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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,

3 8055

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,

5 19355

. How do we cast a variable in COBOL

HSBC,

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What is Pic 9v99 Indicates in COBOL?

1182

Describe the cobol database components?

1131

What is the difference between a binary search and a sequential search? What are the pertinent cobol commands?

1069

What is the difference between Call and a Link?

1125

What rules are to be followed while using the corresponding options?

1018

What is the compute verb? How is it used?

1081

System Testing for Mainframe Developers What is System Testing? integration testing ? what's the procedure ..

2016

In COBOL programming, what is PERFORM? What is VARYING?

1090

Why did you choose to work with ibm mainframe cobol programming?

1038

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

1096

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

1192

Define static linking and dynamic linking.

1114

What guidelines should be followed to write a structured cobol prgm?

1092

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

1066

how we sort two input files based on a common column and giving one o/p file please send me the coding logic?

2082

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