsort utility?

1340

How does jcl act on a cobol code?

1182

What is the use of reorg in db2?

1084

What is rct?

1229

How is the sorting of vsam files carried?

1120

How to detect record is locked in cobol/400? What is the solution for that?

969

What statement marks the beginning of an in-stream or cataloged procedure in jcl and assigns default values to parameters defined in the procedure?

1316

How to index LF by relative record no (RRN)

3290

Can I send output of job to my remote device careerride123?

1135

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