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i have a variable block which is used in my cobol program as input file having records of 4080 after compilation while runing the program im getiing file attribut mismatch and it is saying tht the record length of the file is 4084 can any one knw the answer how to reslove it ?

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whn do i get soc7 abend while moving alphanumeric to numeric or while moving numeric to aplhanumeric please reply ASAP?

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HOW TO MOVE REDEFINES CLAUSE FROM INPUT TO OUTPUT ?

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Did anybody attend the walkin of TCS on 31st July in Gurgaon for any technology,If u have completed 3 round i.e till the HR round,have u received the Offer letter yet? Please let me know.Thanks.

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TYPES OF SORTINGS. which is more prefarable.

Syntel, TCS,

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can i use multiple when statements in search & search all ? justify ur answer?

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Which is the best IBM mainframe Training Institute in Ameerpet, Hyderabad

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If you are current on the owner of a set, what is the difference between an obtain next and obtain first? Actually in which topic will we use dis???Plz explain it clearly

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At the minimum, which division of COBOL is enough to be coded?

CTS,

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Define REDEFINE clause and Is it possible to have the redefine clause anywhere in the working storage section for a data name?

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Consider the below example call a-test1. -- -- -- a-test1. if a=b perform a-test through a-exit next sentence else if b=c perform c-test through c-exit. if a=d perform d-test through d-exit. a-test. -- -- a-exit. exit. can u tell me what will happen if a=b after looping into a-exit will the control go back to a- test1. will the condition a=d be checked???

IBM,

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here is my requirement A1 is alphanumeric with value 'A1B2C3D4' as defined below 05 A1 PIC X(8) VALUE IS 'A1B2C3D4' but i need to have A2,A3 as ABCD & 1234 repectively...... A2 = ABCD A3 = 1234 Can you please explain me what are the different ways to do it?

IBM,

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how we can reverse the string in the cobol for example satheesh can be reveresed as hseehtas

IBM,

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1.What is the default print format in cobol?

HSBC,

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. How do we cast a variable in COBOL

HSBC,

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) How do u handle errors in BMS macro

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if we display var1 then what will b displayed in below condition. 77 var1 pic s9(2) value -10. 77 var1 pic s9(2) value -11. " " " -12. " " " -13. -14 ... ... -19.

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How to remove the spaces at the end of each record in the output file of variable length, via cobol program?

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i was faced one question- i have value -00001234.56 Suppress the zeroes and the output should be -1234.56 But Not - 1234.56 spaces should not be available after suppressing the zeroes. logic in jcl and cobol?

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Name the divisions, which are available in a cobol program?

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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

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How do u write test cases?

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What is the difference between comp and comp-3 usage?

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What is link edit in cobol?

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What the difference is between continue and next sentence?

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What is the default value(s) for an initialize? What keyword will allow for an override of the default?

1119

How to use the same COBOL program in Batch and CICS on lines? explain with an example

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What is the difference between structured cobol programming and object alternativelyiented cobol?

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how do you define single dimensional array and multidimensional array in your cobol?

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Write down the divisions of cobol program?

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