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

1127

What are the uses of db2 optimizer?

1295

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

1060

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

1036

What is the information associated with sysibm.syslinks table?

1123

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

1077

What is the purpose of using commit?

1098

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

1146

What is meant by explain?

1133

Define db2.

1114

Highlight all the advantages that are attached to a package.

1119

What is release/acquire in bind?

1103

Mention some fields that are a part of sqlca.

1033

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

1065

Explain the contents that are a part of dclgen.

1091

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

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

1091

Have you caused any huge mistakes for the bank?

938

Explain the difference in data type "x" and "p"?

1034

Is it possible to left uncode disp? If yes, how?

1191

what would I use uni-rexx for?

954

Explain the difference between intra partition tdq and extra partition tdq?

995

what is use of space parameter in dd statement?

1283

how to define to define a hidden filed in dspf ?

1334

What is drop table?

1010

when are the unique constraints executed?

1130

what is procedure prototype and procedure interface.

1223

What db2 400?

1189

what happens in execution stage in job processing?

1143

What is sort?

954

what is the difference between packed decimal and zoned decimal?

3239

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