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COBOL Interview Questions

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when COMP-3 is preferrable?

Patni,

3 8155

whats the disadvantage of search all over search?

Patni, TCS,

4 9024

why do u need inspect verb?

Patni,

3 7707

How to open and see copy book ?

3 14956

How to read a 100 record from a file through cobol?

2 12185

What are the different ways to run a COBOL DB2 program using JCL?

2 9321

input:- A 10 20 30 40 B 5 7 10 14 C 8 12 14 16.... output:- A = 100,B=36,C=50. Here spaces are considered between numbers. When we give input as above, the numbers should be added n displayed.So please help me out.

4 6798

input:-AABBCCDDEFGHIIJ output:- ABCDEFGHIJ Here in input we hav the duplicate characters i.e repeating characters.SO we should eliminate the duplicate characters and should display the output in ascending order.

6 11113

input:- 12233344445555566666... output:- 1=1,2=4,3=9... Here firstno i.e 1 should be displayed and after that the alikeno.s should be added n displayed.i.e 2+2=4 like tat it goeson.

1 5386

01 WS-NAME PIC X(10) OCCURES 2. by this we can get ws-name 2 times. My qustion is how can we access the second name

TCS,

5 9516

what is the coding difference between COBOL and CICS.

Cap Gemini,

8 22503

In COBOL "BEFORE" advancing is there or not ?

3 7220

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.

2164

how can you identify wheather the program is using search or search all in the cobol program?

iGate,

5 10559

how to code in cobol while using variable block file?

1 6385

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IF I mention stop run in CICS what happens?

2308

How can we find that module can be called – whether DYNAMICALLY or STATICALLY?

1169

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?

1148

2164

how to move the records from file to array table. give with code example

2633

What is the Purpose of POINTER Phrase in STRING command in COBOL?

1198

What is Pic 9v99 Indicates in COBOL?

1182

What is comp-1 and comp-2?

1188

What is link edit in cobol?

1155

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

1163

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.

5672

Differentiate cobol and cobol-ii. (Most of our programs are written in cobolii, so, it is good to know, how, this is different from cobol)?

1065

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

2411

What happens when we move a comp-3 field to an edited (say z (9). Zz-)?

1324

What is a scope terminator give example?

1055

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