Answer Posted / robert gosling

Default compression deletes trailing blanks in alphanumeric
fields and leading zeros in numeric fields.

Null suppression (NU) differs from default compression in
that searches, on descriptor fields defined with null
suppression, do not return records in which the descriptor
field is empty.

Explain the significance of dbid used in adabs?

844

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What is the full form of adabas?

883

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Define an associator in adabas?

874

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Explain associator in adabas?

820

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Explain the advantages of adabas?

940

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Explain the difference between null compression and default compression?

880

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What is adabas and why it is used?

893

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Why adabas is used?

879

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Define adabas?

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Suppose if I have updated few fields of adabas file using update command, and after that I used display to see that field get updated or not. If in display it showing nothing or record did not get updated then what can be the possible reasons?

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What is dbid used in adabas?

890

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What is adabas?

933

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Explain How will you the specification of database file?

820

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What are the key features of adabas database system?

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What is find and read operation in adabas file?

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