Mainframe Questions


Best Technology for learn
i m the computer graduate doing job in technical support & wants to learn new technology can u suggest any new technology

Answer Question   |  August 28, 2012  4:20 AM
Mainframe, Oracle 10g, SAP ABAP, SQL
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30 pts.

Mainframe to AS 400
I belong to India & have around 5 years of experience in Mainframe. Now i am asked to shift to AS400. I am not able justify this change. Can anyone suggest whether this can have good future prospects?

Answer Question   |  May 21, 2012  11:07 AM
AS 400, Mainframe
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15 pts.

Batch transfer from mainframe file to Excel
I am working with COZBATCH to FTP a CSV file to a network drive. The CSV file can then be opened with Excel. My problem – error 255 ???

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  6:26 PM
AS/400 batch jobs, COZBATCH xfer file to Excel, Mainframe
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5 pts.

DBCS data movement
I have a requirement to select fields from an input file which also contains DBCS fields in addition to alphanumeric. THe fields are separated by tabs. Ofcourse I could use unstring delimter option, but the dbcs data movement is showing errors. Is there any way of conversion b/w dbcs and alphanumeric datatypes

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  6:45 AM
COBOL, DBCS, Mainframe, Mainframe systems
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10 pts.

Hex 41 character in mainframe
Hi, I am getting a mainframe file from client which contains many spaces, but one of the space is showing as 41 when I looked at it in hex on mode. Even client is not sure how he got this. Could you please help me what could be the reason behind this issue.

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  11:18 PM
Hex code 41, Mainframe, Mainframe Databases, Mainframe Datasets
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5 pts.

What does the ESP parameter RESDEF mean?
What does the ESP parameter RESDEF mean?

Answer Question   |  June 30, 2011  5:38 PM
ESP RESDEF, IBM Mainframe, Mainframe
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5 pts.

want to become a SAP functional consultant need advise
Hi ,  I have got 5+ experience on Mainframes. Worked on Banking and Logistics domains, I have done graduate diploma in MBA(General Admin), Can anyone suggest which funtional area would be better for me to choose.  

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  10:50 AM
Mainframe, SAP, SAP consultant, SAP consulting
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5 pts.

Determining which concatenated dataset is being processed by a COBOL program
I’d like to determine which dataset in a group of concatenated datasets is currently being processed. I have multiple datasets going through an edit process (COBOL) on a mainframe and when I find an error I’d like to list the DSN the record is in. 

Answer Question   |  July 21, 2011  4:22 PM
COBOL, Concatenate, Datasets, DSN, Mainframe
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5 pts.

JCL wait command
I want to submit a job. Imbeded in the JCL I want the WAIT command.  I want to wait till a second job is completed.  I do not know the format of the JCL statment.  I am using /* AFTER next_job_name,WAIT What am I missing? 

Answer Question   |  May 5, 2011  6:06 PM
IBM Mainframe, JCL, JCL wait, Mainframe
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5 pts.

What does MIIG stand for?
What does MIIG stand for, when used in the context of a mainframe interface?

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2012  7:12 PM
IBM Mainframe, Mainframe, Mainframe Databases, MIIG
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15 pts.

Sending mail through mainframe in HTML format but but receiving in plain text format.
I tried to send the HTML email using mainframe. Mail is being sent in text format not in HTML. rather than converting HTML code to particular format its sending it as a text. Can someone help me out and tell me what needs to be changed in order to get the mail in proper HTML [...]

Answer Question   |  February 22, 2011  10:50 AM
HTML, HTML email, Mainframe
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5 pts.

Designing a single query using SPUFI
Hi, I am new to Mainframe..using QMF.Instead of using multiple select queries,my TL told me to design a single query.How to execute the query in SQL execution engine SPUFI??? Please tell the steps involved in creating a dataset & import the results?

Answer Question   |  February 16, 2011  11:17 AM
Mainframe, Mainframe SPUFI, QMF, SPUFI
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5 pts.

Breaking into SAP – Programming or BI
Hi, I have 5 years of programming experience in Mainframe. Now I want to switch and move into SAP. I did some research and found out that SAP (ABAP or Java) programming has lot of opportunities but has equal amount of consultants available. Then I did some research on BI. As far as I could [...]

Answer Question   |  January 13, 2011  12:06 AM
Mainframe, Mainframe careers, SAP careers, SAP certifications
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5 pts.

Mainframe to AS/400
Are there conversion tool to move Mainframe cobol, JCL, CICSS, Data to AS/400? Thanks!

Answer Question   |  January 9, 2011  2:39 PM
AS/400, COBOL, File conversion tools, Mainframe
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5 pts.

SAP (ABAP) or Mainframe career after MCA
hi,am an Fresher(MCA),i have a litte bit confusion between abap and mainframe..Can anyone please tel me which is the best one after MCA. someone told me that ..these two needs experience..is dis is a best course for fresher?

Answer Question   |  January 6, 2012  5:49 AM
Mainframe, MCA, SAP, SAP ABAP, SAP careers
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5 pts.

Mainframe versus AS/400 career
Hi , This is kennedy completed B.Tech(IT) last year and searching for the job.But still i did nt get any Now I decided to join in a course.For joining a course I have two options.One is AS400(Programming) and the next one is Mainframe As I am a fresher , I dont know much.So Please can [...]

Answer Question   |  January 5, 2011  3:34 AM
AS/400, AS/400 careers, Mainframe, Mainframe careers
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5 pts.

Beginning DB2 programming in mainframes
how to start db2 programming in mainframes detailed

Answer Question   |  October 22, 2010  2:50 AM
DB2, DB2 administration, DB2 configuration, Mainframe, Mainframe programming
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5 pts.

General Question – AS400
Hi everyone, Just want to know the Life of AS400. Because the feedback i got from everyone is AS400 technology will go, as all the company started migrating from AS400 to other Applications like SAP and mainframes. So I am in a bit confused state, what will happen in future. Do all have any idea, [...]

Answer Question   |  September 30, 2010  5:32 AM
AS/400, AS/400 applications, Mainframe, SAP
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220 pts.

How can I run a SAS program in mainframe that calls Oracle in Unix
Hi, I need to run my SAS program in z/OS which call Oracle in Unix to retreive data from Oracle table. I tried this SAS program in PC SAS without any problem. How do I connect to Oracle in my SAS prgram in z/OS? Need help, please    

Answer Question   |  August 13, 2010  7:12 PM
Mainframe, Oracle, Oracle Table, SAS, SAS programming, Unix, z/OS
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20 pts.

Attaching Mainframe dataset to email
How smtp e-mail from jcl with print image files attached

Answer Question   |  August 4, 2010  4:55 PM
JCL, Mainframe, SMTP, SMTP Email Address
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5 pts.