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Mention the location where the output received from explain statement is stored.

1178

What are the uses of db2 optimizer?

1364

Comment whether dclgen is mandatorily used. If not, then what is the point of using it?

1114

Before you give the explain statement, what are the prerogatives?

1087

What is the information associated with sysibm.syslinks table?

1173

Mention the way of highlighting as well as putting a cursor to use in a cobol program.

1134

What is the purpose of using commit?

1158

If the cursor is kept open followed the issuing of commit, what is the procedure to leave the cursor that way?

1225

What is meant by explain?

1198

Define db2.

1176

Highlight all the advantages that are attached to a package.

1176

What is release/acquire in bind?

1165

Mention some fields that are a part of sqlca.

1103

Following a db2 update statement, what is the quickest way to compute the total number of updated rows?

1142

Explain the contents that are a part of dclgen.

1142

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

explain sorting techniques in cobol program?

1248

Which is the difference between delimited by size and delimited by space?

1147

Explain delete-connected tables?

1100

Can you explain create an empty file by using sort?

1010

Can you explain dfheiblk?

1148

What is meant by union and union all?

1058

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

1091

List the various advantages of using jcl language?

1526

what was the robotech rpg?

1269

How to submit jcl through a cobol program?

1194

Would you specify freespace ce for an esds?

1142

How do you overcome this limitation ?

1255

Explain the configuration section of a cobol program with examples of syntax.

1267

what is the probability of a complete system distortion under high end low performing multiprocessor job?

2524

Explain the difference between lds and esds?

1092

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