Answer / guest

no it can be used only for alphabetic and alpha numeric

Answer / vampire

No,in numeric data types numeric wont be applicable

Answer / bella

JUSTIFIED Clause cannot be used for numeric and numeric-
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wht happens if we dnt give scope terminator ?

4 Answers   TCS,

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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?

2 Answers   IBM,

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whats the difference between search and search all?

4 Answers   Patni,

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How do you sort in a COBOL program? Give sort file definition, sort statement syntax and meaning.

7 Answers   CGI, TCS,

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What will happen if we generate GDG (+2) version without generating (+1) version?

2 Answers   IBM, T systems,

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

4 Answers   iNautix,

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What is the output generated by the following code? 01 GRP-I. 05 SUBFLD1 PIC XX VALUE "AB". 05 FILTER PIC X(6) VALUE SPACES. 01 GRP-2 REDEFINED GRP-1. 05 SUB-FLD2 PIC XX. 05 SUB-FLD3 PIC XX. 05 FILTER PIC X(4). IF SUB-FLD1 NOT = SPACES DISPLAY "SUBFLD1" MOVE "ABBCCD" TO GRP-1 IF SUB-FLD3 = SPACES DISPLAY "SPACES" ELSE DISPLAY "SUBFLD3" DISPLAY "END" ELSE DISPLAY "SPACES" DISPLAY "END". (a) SUBFLD1 SUBFLD3 END (b) SPACES END (c) SUBFLD1 END (d) SUBFLD1 SPACES

7 Answers   TCS,

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What are the ways you can generate a copybook?

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In a COBOL program, 2 tables TABLE1 and TABLE2 are defined that are indexed by INDEX1 and INDEX2 respectively. Can we use INDEX1 with TABLE2 and INDEX2 with TABLE1?

1 Answers  

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consider the following FD FILE-1 01 REC-1 PIC X(80) ...... WORKING-STORAGE SECTION 01 W-REC PIC X(90) ........ PROCEDURE DIVISION FIRST-PARA ....... READ FILE-1 INTO W-REC AT END MOVE 1 TO EOF-FLAG which of the following is true with respect to the above? a.REC-1 will contain nothing and W-REC will contain the contains of the record read b.REC-1 and W-REC contain the same data c.syntex is invalid and error will occur d.REC-1 and W-REC must be of same size

1 Answers   TCS,

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What is the maximum size of a 01 level item in COBOL I? in COBOL II?

2 Answers   IBM, RBS,

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What is a SSRANGE and NOSSRANGE?

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