MainFrame Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

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MainFrame Interview Questions

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how to see all source files in a particular library? ex:xyz is a library name a,b,and c..... are source files how to see?

13 33202

In cursor program-1 can we create another cursor program-2 inside the cursor program-1.If yes how/no why ?

Wipro,

2 8254

How we will read call stack?

4 13730

IN CICS APPLICATION PROGRAM, INSTEAD OF HARDCODING MAP AND MPASET NAMES WHILE SENDING AND REIEVING ...CAN WE DO LIKE THIS ??? MOVE MAP AND MAPSET NAMES TO WORKING STORAGE SECTION VARIABLES AND USE THOSE VARIABLES WHILE SENDING AND RECIEVING MAP.IF YES, HOW CAN WE MOVE MAP INPUT , OUTPUT VARIABLES. IF ANYBODY KNOWS THIS PLEASE POST THE ANSWER

2 8659

How can we access Interactive job LDA in Batch Job?. and How we can access a file in interactive QTEMP lib in Batch job?.

IBM,

4 23602

RPG/400 faqs?

HSBC,

1 10542

what is plat file?

Indian Infotech,

6 15590

what is the difference between the cpyf command crtdupobj command?

IBM,

9 46410

There is a 5000 EMP in company.how we find out the 5th highest getting salary employee outof 5000 employes........

IBM,

10 18136

what is meaning by design document? who can repared for this?

TCS,

5 15057

how yo view the vsam file?

DSRC, TCS,

5 42286

can any one expalin check point with an example?

1 5240

insert into tablename a column1, column2 select column1, column2 from tablename b i am getting abend -104..can any one help?

Syntel,

3 9904

We are aware of eliminating the duplicate records from outyput fiel using sort utility. Can we get the duplicate records in to another file in the Same sort utility?

2 9303

1) How to retrieve RRN through RPG ? 2) How to pass parameter by value ? 3) How to trap the error through the RPG/400

IBM, Tech Mahindra,

10 33370

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

what is an online rpg?

1329

what are JCLLIB and STEPLIB in JCL?

1241

What is the type of ppt in the cics?

1077

What are sqlcodes –803,-805, -811, -818,-904,-911,-913,-101, +100?

1246

Is it possible using max on a char column?

1205

Can you explain dfheiblk?

1154

what is a base cluster in vsam?

1185

What are various search techniques in cobol? Explain.

1121

Explain the difference between exec cics handle condtion and an exec cics ignore command?

1112

What is the connection string to connect to the DB2 Database ?

1180

What is universal database?

1126

Can we delete records from view?

1032

My Question is 1. How to cound no. of records in JCL. Please explain with an example. 2. How to execute only odd steps in JCL? I know EDIT TYPE = Inculde, Step Name = 1,3,5 and COND code for all even step. Anyone knows other than this.

2530

Suppose pgm A calling Pgm B .Pgm B has some Db2 program. at the time of compilation should plan and package will be created for both A and B or only B? What is the concept?

8395

name few ibm supplied libraries?

2222

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