I was asked in HSBC interview following questions:
1. A string was given " techincal seminar on cobol language"
Interviewer asked me to calculate the number of vowels in
this string.
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Answer / sakthi
INSPECT strng-1 TALLYING strng-2 FOR ALL 'A','E','I','O','U'.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 40 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / srini
INSPECT strng-1 TALLYING count strng-2 FOR ALL 'A','E','I','O','U'.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 10 Yes | 4 No |
Answer / ameen
here is an example for counting vowles in apple word..
apply the same code for your required string....
01 str pic a(5) value 'apple'.
77 cnt pic 9(1) value 0.
01 i pic 9(1) value 1.
procedure division.
perform varying i from 1 by 1 until i>5.
if str(i:1)="A" or "a".......write all vowels.
add+1 to cnt.
display cnt.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / sridevi mj
We can use the built in function: % SCAN .
We compare the text given with the vowel set.
Get the poitions and then get to know how manvy vowels are
there.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 0 Yes | 0 No |
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