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Name a few CICS programs which are generally used ?

1046

Give certain situations where NEWCOPY is obligatory?

1116

Can a CICS code be a part of a copybook? If so, then what are the outcomes after compilation?

1121

What are the different rules of SORT operation?

1140

What is the difference between PIC 9.99 and PIC9v99?

1338

Why is it necessary that file needs to be opened in I-O mode for REWRITE?

1326

What is the Purpose of Pointer in the string?

1081

How can we find that module can be called – whether DYNAMICALLY or STATICALLY?

1234

What is the use of LINKAGE SECTION?

1 1879

Which mode is used to operate the sequential file?

1205

What is the difference between comp and comp-3 usage?

1201

What are the access modes of START statement?

1273

Which is the default, TEST BEFORE or TEST AFTER for a PERFORM statement?

1357

How arrays can be defined in COBOL?

1220

What are INPUT PROCEDURE and OUTPUT PROCEDURE?

1300

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

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

1174

What is a run unit in idms?

859

I had Records in file Like this Company Code IBM 2 IBM 1 IBM 4 WIPRO 3 WIPRO 2 WIPRO 9 TCS 4 TCS 6 TCS 3 i want the record of every company with highest code How can i do that?

10154

what is xfoot opcode ?

1828

what is the maximum number of record formats in dspf?

1686

How do you pull up a query which was previously saved in qmf?

1149

which single rpg opcode performs both setll and reade?

1773

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

1289

Cursors can be declared in both working-storage & procedure division, agreed. But is there any difference? If could you please suggest what is the difference

1439

i want to store 20 digits . how will u do it in cobol ?

1420

what is the JCL statement consists of?

1191

What happens if both JOBLIB & STEPLIB is specified ?

1146

what is a logical file?

1816

Difference Between Interactive & Batch Job?

1236

When output dataset space is required, what quantity categories are used?

1364

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