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COBOL Interview Questions

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how to remove leading spaces and zeroes in a cobol variable.is there any easy way to do it

2 22413

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

IBM,

2441

In my table having 3000 Records. How can I delete the 500th row? (we don't know what is data inside the table)

Keane India Ltd,

3 10402

sample code for read a 2nd record from last in flatfile how can do?

iNautix,

4 14445

A cobol program to read a file , match it with other if. If match occurs then write it to an output file. If no match then no need to write it.Error log created by program to track any error.

1 7502

what is lrec=f,what is difference between f,fb,v,vb?what is default value?how do we came to know that records are in f,fb,v,vb?

IBM, Wipro,

2 21984

I had 100 records and i want to execute last three records by using cobol programming?what will be coding?

IBM,

4 12166

How do get the result of your program directly on your pc?

UST,

2400

What is diff between vsam and db2?what is advantage of db2 over vsam?which is best suited one?

Fidelity,

1 9504

Hi................... I have records like this aaaa cccc bbbb And i want output like this bbbb cccc aaaa How can it possible ?. Note:Please make sure records are in unsorted order. somebody plzzz help me.

1 9486

what is difference between cobol and cobol/400

HCL,

1 23086

In file1 have 80 records are like d1,d2,d3......D80. File2 have 1000records are like a1d1,a1d2,a3d3.....Etc. I want matching records in file3 ? Plse tell me the matching logic???I want answer only in cobol ?Not using any tool or jcl?

CSC,

1 5471

have in 100 records in a file i want to read first 3 records and skip next 3 records and agan i want to read 3 records and again i want to skip 3 records...

ITC Indian Tobacco Company, PNP, TCS,

2 10247

i have n records in one file and in this file there is some fields and i want to count that how many sharma in my file so plz give the coding that how we read sharma ?

2 6872

have in 100 records in a flat file i want to move records like 1,3,5,7,9,11,.. to Output file1 and 2,4,6,8,10,12,14 .. records moved to Output file2..Pls Provide real time answer..

TCS,

5 13066

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I have a File that has duplicate records. I need only those records that occur more than thrice.?

10018

Is it possible that the redefines clause has different picture clauses compared to the one it redefined?

1214

can you please let me know if there is any walkins for COBOL/PLI/DB2/IMS/JCL in pune other than IBM and ITC infotech

2497

How can you get the ksds file records into your cobol program?

1139

Why do we code s9 (4) comp. Inspite of knowing comp-3 will occupy less space?

1214

i want to learn mainframe..any websites and material to learn from basic..? my mail id : rajeswaribe2010@gmail.com

2280

Which is not true about evaluate statement

2515

What is inspect in cobol ?

1356

What is difference between static and dynamic call in cobol?

1467

Can we redefine the field of x(200) to less than 200?

1435

Give some examples of command terminators?

1327

What is the difference between perform … with test after and perform … with test before?

1503

Write a program to explain size error.

1240

which is Best IBM Mainframe Training and Placement Institute in Ameerpet Hyderabad

1555

How to traceback if I am getting SOC7 or SOC4 abend? List down the steps

5430

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