Golgappa.net | Golgappa.org | BagIndia.net | BodyIndia.Com | CabIndia.net | CarsBikes.net | CarsBikes.org | CashIndia.net | ConsumerIndia.net | CookingIndia.net | DataIndia.net | DealIndia.net | EmailIndia.net | FirstTablet.com | FirstTourist.com | ForsaleIndia.net | IndiaBody.Com | IndiaCab.net | IndiaCash.net | IndiaModel.net | KidForum.net | OfficeIndia.net | PaysIndia.com | RestaurantIndia.net | RestaurantsIndia.net | SaleForum.net | SellForum.net | SoldIndia.com | StarIndia.net | TomatoCab.com | TomatoCabs.com | TownIndia.com
Interested to Buy Any Domain ? << Click Here >> for more details...

  1. Categories >> Software >> MainFrame >> IBM MainFrame >> COBOL
  2. Suggest New Category

If i have a variable
A pic 9(2) value 10
Compute A = a - 100

what will be the value of A and will there be any error
becoz of the Negative value

Question Posted / srprev

Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback



If i have a variable A pic 9(2) value 10 Compute A = a - 100 what will be the value of A and w..

Answer / chandrakant sinha

90 will be the output
No error will be generated.

Is This Answer Correct ?    10 Yes 2 No

If i have a variable A pic 9(2) value 10 Compute A = a - 100 what will be the value of A and w..

Answer / garry

From above you will get answer as :

90 (without any sign'-').

If you Code S9(02).
Result : 9} (-90)
To get -90 properly, use SIGN is Leading or trailing.

Any difference, please write at : thespider390@hotmail.com

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 0 No

If i have a variable A pic 9(2) value 10 Compute A = a - 100 what will be the value of A and w..

Answer / kiran

90 ill come "-" sign wont come bcoze we didnt mention A as a
signed variable

ex

A pic s9(2)

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 1 No

Post New Answer

More COBOL Interview Questions

Syntax for JCLLIB & JOBLIB???

1 Answers  

What is the use of EVALUATE statement?

4 Answers   Tesco,

How do we get current date from system with century?

2 Answers  

What are the different open modes available in cobol?

0 Answers  

In COBOL "BEFORE" advancing is there or not ?

3 Answers  

what is the use of filler in cobol programing?

4 Answers   MAT,

i have two file one is ksds another one is esds i want store matching records in flat file how to you matching.

2 Answers   Wipro,

The following entries appear in the WORKING-STORAGE SECTION: 01 DATE-TODAY. 05 YY PIC XX VALUE "90". 05 MM PIC XX VALUE "12". 05 DD PIC XX VALUE :31". 01 DATE-EDIT PIC XX/XX/XX. MOVE DATE-TODAY TO DATE-EDIT. (a) 901231 (b) 90/12/31 (c) 31/12/90 (d) 311290

4 Answers   TCS,

tell me about examine inspect and evaluate ?

2 Answers   CTS,

What are differences between Static Call and Dynamic Call?

10 Answers   IBM, KBC, Keane India Ltd, Verizon,

What is normalisation?

2 Answers   IBM,

how many subpgms we can use in a main pgm ? how do u link sub pgm to main pgm ? how can i use the parameters declared in main pgm to sub pgm ?

2 Answers   TCS,

For more COBOL Interview Questions Click Here
Categories