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MainFrame Interview Questions

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what is the maximumm length of account information in job card of a jcl?

Accenture,

8 17237

What is EIBCALEN? Why it is used?

ADP,

9 38226

What is the RPG cycle?

CSC,

3 21288

where we can declare the files in fct and pct and ppt and rct pls give clear structure

IBM,

1 8594

abt ssa.purpose of ssa

IBM,

3 8729

I have a Physical File name 'File1', which is present in two libraries named 'LIB1' & 'LIB2'. These 2 libraries are listed in the library list. Would like to access data from this file from these two libraries using RPG program. How to do this, any idea?

4 12003

If i have updated few fields of Adabas file using UPDATE command, and after that i used display to see that field get updted or not. If in Display it showing nothng or record did not get updated then what can be the possible reasons?

Satyam, TCS,

2 11113

What is the significance of DBID used in Adabs?

1 11203

i want to learn mainframes. i completed MCA ,whats the future of mainframes

5 9055

How to get Top 10 Salaries from a Table

Accenture, HTC,

11 28496

The PGMA calls PGMB.PGMB generates a report.The report should contain the called program name(PGMA).How do i get the called program name in PGMB to print it on the spool file?(calling program name should NOT be hard coded or passed as parameter to called program?

6 12307

what is difference between DSPFD and DSPFFD?please give me real senario with good example?

1 18810

Hi,Please give me complete code with this logic. The question is how to read the records from a file with load an array of size with error condition? (The logic is Z-Add 0 IDX *LOVAL SETLL FILE READ FILE 99 *IN9 DOWEQ *OFF IDX ANDLT 99 ADD 1 IDX MOVE FIELD ARR,IDX READ FILE 99 ENDDO)please give me complete code with explanation?

1 4889

Hi, Can anybody give me real sinario for SFLRCDNBR?with example?

2 14599

Re: 01 NAME1 PIC X(13) VALUE "COBOL PROGRAMMING". 01 NAME2 PIC X(13). now I want to display the value of NAME1 in reverse order i.e value should be displayed as "GNIMMARGORP LOBOC" HOW can I do that ??? please let me know if any one knows it.

IBM,

2 9648

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

How do we specify index to include or not during bind process.

2180

define the purpose of the iter operation?

1923

Explain the difference between a return with transid and xctl? For example program. A is issuing return with transid to program b. Program a. Is isssuing xctl to program b?

1107

Is therE anybody who knows about TICKLER FILE of RM.??thank you

2199

How does jcl act on a cobol code?

1243

Write a program to enter and display the names of students in a class using the occurs clause.

1262

which are the query selection criteria, which can be given in a query?

1221

What do you mean by storage group (stogroup)?

1085

A table has two indexes defined. Which one will be used by the SEARCH?

1332

is it necessary that all versions of the gdg have to be of the same record length?

1207

What is the syntax for FETCH in DB2 ?

1272

Which isolation level provides maximum concurrency?

1208

Explain the purpose of dd * statement in jcl?

1126

What do you understand by the term job time – out and how can you overcome that?

1091

Explain about the file objects in vsam?

1102

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