Commonly used TSO commands: This mainframe tutorial is about TSO commands. 1. Create a new dataset modeled after an existing one ALLOC DSN(ABCXYZ.SOURCE.NEW) NEW LIKE(ABCXYZ.SOURCE) This command will allocate a new dataset . ABCXYZ.SOURCE.NEW having the same DCB as .ABCXYZ.SOURCE 2. Concatenate dataset to a program for use as input or output ALLOCATE with the […]
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How to create a DB2 Table? The following query can be used to create a DB2 table An example is shown below Emp_Number CHAR(10) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT, Emp_Salary DECIMAL(10,0) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT, Emp_Sec_code SMALLINT NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT ; ; ; ;
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IP Address for CryptoTerm Hi, I have downloaded CryptoTerm emulator from this site.But I don’t know how to use it.It’s asking for IP address while trying to open it. Can you please let me know which IP address need to mention there? “; ; ; ;
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LISTING ALL DATASETS STARTING WITH A PARTICULCAR FIRST LEVEL QUALIFIER This JCL will search for all the Data sets starting with “USERID” as the first level qualifier The results will be written to spool (in SYSTSPRT). Â It will also show the status (active / migrated) and other information. //LISTDSN Â JOB (XXXXXXXX,,,,,XXXX),’ Â Â Â
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Which of the following is not a procedure division verb?  A)   Read B)   InsertC)   Delete D)   Start  Which of the following is false about the formal parameters in a subroutine? A)   Every formal parameter must appear in the linkage section of the subroutineB)   Every formal parameter must appear in the using phrase of
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Free COBOL compilers The following is a list of free COBOL compilers available in the market. Tiny COBOL Free Compiler Tiny COBOL is an Open source free COBOL compiler. This free COBOL compiler implements the standards of COBOL 85. Tiny COBOL compiler is portable and works well on different platforms and operating systems like FreeBSD,
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Which one of the following is true with respect to the record key clause. A)Â Â Â The data name in this clause must be defined within the record description entry of the associated index file but can belong to any class-numeric, alphanumeric or alphabetic. B)Â Â Â The data name in this must be defined as an alphanumeric
The following COBOL program depicts the use of     01 STUDENT1-MARKS  PIC 999  VALUE ZEROS.     01 STUDENT2-MARKS  PIC 999  VALUE ZEROS.        MOVE 99  TO STUDENT1-MARKS.        MOVE 100  TO STUDENT2-MARKS.       Â
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TSO Line Commands The following video demo on ISPF line commands will give a fair idea about using the ISPF line commands on mainframe. I – Insert a new line A – Execute current command after the current line B – Execute current command before the current line C – Copy the current line D
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Using PACK ON while editing and saving members in a dataset helps us utilize the space more efficiently. But Packed format is not supported while processing these members, say for example compiling a cobol program in packed format may fail. To save a member in Packed format you can give command line command To unpack
