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| AS400 Interview questions and answers part19 |
Q1: What is the maximum size of the data area?
Answer 1:
The maximum size of the data area is 9999 for the characters.
Q2: How to execute a job?
Answer 2:
CL command SBMJOB is used to execute a job named submit the job.
Q3: How to translate field values from lowercase to uppercase in RPG?
Answer 3:
Using the %XLATE to translate field values from lowercase to uppercase in RPG.
Q4: What are the max parms that can be passed from one RPG to another RPG program?
Answer 4:
Maximum of 255 parm can be passed from one RPG to another RPG program.
Q5: How do you write and maximum read value (same as EXFMT in RPG) using a DSPF in CL program?
Answer 5:
SNDRCVF command is used in CL program to do a write followed by a read for the DSPF.
Q6: How do you display a screen in the CL program?
Answer 6:
Use Send File (SNDF) and Receive File (RCVF) to display a screen in the CL program.
Q7: How to check the end of a file in the CL program?
Answer 7:
The monitor message for the end-of-file is CPF0864 in the CL program.
Q8: What is the difference between WRKUSRJOB and WRKACTJOB?
Answer 8:
WRKACTJOB gives the information of all the jobs which are active at a time and WRKUSRJOB gives the information of all the jobs even which are active or not for the specified user.
Q9: What is PSSR?
Answer 9:
PSSR is a subroutine in an RPG program that executes automatically when any error occurs in the RPG program.
Q10: What are the max parms passed from RPG to CL program?
Answer 10:
The max 40 parms are passed from RPG to CL program.
Q11: Why do we use *INLR = *ON?
Answer 11:
We use INLR = *ON to release all the resources which are allocated when we are running that program.
Q12: How do you shut down your IBM server?
Answer 12:
Using the Power Down System (PWRDWNSYS) to shut down the IBM server.
Q13: If your workstation does not show a login screen what might be the problem?
Answer 13:
The problem may be related to the subsystem not showing the login screen in the workstation.
Q14: A program variable used with embedded SQL in RPG is called?
Answer 14:
A program variable used with embedded SQL in RPG is called a Host variable.
Q15: When did the unique constraint on a file got executed?
Answer 15:
The unique constraint on a file got executed when we tried to insert the records into the file.