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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

does uni-rexx give me any capabilities designed specifically for the unix environment?

IBM,

975

how to access data in control blocks such as jobname?

IBM,

952

what if I need to have the same application running on multiple platforms, such as unix and the mainframe? Does that mean I have to maintain two separate sources?

IBM,

906

Can I cleanly uninstall oorexx?

IBM,

961

for which platforms is uni-rexx available?

IBM,

978

why is there no os/2 (ecs) port of oorexx?

IBM,

998

can oorexx run normal rexx programs?

IBM,

1000

can I redistribute oorexx freely with commercial software?

IBM,

1032

is oorexx compatible with ibm object rexx?

IBM,

989

how to pass parms to ispf edit macro?

IBM,

1096

how to access data held on the jes spool?

IBM,

1059

have you already used rexx - even for limited purposes? Do you need to maintain a high level of productivity during your transition to unix?

IBM,

953

How to rename a table in DB2 ?

MCN Solutions,

1086

Is it possible to create an Instance in DB2 using DB2 Control Center ?

MCN Solutions,

1101

What is the difference between dbm cfg and db cfg file in db2 ?

MCN Solutions,

1531

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What is cursor stability in db2?

1355

What is the reason behind not using select * in embedded sql programs?

1111

What is the difference between lds and esds?

1041

How to submit a jcl from cics?

1146

How would you find out the total number of rows in a db2 table?

1050

What are IDMS set of occurances?

1346

How to define a directory?

975

What does the keyranges parameter in define cluster command do?

1044

What is reorg?

1153

What does a ROLLBACK do?

1520

What is plan and package in mainframe?

947

When you are obtaining next within a set and get a end of set return code, on what record are you now current in idms?

801

What are the rules for db2 programming?

1084

What does db2 plan contain?

1019

What is the difference between a binary search and a sequential search what are the pertinent cobol?

1138

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