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What is open data path? And what is the difference between access path and open data path?

1 1828

How to retrieve a physical file after deleting that?

1116

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

1054

What is the interactive job?

1024

Can we concatenate fields in physical file? If yes how can we do?

1053

What is the batch job?

987

How to know logical file belongs to which physical file without source?

1 2246

When we create a pf and did not fill up maint parameter, then by default which access path will the system take & why?

1097

What is the purpose of dd * statement in jcl?

1289

Explain the difference between record occurrence and record type in idms?

869

What is a page in idms?

867

What is a run unit in idms?

860

What is the difference between a schema and a subschema in idms?

1 1255

When you are obtaining next within a set and get a end of set return code, on what record are you now current in idms?

809

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

863

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is the use of symbol // in jcl?

1486

Write in brief about clusters?

986

What is a bind in idms?

874

Explain how many work file we can code in jcl?

988

What do you mean by an alias?

1083

What is the use of qsam?

826

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

1351

What is runstats db2?

1037

Explain the function of dd name parameter with a 2 part structure; audit.report?

1456

What is the function of logging in the db2 database?

1123

how many files, printer files you can describe in a rpg?

1140

What are the different type of meta operations available in plex

1713

Explain the function of a dd statement?

1211

what are the different types of data areas?

1744

how do you pass parameters in cl?

1824

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