Answer Posted / adithya

it is extended binary coded decimal interchangble code

we can use numeric and non-numeric data

for 1 digit it wil occupy 1 byte

Can a Search can be done on a table with or without Index?

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how to refer the data field?

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What is amode(31)

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What is the difference between external and global variables in COBOL?

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If you are current on the owner of a set, what is the difference between an obtain next and obtain first? Actually in which topic will we use dis???Plz explain it clearly

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Explain how will you differentiate between an internal and an external sort, the pros and cons, internal sort syntax etc

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what is amode(24), amode(31), rmode(24) and rmode(any)?

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What rules are to be followed while using the corresponding options?

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I have to write to a outfile where the number of records in that file should be the header of that file using IMS.. can anyone help me in this issue

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What are various search techniques in cobol? Explain.

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How to read the 2nd last record of a VSAM file? (The file size is huge and we don't know the key)

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here is my requirement A1 is alphanumeric with value 'A1B2C3D4' as defined below 05 A1 PIC X(8) VALUE IS 'A1B2C3D4' but i need to have A2,A3 as ABCD & 1234 repectively...... A2 = ABCD A3 = 1234 Can you please explain me what are the different ways to do it?

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In which area will you utilize 88 level items in cobol?

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What are the rules of the move verb?

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How do you differentiate between cobol and cobol-ii?

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