Answer / dhasani

dsn=&&dsname or By not giving data set name.

Answer / nisha

1.when no DSN is given the system automatically allocates temp data.
2.when DSN=NULLFILE is specified
3.DSN=&&temp
use:
the temp data uses space only during its execution
so, wastage of space can be avoided

Answer / guest

by using the symbolic parameter we can create temporary data
set.the temporary dataset is used for storing the sorted
records before it store into the output file..

What is SET TO TRUE all about, anyway?

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how can we find total no of records in a file ....is there any utility......?

3 Answers   IBM,

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I have 100 records in a file.. i want to sort the records from 5 to 5o... give the syntax...

2 Answers   CTS, DSRC,

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WE HAVE 2 FILES IN COBOL. ONE IS FIXED LENGTH RECORDS ANOTHER ONE IS VARIABLE LENGTH. IF I DECLEAR LRECL OF FIXED ONE AS 80 AND 2ND RECORD AS 132. WHAT WE NEED TO DECLEAR LRECL FOR THOSE 2 FILES IN JCL?

4 Answers   iGate,

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How many bytes do a s9 (7) comp-3 field occupy?

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77 I pic 99 value 5 Perorm para-A I times. Para -A. move 10 to I. How many times the para-A will be executed.?

9 Answers   TCS,

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Can we change the password using ALTER? anyone tried and changed?

0 Answers   IBM,

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I have a COBOL main program which is calling sub program, the number of calling parameters used in main program are 4 whereas in sub program it's 5. Sub program is passing 5 parameters back to main program Will there be any compilation error? Or main program parameters displays junk values?

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which is better comp or comp-3 in terms of memory utilization?

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In an EVALUATE statement, can I give a complex condition on a when clause?

2 Answers  

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what is the difference between COBOL2 AND COBOL390?

0 Answers   L&T,

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RENAME clause takes new SPACE in memory.TRUE or FALSE? a)TRUE 2)FALSE

12 Answers   TCS,

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