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MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

what opcode will be used to test the zone of a character field?

IBM,

1 1778

what the purpose of ovrdta, ovrata keywords?

IBM,

1 1958

what would be the effect on the field where reverse image, underline and highlight display attributes are active ?

IBM,

1 1722

what would be the effect on the field where reverse image, underline and highlight display attributes were active?

IBM,

1 1613

when are the referential constraints executed?

IBM,

1112

when are the unique constraints executed?

IBM,

1123

when do you explicitly open files and close files in an rpg program?

IBM,

1 2055

when do you use f-spec. Continuation line ?

IBM,

1 1706

when is a tag statement used in rpg?

IBM,

2 2230

when would you prefer logical file than opnqryf?

IBM,

1 2432

when would you use or not use this approach?

IBM,

1 1543

when you are defining a flat file in your program in f specs which format will you specify?

IBM,

1 1770

where can you specify an indicator in lokup operation?

IBM,

1 1809

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

IBM,

1 1828

which are control break logic indicators?

IBM,

1095

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

Pose, there are 100 records in the file.i need to retrieve all the records matching/equal to the particular name field. How can we do the above using search criteria other than using the if cond?

1046

What is the use of mdt (modified data tag)?

1045

If the cursor is kept open followed the issuing of commit, what is the procedure to leave the cursor that way?

1146

What is meant by a bolt dispute?

1349

Define declaration generator (dclgen).

1111

What does a disposition of (new,catlg,keep) for a dsn mean?

1148

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

1502

When you are working with the project.. once your coding is over what will u do? where u r maintaining your CR(change request) what is the format what are the documents u need to prepare while testing?

1997

Explain the function of the relative record data set?

926

What is 'mounting' of volumes ? Is there anything that a programmer can do in it ? How to find currently mounted volume ?

2557

Have you used the sort in your project?for this type of questions any working on real time project give the eg. with real time scenario.

2429

What are the rules for db2 programming?

1081

What does the 'cedf:cics' transactions do?

1062

what is overlay?

1129

How scary is it to write code for a bank?

989

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