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input 1 input2 ouput1 output2 output 3 1 re 300 1 re 200 1 re 300 3 rc 500 1 re 200 2 rr 400 1 re 300 2 rr 400 1 rc 400 3 rc 500 1 rc 400 2 rr 700 2 rr 700 5 tt 900 5 tt 900 2 inputs r in flat file and output 1 is matched records,ouptput2 is unmatched of input1,output3 is unmatched of input2! how vl u get the output files using sequential order and to check with each and every records! let me know the procedure division ?

2356

How do u initialize an array?

CTS,

2 14882

How do u sort the table for Search ALL? Is it only using ASCENDING KEY IS statement in occurs clause? If the data is input in non ascending order, will the ASC KEY IS automatically sort the data? or will it throw compile time error?

CTS,

1 10956

If i initialize the 01 level variable in array, will it initialize all the array elements (occurs)?

CTS,

8 25960

How do you fetch current date in normal cobol pgm and in cobol-db2 pgm?

Cap Gemini, CTS,

3 21486

can we declare s9(9)v9(9) in cobol ? if yes how many bytes it will occupy ?(urgent plz answer it)

CTS,

13 37119

01 xxx pic 9(4). 01 yyy pic 9(6). move 123456 into yyy. move yyy to xxx. display yyy. what would be the value of yyy

HSBC,

13 37087

can you please let me know if there is any walkins for COBOL/PLI/DB2/IMS/JCL in pune other than IBM and ITC infotech

2493

01 var1 pic x(10) 01 var2 redefines var1 pic 9(10). then in procedure division move 'abcde' to var1 then waht is the value of var1 and var2

HSBC,

9 14997

what are the steps to sort in a cobol program?

Patni,

2 5713

how will you define vsam file in select clause?

Patni,

3 8634

whats the difference between search and search all?

Patni,

4 7426

can you declare redefine in level 01?

Patni,

8 19163

using redefine can you redefine lower variable size to higher variable size?

Patni,

3 8175

if you code move high-values to variable,can you move it into numeric variable or alphanumeric variable?

Patni,

1 7632

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if we have " ibm mainframe ",in that how to remove first and last leading space eg:"ibm mainframe" like that the answer we need

1383

What type of SDLC u followed? Why?

2051

What are literals?

1185

Why occurs cannot be used in 01 level in COBOL?

1206

What are INPUT PROCEDURE and OUTPUT PROCEDURE?

1367

Are you comfortable in cobol or jcl?

1093

please..could u give an example about USAGE IS POINTER ..and explain why and when we use it ?

2536

How do define dynamic array in cobol. how do you define single dimensional array and multidimensional array in your cobol?

1307

How do you reference the following file formats from cobol programs?

1206

What do you understand by psb and acb?

1181

How to remove the spaces at the end of each record in the output file of variable length, via cobol program?

1219

i want a program using by if, evaluate , string, unstring, perform, occurs?

4801

How do u write test cases?

2111

how do you reference the variable unblock file formats from cobol programs

1382

What is the use of intialize verb?

1299

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