Answer / rookie

Start is used start(initiate) a transaction in CICS environment.
While coding in COBOL, it is used to set the pointer in a ksds
file based on a key value.

Startbr is used to set the pointer in a DB2 table(CICS
environment),although startbr sets the pointer but to browse
the table element you need to follow it with readnext or
readprev command.

Answer / ananta bajpai

start is used in cobole cics &cobol relative file concernts
& startbr is use in cobol cics program onle. in relative
files start is used as
start file-name{key{is equal or is=,is<,is not} key data-
name] invalid-key }end-start

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