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By seeing the file itself how can we identify whether it is
A vsam file or flat file
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Answer / shweta
just do a 's'(data set information) in front of the file
name. Data class will have 'VSAM'. Also in 3.4, the volume
column will have 'VSAM'.
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Answer / rajvee
VSAM file will have data file and Key file.
Flat file will have only data.
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Hi...........Ananth.
I think it's installation defined.
In the right hand side of the file
it gives some info...like volume serial no.
we can change it to file type.
Thanks & Regards.
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Answer / vijay kumar reddy
vsam consists of data and index
where as flat file only have data
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Hi..............
Sweta & Rajeev.
Please read the question carefully.
He is saying 'By seeing the file we have to identify the
type of file'
It's mean we can't give any command.
I think it may possible through tools.
Thanks & Regards.
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Answer / prameela
BY seeing file we can say whether it vsam file or flat file(PS file)
if VSAM file will have below things
KSDS
1.name of the file
2.In the name of the file last qualifier will have data as qualifier
3.will have word index as last qulifier in the name of the file
Esds,RRDS,LDS will have only 1 and 2 specified in the above
FLat file will have only name of the file
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Answer / ananth
yes mr.cool is correct . i mean by seeing the file itself we should identify whether it is a vsam or qsam file. that means not
by using the commands.thank u swetha and rajeev.
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