MainFrame Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

Can we debug the MSGW JOBS?

927

In RPG How to read a records from a file without using read opcodes?

957

Apart from opening of a file do we have any other use of USROPN?

950

How can we update a specific field in RPG?

925

How can we read file using curser? how to define a curser?

820

What is %CHECK?

841

Using %check we are checking monika in mona what is output? What is %SCAN?

985

How can we change the uppercase to Lowercase in RPG?

926

What is diff between EVAL & MOVE?

968

how to declare a constant variable in the freeformat?

959

How to reverse the string in rpg

1201

What is RETURN CURSER LOCATION in subfile?

1068

Difference between NOPASS & OMIT?

1184

How to Define a Procedure in RPG?

1220

What is binder language ?

1361


Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

Explain ceci transaction commands?

556


how do you intitiate another transaction?

712


With the use of an alternate index, how is a VSAM file accessed?

637


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

595


Explain how will you differentiate between an internal and an external sort, the pros and cons, internal sort syntax etc

815






how to convert the recors form vsam file to db2 table tru file aid

2755


In sms datasets, what is the function of the dd avgrec keyword?

648


what is externally described file ?

935


how many specifications are there in rpg/400? What are they?

1087


Explain the difference between temporary storage queue (tsq) and transient data quene (tdq)?

487


What is the main function of linear dataset?

559


how do you create an alternate index ?

577


Explain the difference between link and xctl?

509


How do you check object lock

366


what is the necessary keyword for non-join logical file?

1165