Answer / guest

Global variables are accessible only to the batch program
whereas external variables can be referenced from any batch
program residing in the same system library.

what is the difference between implicit and explicit scope terminator with example? 

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Consider the following code: 77 A PIC 99V99 VALUE 55.35 77 B PIC 99V999 VALUE 32.754 ADD B TO A ON SIZE ERROR DISPLAY "ERROR!!!" What will be the result ? (a) A=88.10, B=32.754 (b) A=87.00 B=32.754 (c) A=87.10 B=32.754 (d) ERROR!!! will be DISPLAYed on the screen.

3 Answers   TCS,

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What does EXIT do ?

3 Answers   Deloitte,

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suppose a cobol programme A calling programme B,C and D. If C undergoes some change what if A,B,C,D need to be recompiled or only C nee to be recompliled.

2 Answers   IBM,

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What are VS COBOL 11 special features?

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if a=b how the flow will complete??? perform test through test-exit. perform activa through activa-exit. test. if a=b then next sentence else move a to c. test-exit. exit. activa. -- -- activa-exit. exit.

1 Answers   IBM,

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

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How may divisions are there in JCL-COBOL?

5 Answers   IBM,

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) How do u handle errors in BMS macro

0 Answers   IBM,

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what is subscript in cobol?give realtime example?

2 Answers   Wipro,

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How many bytes will be allocated for the following record description entries? 01 REC-A. 05 A PIC S9(4). 05 B PIC XXXBXXX. 05 C PIC ____9.99. 05 D PIC S9(5) COMP-3. 05 E PIC 9(3) COMP.

16 Answers   IBM, TCS,

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how to fetch the record before the last record in a cobol file( its a huge file and if the key field is not known)

5 Answers   IBM,

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