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How many instream we can write in single jcl?

1 1931

How to override a dsn that is contained in a proc called by another proc? I need to do the override in the calling jcl?

1220

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

1215

How can you get the ksds file records into your cobol program?

1147

How do define dynamic array in cobol. how do you define single dimensional array and multidimensional array in your cobol?

1312

How do define dynamic array in cobol.

1190

how do you define single dimensional array and multidimensional array in your cobol?

1158

How do you eliminate the duplicates?

981

Tell about how do you eliminate the duplicates?

1070

We have an output dataset in job with disp parameter as shr.

1007

File1 has 100 records and file2 has 200 records I want to copy 50 records which are in both file into file3?

978

What is open data path?

1054

What is the primary file?

1208

What is the use of member in pf?

1048

Last statement of any rpg program is lr?

1140

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What are various search techniques in cobol? Explain.

1121

Who uses db2?

1120

How to find the number of rows in db2 tables?

1135

In real storage usage. By monitor through rmf iii the usage of real storage keep in increasing everyday. Why this happen?

903

How do you create a like table?

1033

how to retrieve the instream data in sysin?

1201

What is dpf in db2?

1178

In an sql table that is embedded, what is the procedure to retrieve rows that are part of a db2 table?

1158

What is the meaning of a (new, catalog, keep) disposition mean?

1206

Why select is not preferred in embedded sql programs?

1360

In the house keeping section of an MVS assembly language program, like the one below STM R14,R12,12(R13) BASR R12,R0 USING *,R12,R11 LA R11,2048 LA R11,2048(R11,R12) .... .... 1. What if BASR R12,R0 IS NOT PRECEDE USING *,R12,R11? 2. USING (base address), REGISTER does USING directive says assembler to treat particular Register as a base register with the mentioned base address..in the above case * i.e current location counter..well if that is the case why we need BASR R12,R0 ? 3. What if I write like STM R14,R12,12(R13) BASR R12,R0 LA R11,2048 LA R11,2048(R11,R12) USING *,R12,R11 there is no address resolution being calculated in both LA statements so is it a right way to set Base register?..will there be any issues with Domain regarding R11 and R12?

2050

hello friends ,i have exam in Hsbc,pls any on send me placement papers and technical questions on mainframes,thank u

2196

When will a port of ooRexx to "XYZ" be available?

935

What is the role of data manager in the db2 database?

1163

In sms datasets, what is the function of the dd avgrec keyword?

1166

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