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COBOL Interview Questions

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wht is the diff b/w if and evaluate stmts ?

DELL,

2 6309

which one is better among static call and dynamic call?

3 7048

please..could u give an example about USAGE IS POINTER ..and explain why and when we use it ?

EDS,

2433

Can we put move statement in COBOL copybook

Global Logic,

3 15337

what will happen if i give program name and member name as different? program runs successful or w'll abend?

CTS,

5 12040

can we read in input the file with a variable length ? please , how ..could you help me ?

EDS,

3 9357

example for sub strings ? and refernce modifications whit output pls

College School Exams Tests, IBM,

2281

how to display date in reverse order if the pic clause of the is numeric suppose date is 09032010 ==> need to print in 20100309 (pic clause is numeric)

6 9001

what happens when a copybook variables are declared using include statement ?

IBM,

3 8662

where will we code call by content and call by reference dude pls reply soon ?

2 6304

how can u find out just by seeing wheater it is main program or sub program ? any two ways to identify reply soon ?

2 6424

which is faster either static call or dynamic call ? and specify the reasons for it ? reply fast

1 5788

wht do u mean by (*,intrdr) wht is * used for ?

2 12188

how can we code index in an array of cobol pgm?

Wipro,

1 7472

how can we fetch 3 records in cobol pgm any coding pls ?

CGI,

3 9282

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What are the pertinent COBOL

2522

What is the Purpose of Pointer in the string?

1042

How do you code cobol to access a parameter that has been defined in jcl? And do you code the parm parameter on the exec line in jcl?

1162

what is difference bt COND, REGION & TIME parameters at JOB & EXEC. give an exp.

9039

How did the release of cobol/370 version 1.3 improve the performance of release 1.1?

1042

input= ,,,, mainframe training ,,, hyderabad .... location.... output1=$ mainframe training in hyderabad location$ output2=**** mainframe training in hyderabad location ****. In this pgn when we give input considering the spaces the output is displayed in this format.Like in the place of ,,,, $ should be displayed likewise.So please helpmeout.

2182

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

1294

please..could u give an example about USAGE IS POINTER ..and explain why and when we use it ?

2433

What is the difference between Call and a Link?

1138

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

3232

I have program P1 which calls file F1 which has 100 records and following structure 001 .................. 002 .................. 003 .................. 098 .................... 099 ................... 100 .................... Now I want to read these files and write these records in file F2 in following manner. 001 ...... 051 ..... 002 ...... 052 ..... 003 ...... 053 ..... .......... ....... .......... ....... .......... ....... 048 ........ 098 ...... 049 .......... 099 ....... 050 .... 100 ......

12231

What are 77 levels used for?

1074

Program A (Normal COBBAT) calling a B Program (DB2COBOL, COBBATDB which is using a VSAM file. its a dynamic call. How we will handle VSAM file decleration in our from JCL from where we are running A PGM. And should we have PLAN for A pGM also. if possible can some one post a sample JCL. Thanks for help in advance.

5700

In COBOL, what is the different between index and subscript?

1206

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

1341

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