COBOL Interview Questions
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I try to use some column names in my cobol progorm but these column not in db2 table ..when do i get error ..while bind time or runtime?

2 6177

If there are two files one with 100 records and other with 101 records. we have to find out the one record that is the odd man out . What are the steps to do it

BirlaSoft,

7 11866

I want to declare a field with data type Double in my COBOL program. how shall i do that ?

5 7582

IF there 5 to 6 files in a JCL and there is some space abends, how can we identify which file has space abend and what can be done to get off that abend or rectify that abend.

ADNA, CSC,

2 7463

How To move a value to an array using move verb?

IBM,

3 5657

How To move a value to an array using move verb?

IBM,

3 14594

I have a seq file with different fields one field is address with pic x(50) as input in a cobol program. In address there is 'PUNE' at any different positions in the address field ( form 1 t0 50) . My requirement is select the fields with address 'PUNE' by using cobol. Please suggest

IBM,

2 6770

If there are two copybooks which have same variables and we are using both the copybooks in our program. will there be an error and if i move values to the variable which copybook varibales gets the values i move in.

CTS,

3 20491

If my file contains 100,000 records and job abended at 55,000th records processing then how can i restart job from that record onward by ignoring that record. I can not edit the file as file size is big and it is getting browse substituted?

TCS,

5 12231

How can we increase the size of an existing PDS to include more no. of modules.

3 8474

How can we increase the size of an existing PDS to include more no. of modules. I tried the answer posted by Jagan(TSO PDS 'pds name') but did not find it working. The answer posted by kamal i know very well. Please suggest me a answer so that we don't need to delete the existing PDS and still we can change the size as well.

10 31761

What is reference modification? What is UNION in sql and syntax? What is the difference between GDGS and VSAM? Which is prefer one? What is processing groups in endevor?

Kuwait Oil Company,

1 8073

What type of Call you would use if you don;t want the control back to the calling program?

TCS,

8 10647

Scenario: I have 3 Input Files.Read the first i/p file and depending on certain business logic, I want to read wither i/p file-2 or i/p file-3.Now, depending on certain business logic applied to the record read from either file-2 or file-3, I decide to write them to either output file-2 or output file-2. Question: How many job steps are necessary to implement a solution for the above.

TCS,

2 5728

Under which scenario you would go for a static call as opposed to dynamic call?

TCS,

5 8469


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Un-Answered Questions { COBOL }

Which is the default, TEST BEFORE or TEST AFTER for a PERFORM statement?

806


Explain sorting techniques in cobol program? Provide the sort file definition, the sort statement, its syntax and meaning

671


What is an in line perform? When would you use it? Anything else you wish to say about it.

637


IF I mention stop run in CICS what happens?

1886


What is rmode(any) ?

676






What are 77 levels used for?

649


Name the sections present in data division.

691


I have one ps file in which there are 3 fileds emp_no,emp_name and leave_app.this ps file information give the detail of employee which is going to apply for leave.suppose emp_no=113430,emp_name=ajay,leave_app=1 that means he is going to apply for 1 day leave.and accordingling the table in db2 will be updated means if he has that no of leave in his account then he will get dat leave and updated acc. in table(leave_balance=previous leave present in table-leave_app).Now i want to check whther the updated result is correct or not by comparing the two ps file using IEBCOMPARE or icetool so what is going to be the two ps file and how its is going to be compare.

1998


What is the difference between Global and External Variables?

654


Define cobol?

854


Write some characteristics of cobol as means of business language.

609


)If there are 10 steps in GDG, if I want to refer the step2 after step5 . what should I do?

1515


What the difference is between continue and next sentence?

651


What is the local-storage section?

669


How do get the result of your program directly on your pc?

1870