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What is the output of the following command given in tso/ispf terminal?

1081

How many registers we are using in mvs?

1248

What is need of start 0?

1176

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

1093

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

1238

What is sqlca and why is it needed in any cobol-db2 program?

1 1842

When is inspect verb is used in cobol?

1324

What is the difference between goback, stop run and exit program in cobol?

1649

What is distributed relational database architecture? And components?

1061

Explain ibm z?

1066

What is difference between static call and dynamic call?

1093

What is database descriptor?

1080

How do you find whether any generations exist under a gdg base?

1110

Can we give +2 instead of +1 while creating a new gdg file?

1030

How joinkeys helps in sort?

1045

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

How to add 99 menu (page down) option in menu creation..

2420

Please tell me how to read the records from a file with load an array of size with error conditions(The logic answer for this question is ARR is array of 99 elements Z-ADD 0 IDX *LOVAL SETLL FILE READ FILE 99 *IN99 DOWEQ *OFF IDX ANDLT 99 ADD 1 IDX MOVE FIELD ARR,IDX READ FILE 99 ENDDO).So,Please give me the complete of this code.

2574

How to select highest score of each subject or how to select highest income of every month?

1817

What is the purpose of the chain and setll and setgt?

1102

Why block size is multiple of lrecl in jcl?

1478

What is the function of the dd mgmtclas keyword in sms datasets?

1303

Explain about house keeping in assembler?

1098

Explain the job statement in jcl?

1227

Explain about rct.

1132

How do I add a column in db2?

1099

Highlight the points of differences between XCTL and START?

1326

What is the difference between "db2ilist" and "db2 get instance" commands in DB2 Database Server?

1317

what is the purpose of ovrdta (override data) keyword?

1902

Are view updateable?

1095

How many maximum record format a logical file have?

1040

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