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MainFrame Interview Questions

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Which is not true about evaluate statement

2515

i have 10steps and i want run step3 and based on step3 i want execute step7,8,9,10?in jcl

1 2442

How to empty the records in jcl

1 1582

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1 1611

How do you check object lock

879

How to reverse a string using RPG?

1616

INREC AND OUTREC? HOW TO SPLIT 5K RECORDS TO DIFFERENT FILES IN A FILE IN COBOL? RESTART IN COBOL-DB2? ISOLATION LEVELS?

923

1. There is a file called Month. Month has 12 members called Jan, Feb, ..., Dec. How to design a rpg code which can access any member and show its content. (User can ask for any member when required)?

1159

Write a CL program which will run a batch job at 1 am every night

1147

There is one string as A B C and wanted to display string as Shri A Shri B Shri C, how we can do this in sql? If we have around 100 values in string like this, each value should be displayed with initials as Shri.

1235

How to convert a spool file to PDF file in AS400?

1288

What is FORMAT keyword and its use?

653

What is DYNSLT keyword? How do you perform selection using DYNSLT

1 1695

How can we read records for specific member in CL? AND rpg?

762

How can we retrieve the total number of records in RPG & CLLE?

712

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is rebind in db2?

1121

How do you eliminate the duplicates?

976

What is the difference between hidam and hdam databases?

1020

What do we mean by 'Virtual storage' for a dataset and for a JOBSTEP ? What is the significance of the following statement for a programmer 'Virtual storage results in program addresses being independent of the addresses that actually exist in a computer' ?

2080

Explain the difference between and exec cics xctl and exec cics start command?

1231

If DB2 query returns in null value, how do you work with it in PL/1?

2411

What is binder language ?

1973

Differentiate between control interval (ci) and control area (ca)?

1053

What are the mainframe computing pros and cons?

1180

What is z os in mainframe?

1043

how do I declare a table or array in rpg iv?

1230

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

1087

Can you define a gdg?

1055

What is the difference between version control and debugging tools?

1121

Explain is it possible to code goto statement in natural? If yes please provide the syntax of the same?

1051

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