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MainFrame Interview Questions

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what is the difference between task and transaction in cics?

5 22140

suppose i have job it contains 10 steps after exicution of job failuer at 3 and 7 th steps i want exicute step 3 and step 7 only how we specify condition ?

5 9573

how we can reverse the string in the cobol for example satheesh can be reveresed as hseehtas

IBM,

3 50018

How to know the perticular record in pf with out reading?

Cap Gemini,

2 8965

how can i know logical file belongs to which physical file without source?

Cap Gemini,

4 22383

what is open data path? and what is the diff b/w access path and open data path?

Cap Gemini,

3 25070

how to update physical file using logucal file with example

Wipro,

1 6708

What is significance of a file designated as a Primary file in Rpg400 program....also what's use of secoundry file

1 8734

I know whole thing ab't Arrays related to declaration..can anyone tell me what exactly use of array or anyone faced a situation where he found use of array must....

1 4384

Suppose i am having 3 programs PgmA,pgmB,pgmC and using source debugger. At debugging time i found that pgmC having some code error..then in debug mode directly how can i debug pgmC

2 7338

how to update physical files using normal logical file

4 17296

1.What is the default print format in cobol?

HSBC,

5 19826

. How do we cast a variable in COBOL

HSBC,

1 12825

is there any possibilities for sumbitting more than one job in single jcl? if yes...based on which thing they will execute..(priority,class,time,written order..?)

HSBC,

3 10738

I am getting the file from Unix to Mainframes for every 15 minutes. The mainframe job get abended with bad records coming from unix. I recovered that by deleting the bad data. I need permenant solution how to fix the issue? The record is getting characters in in first 9 positions which it should not. Please provide me the solution how to skip the records if it finds the charcters in the first 9 positions. K

3 7583

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is a lds (linear data set) and what is it used for?

1063

define a output queue?

1686

what is the maximum number of fields under a record format of physical file?

1977

Which command is used to remove all rows from a table?

1192

What is package in cobol db2?

1169

Can we call instream to catalog and catalog to instream?

1202

Explain how to update data area in cobol 400 program?

1101

how do you bind the cobol with db2

2862

Can you define mdt?

1160

What is the use of with ur in db2?

1125

Where is the vsam ksds placed?

1047

run jcl for cobol+db2 pgm?.. //jobcard //step001 exec pgm=ikjeft01 //systin dd * DSNSYSTEM(--------) RUN PROGRAM(MYPGMNAME) PLAN(-----), LIB(-------), PARMS(------) /* WHAT WILL U GIVE INSIDE THE BRACKETS... WHAT IS PLAN,PACKAGE,BIND?..PLAN N PACAKGES ARE GENERATED BY ?...

4383

Explain the device independent method to indicate where a record is stored?

974

what is term cua , saa?

1702

What are s0c1, s0c4, s0c5, s0c7 and socb?

1234

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