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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

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Can we change a FB file to VB file in JCL? Please help

1 1843

write a cobol logic. i have file that has 10 records .1 record go to first output file and second record goes to 2 output and etc

1238

Which is not true about evaluate statement

2457

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

1 2361

How to empty the records in jcl

1 1511

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

868

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

1 1611

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

700

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

656

2 input fles: 2 flat files, with different number of records. both are having unique key for each record and already sorted in ascending order . match these files using unique key and in output only matching key value has to be written. please procide cobol logic

2591

How to fetch 1000 error records from VSAM file(Eg: 1000000 records present) while getting SOC7 abend ?

2473

How to traceback if I am getting SOC7 or SOC4 abend? List down the steps

5373

Step 1 RC 4 Step 2 Step 3 I want to know the COND parameter which can be coded in step 2 or 3. Step 2 should be executed based on Step 1 RC and Step 3 should not be executed based on step 1's RC

4903

What is one line to pass PARM from JCL to COBOL?

4956

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What is the contrast between delimited by space and delimited by size?

963

What is icm instruction?

1062

What types of tables are there in the db2 database?

1061

What are Naming Conventions in QMF?

1824

What is the picture clause of null indicator variable?

1138

Explain the difference between link xctl?

1007

is there any way to execute more than one proc in the same exec statement at the same time..?

2634

Which division and paragraphs are mandatory for a COBOL program?

1277

Explain various types of locks in db2?

1151

What is Comp-2?

1140

Where & How Do You Code Identifier In Jcl?

1285

What is the tcp in the cisc?

1115

what are JCLLIB and STEPLIB in JCL?

1176

Why do we bind in db2?

1210

What is a SSRANGE and NOSSRANGE?

1470

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