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WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 1 GROUP-ITEM. 05 AMOUNT-1 PIC 99V9 USAGE COMP VALUE 50. 05 AMOUNT-2 PIC 9(4)V99 USAGE COMP. PROCEDURE DIVISION. MOVE ZERO TO GROUP-ITEM. ADD 50 TO AMOUNT-1. DISPLAY AMOUNT-1. STOP RUN.

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consider the following progrm statements MOVE 0 TO SW.NO.OF.REC PERFORM PRI-OUT UNTIL SW=1 DISPALY NO.OF.REC STOP RUN PRE-OUT READ IN-FILE AT END MOVE 1 TO SW WRITE OUO-REC FROM IN-REC ADD 1 TO NO.OF REC if the IN-FILE contains 1000 records what value will be displayed after the PERFORM is over? assume that N0.OF.REC has PIC 9(4) a.1000 b.1001 c.1 d.none of the above

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//S10 EXEC PGM=ICETOOL //TOOLMSG DD SYSOUT=* //DFSMSG DD SYSOUT=* //CON DD DSN=VAR.INPUT1,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=VAR.INPUT2,DISP=SHR //OUT DD DSN=VAR.OUTPUT,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // SPACE=(CYL,(5,5)),UNIT=SYSDA //TOOLIN DD * * Splice the needed data from the two VB files together SPLICE FROM(CON) TO(OUT) ON(5,5,CH) WITHALL - WITH(12,5) WITH(22,20) VLENMAX /*

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Explain about REXX

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Explain about ISPF/TSO Commands

1944

Explain about LMINIT - generate a data ID for a data set

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Explain about LMOPEN -

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Explain about LMCOPY -

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Explain about LMMFIND - find a library member

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Explain about LMMLIST�list a library's members

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Explain about LMGET�read a logical record from a data set

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Explain about LMPUT-

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Explain about LMQUERY�give a dialog information about a data set

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Explain about LMCLOSE�close a data set

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Explain about LMFREE�free data set from its association with data ID

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Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

Which is faster delete or truncate?

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WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 GROSS-PAY. 05 BASIC-PAY PIC 9(5). 05 ALLOWENCES PIC 9(3). PROCEDURE DIVISION. MOVE 1000 TO BASIC-PAY. MOVE 250 TO ALLOWENCES. DISPLAY GROSS-PAY. STOP RUN. 77 W-A PIC 9(3)V99 VALUE 23.75 77 W-B PIC ZZ9V99 VLAUE 123.45 after the statement MOVE W-A TO W-B what will be W-B's value? a.123.75 b.b23.75 (where b indicates space) c.023.75 d.invalid move

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What are the utility programs in jcl?

1157

What is the meaning concurrency in the db2 database?

1110

how do you code a null statement?

1336

What is the function of commit in idms?

860

Explain referential integrity?

1100

How to Get Information About the Tables?

1685

How does coalesce work?

1016

Write a program that uses move corresponding.

1144

What is mpp mode?

1133

Why select is not preferred in embedded sql programs?

1299

What does the 'cebr:cics' transactions do?

1027

Explain the function of dd disp parameter?

1117

What is the use of the program list table?

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