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MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

there is any limit to display the members in rpg400?

3 11772

how to display all the members records in a physical file without using ovrdbf?

9 25661

suppose if we want to update the data in cl what we will do?

9 16588

can u execute a proc from another proc?

Logica CMG,

5 13804

Hi all, I have a following requirement to write the cobol program. I have to load the 129 variables from input sequential file which are in excel sheet to the cobol inernal table. and after loading into table i have to compare this data with the business file. here compare means controlling the data whether the format(numeric,alpha) is same in the business file and in the table??? i have the same data in input and business file. could anyone please give me any idea of the logic?// i have all the 129 different variables(129rows,1 column)is there .

IBM, Syntel, TCS,

4 13207

We have 100 steps in a procedure and we need to run the jcl and execute only 25th step in the proc and not the remaining steps. How can we do it?

IBM, JPMorgan Chase,

5 18587

how do you invoke an IMS screen (coded in COOOLGEN) from a MQ transaction..... help plz?????

Syntel,

2685

how can we write LF using flatfile.

9 22101

How to pass return codes from cobol to jcl?

5 22235

What will happens when a BMP programs takes a checkpoints?

2 8535

Can a REDEFINES clause be used along with an OCCURS clause? if yes, 01 WS-TABLE. 03 WS-TABLE-EL OCCURS 5 TIMES PIC X(1) VALUE 'A'. 03 WS-EX REDEFINES WS-TABLE-EL PIC X(5). What can you expect? if no,why?

6 20606

Is this allowed? 01 WS-TABLE. 03 FILLER-X PIC X(5) VALUE 'AAAAA'. 03 WS-EX REDEFINES FILLER-X OCCURS 5 TIMES PIC X(1). can redefines clause be used with occurs clause?

4 10814

what is the minimum number of lines a Cobol program should have to successfully compile and run

7 14247

what is the minimum number of lines a Cobol program should have to successfully compile and run

ABC, Societe Generale,

11 24980

IN MY JCL I VE 8 STEPS I WANT TO EXCUTE STEP 8 FIRST THEN EXCUTE STEP 4 ,HOW WILL EXCUTE STEP 8 BEFORE STEP 4?

Cognizant, IBM, IGT,

7 33127

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

Explain the different system tables used in cics?

1076

What is the advantage of dynamic generation of acb?

1003

explain the purpose of keep and assume keywords?

1898

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

1158

When output dataset space is required, what quantity categories are used?

1431

What is house keeping in assembler?

1081

What is the meaning of the deq command?

1206

Comment whether dclgen is mandatorily used. If not, then what is the point of using it?

1117

What is db2 look?

1089

What is a lds (linear data set)?

1071

How is data passed from a calling program to an assembler called program?

1137

Step 1 RC 4 Step 2 Step 3 I want to know the COND parameter which can be coded in step 2 or 3. Step 2 should be executed based on Step 1 RC and Step 3 should not be executed based on step 1's RC

4984

What is cobol coding sheet?

1306

how to convert the recors form vsam file to db2 table tru file aid

3320

) How do u handle errors in BMS macro?

2023

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