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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

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Hi, I have 3 files say file A , file B and file C.I want to form an output file in which i will have all the records from file A. Files B and C also may contain records that are present in file A.I want those records also to be included in my output file. for eg: file A contains: 1 2 3 file B contains: 2 4 5 file C contains: 1 3 5 So in my output file should look like: 1 2 3 2 1 3 Can any one help ???.....thanks in advance.

2 4828

what is qualification on occurs clause?

2 6129

//ERFDS JOB //STEP1 //STEP2 //STEP3...COND=(4,LT) //STEP4 1.CONDITION IN STEP3 REFERS TO WHICH STEP'S RETURN CODE (STEP1 OR STEP2)? 2.IN ABOVE PROGRAM IF CONDITION SATISFIES IN STEP3 WHICH STEPS WILL EXECUTE?? AND WHY? IF CONDITION IN STEP3 SATISFIES

IBM,

5 12331

What is diff betn PS and ESDS file? What is the diffrent compiler options in cobol and there discription? What is retrive nth maximum salary from salary DB2 table. Can we redefine COM-3 variable with varchar variable?

4 8706

Why PS file called Physical seqential file?How to sore data in sequential file and ESDS file? What is the use of DBRM,PLAN,package and Collection.

1 4391

why 02 level number can't be use as a separate level number like 01 or 77 ?

3 6433

how do you resolve -818 error in db2. where we have to see time stamp token. i said by seeing in load module and plan .is it correct or not. give clear explination for how to see time stamp token

IBM, TRD,

2 7639

how to resolve -811

IBM,

2 5780

how to resolve -805. give clear explination for that

IBM,

2 6352

how to fetch first 100 rows in db2

IBM,

2 13148

when i am trying to update a table having 1000 rows. the program abends.how we will come to know the last successful updated row was. we are not using any commit operations

IBM,

3 8200

if we give two job cards in a single what happens

IBM,

3 8455

how to split a file

IBM,

4 18049

can we display comp-3 variables. if we want to display what we have to do . give me one example

CGI, Deloitte,

6 49752

BY seeing a program how can we say that it is static call or dynamic call

CGI,

5 12882

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

Explain the two ways in which dl/i interface can be invoked?

3530

can any body give me any website for getting help on mainframe projectts in banking domain.

2099

What is the maximum size of varchar data type in db2?

1131

how do we prepare test data using file-aid tool?

2544

How to view db2 table structure?

1016

Name the cics command used to access current date and time?

1136

The disp in the JCL is MOD and the program opens the file in OUTPUT mode. What happens ? The disp in the JCL is SHR and the pgm opens the file in EXTEND mode. What happens ?

1541

What is the purpose of rollback and commit?

1190

What is the difference between using bind () and rebind () methods of naming class?

1394

what is diffrence b/w file-aid tool and file-aid utility???

4888

How does db2 sample database connect?

1024

What is the role of union all and union

1124

What is the procedure to read a statement from tsq?

1086

What is the use of mdt (modified data tag)?

1046

What is report-item in COBOL?

1151

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