looking at the basic definition of VSAM file how to recognize
whether it is a KSDS OR RRDS OR ESDS ?

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looking at the basic definition of VSAM file how to recognize whether it is a KSDS OR RRDS OR ESDS..

Answer / harsha

Can you please elaborate the 'Basic Defenition'?
As I understand, all KSDS defined with 'Indexed' parameter
ESDS defined with 'Non-Indexed', RRDS dfined
with 'Numbered' and LDS defined with 'Linear' parameter.

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looking at the basic definition of VSAM file how to recognize whether it is a KSDS OR RRDS OR ESDS..

Answer / guest

ksds as keys and rrds as numbers esds as workd we can
identify it as a vsam file with the help of this

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