How Vsam was evolved? What was the equivalent file for
ESDS,KSDS and RRDS prior to evolution? What were their
disadvantages of those file which leads to evolution of
ESDS,KSDS and RRDS files ?
Answer / anand r
ESDS
in batch it acts like a flat file
organizanition-sequential
Accessmode is sequential
in online we can read and write the records random manner
by using the key field
KSDS
Access mode: sequential,random and dynamic is possible
like indexed file
RRDS:
like KSDS we can use all the access modes and records are
accessed using RID (record identification No) thats
relative key
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 3 No |
What is the purpose of the FILE STATUS clause in the SELECT statement?
what is the difference b/w sequential and ESDS
Tell me how many alternate indexes you can have on a dataset?
HOW TO SORT RECORDS IN VSAM FILE?
can i see how many records does a vsam file have without browsing or without using file-aid? and same for ps file?
What are the common vsam error conditions and codes?
There are at least seven IDCAMS commands; name and explain each of them ?.
Can we copy Vsam files from a Vsam file in Iebgener step?
4 Answers iGate, Tech Mahindra,
what's the biggest disadvantage of using a VSAM dataset?
8 Answers Anjana, CTS, DSRC, IBM,
Why is it required to have a keyed directed retrieval?
Explain the difference between lds and esds?
How do you define an altindx?