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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

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ther r 2 tables OTTABLE & SALTABLE, add the otamt from OTTABLE to empsal of SALTABLE if eid is matched else add the unmatched from OTTABLE to SALTABLE

2063

by using cursors , we can access particular records from the table based on some condition, i want to delete those selected records, how can we write a query for this in the program?

Mphasis,

4 9184

how to execute the last 5 steps in jcl

Syntel,

2 7296

What is XDC ?

Cap Gemini, IBM,

3 18951

Describe the COBOL coding sheet

Cap Gemini, Royal Infotech,

2 14638

How can you display the current date & current time ?

Cap Gemini,

1 5070

How can you display the current date & current time ?

Cap Gemini,

7 12870

S9(5)V9(2) occupies how many bytes memory ?

Cap Gemini,

6 49056

How can you display the SPOOL information ?

2 5922

what is invreq condition?

IBM,

3 24377

explain abt types of maps? and explain

1 4457

i want apply mainframe devolper with 3+ but i dont have that much of knowledge what isthe solution to get that much of knoweldge?

1 4603

when SE37 SB37 and sd37 occurs how to increase the volume , primary quantity and secondary quantity?

Hewitt,

1 3965

Which one allows duplicate values Union or Union All ?

3 7524

What is Base Cluster ?

1 6238

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

Is db2 a mainframe database?

996

How to remove the spaces at end of each record in the output file Via COBOL program? note: The file has a VB length ----TRY

1375

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?

8273

suppose if you added a coloumn to db2 table, How would it be the Impact analysis?

2055

What does "using" do?

1048

Is automatic restart possible in jcl? If yes, how?

1112

Define TCT.

1147

How do I connect my db2 database to ibm?

1042

Is their any limit for data sets?

1183

What is meant by deadlock in db2?

1245

What is an area sweep?

887

Mention a credible reason why select* is never given preference in an sql program that has been embedded.

1185

Explain foreign keys?

1009

How can an in-stream dataset be terminated?

1335

What is control interval?

1065

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