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

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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

HOW TO COMMENT THE QMF QUERIES?

ITC Infotech,

2 10330

What is difference between *omit and *nopass?

IBM, TCS,

1 7724

How to find last record before record through SQLRPGLE?

IBM,

1 9444

how to execute qcmdexc in rpgle?plz write code also?

IBM,

1 5368

How to copy one PS file to multiple PS files with same data?

1 15383

can anybody post me about file-aid and changemen tools pls and give me reference if any mainframe guys are there

2473

can anybody post me about file-aid and changemen tools pls and give me reference if any mainframe guys are there

2375

can anybody post me about file-aid and changemen tools pls and give me reference if any mainframe guys are there

1 5237

Why is GETMAIN command needed?? Will program not work if we do not give GETMAIN?

Accenture,

2 14502

What RCT Entries will you make for a CICS DB2 program??

Accenture,

1 8318

How do we pass parameters into a CICS –DB2 program

Accenture, JPMorgan Chase,

4158

How can we code a program such that we will never get a MAPFAIL error?

Accenture,

1 5689

How many ways to share information between different CICS programs?

Accenture,

3 8234

Generally we check EIBALEN = 0 to decide whether first call or not. If I do not pass any value in the COMMAREA then EIBCALEN will be 0 even on second call. Now how can we say the program is called for the first time or second time?

Accenture,

3 11715

What will happen if some program tries to process a queue on which an ENQ command has been issued by some other program?

Accenture,

2707

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

How to create backup table in db2?

1093

why should SYSIN DD * statement should not be included inside a PROCedure snippet??? please answer this.. i need to know.

2456

What is the purpose of dd * statement in jcl?

1290

What are literals?

1136

What is the difference between nvl and coalesce?

1065

Program A (Normal COBBAT) calling a B Program (DB2COBOL, COBBATDB which is using a VSAM file. its a dynamic call. How we will handle VSAM file decleration in our from JCL from where we are running A PGM. And should we have PLAN for A pGM also. if possible can some one post a sample JCL. Thanks for help in advance.

5749

How may sets be ordered?

895

In which area will you utilize 88 level items in cobol?

1165

Write in brief about clusters?

986

How to Build a Row Condition?

1726

What is the difference between a return with transid and xctl?

1068

How does cobol compile db2 program?

1063

write a jcl to execute a job by 7:00 am on jan 20,1986?

1114

Explain the difference between lds and esds?

1034

What is drop table?

1012

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