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COBOL Interview Questions

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How do you compile cobol program..?

1 7893

what happens if we wont give timestamp in precompilation process ?

Covansys,

4 9440

what is the use of comp2 ? where can we use it with example ?

Covansys,

3 12626

what happens if we dont close cursor in db2-cobol pgm?

6 27235

what is the diff b/w select stsmt and cursor ?

2 6240

77 a pic x(4) value '1234' -----> instead of this 'abcd' 77 b pic 9(4) value zeros. move a to b what is the answers for both cases? IS it possible? Give me elementary move rules briefly......

8 12261

a pic s9(4) comp b pic s9(4) comp-3 c ???????????????? d ???????????????? move a to c add a+B giving d. what is ur declaration for c,d?

4 9330

The disposition parameter in the jcl is share ( DISP+SHR ) and the program opens file in extend mode what will happen?

Cognizant,

6 20164

I have a Main Program which is calling Sub-Program which is a DB2 pgm. What will happen if I am not closing the cursor used in the Sub-program? Please advise..

iGate,

3 11636

what is linkcard in cobol?

TCS,

1 10845

what happens of we dont give time stamp in precompilation process

2 5473

Whtz the specialty of 77 level number ?

Infosys,

2 9598

77 I pic 99 value 5 Perorm para-A I times. Para -A. move 10 to I. How many times the para-A will be executed.?

TCS,

9 12538

suppose there is one PF having two members PF1 PF2.PF has one unique key Emp ID.could you tell me uniqueness in PF will be effective across members as well ? assume emp iD 3333 is in member PF1 would same Emp id be exist also in member PF2 ?

Tesco HSC, Wipro,

2 7164

If i have a variable A pic 9(2) value 10 Compute A = a - 100 what will be the value of A and will there be any error becoz of the Negative value

CTS,

3 9052

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Un-Answered Questions { COBOL }

what is amode(24), amode(31), rmode(24) and rmode(any)?

1109

What is the difference between binary search and sequential search?

1055

How do we get current date from system with century in COBOL?

1341

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

1195

Define cobol?

1341

How to get the last record in vsam file in cluster? And how can you get the ksds file records into your cobol program?

1105

What is the difference between next sentence and continue in cobol programing language?

1175

Hi pls anybody tell me about " ANALYSIS DOCUMENT PREPARATION AND ESTIMATION OF TASK " (in real time project)."I want to update a sequential file in my project" for that purpose i need both structures i mean analysis document and estimation of task.

2098

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

2418

how to access the file from prodution from changeman tool and to submit a file to production

7486

I have to write to a outfile where the number of records in that file should be the header of that file using IMS.. can anyone help me in this issue

2497

What is perform what is varying?

1126

What is the default value(s) for an initialize and what keyword allows for an override of the default?

1171

how do you reference the fixed unblock file formats from cobol programs

1187

What is a scope terminator give example?

1072

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