UNSTRING statement

Find Duration – Add – Subtract – MOD Duration using COBOL

The FIND DURATION function is used to calculate duration between: The FIND-DURATION function returns an integer in the form of complete units of the specified duration. Any rounding is done downwards. The calculation of durations includes microseconds.  The function type is integer.  The function result is a nine-digit integer. If the function result is larger

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UNSTRING statement

File Handling Verbs in COBOL Programs

The collection of records belonging to the same entity is known as File. These records are stored permanently. File handling helps to organize these records in an ascending/descending order. It makes searching, accessing these records more easily and efficiently. The records are generally stored on a magnetic tape or a disk. Advantages of File Handling Disadvantages of File

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Database Normalization with Examples

Database NORMALIZATION is used to reduce data redundancy and eliminate undesirable characteristics like Database Anomalies (Update anomaly, Insertion anomaly, Deletion anomaly). This also divides larger tables into smaller tables and links them using relationships and follows simple data structure design rules to make the data easy to understand, maintain and query. Rule of Clarity –

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LISTCAT use in retrieving GDG or VSAM Information

The LISTCAT command is used to list and view the attributes and characteristics like space allocation information, password and security-related information, usage characteristics, creation, and expiration date, etc of VSAM or non-VSAM entries. It stands for LISTing of CATalog entry. The LISTCAT line command allows access to IDCAMS and displays the tablespace or indexspace space usage

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