What is the biggest disadvantage of using a vsam dataset?

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What is IDCAMS? and what is the purpose of it?

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Describe SHAREOPTIONS parameter (SHR) in Define Cluster command.?

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How to open VSAM file from 3.4? i have millions of records and i dont want to use the print ch ids(/) command bcz it takes to much time. so if you have any another command to open this plz tell me.

2 Answers   HSBC,

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Tell me how many alternate indexes you can have on a dataset?

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I have three fields in a Variable VSAM file X(2) Y(10) occurs X times Z(02) Say for the first record X=2 then the length of the file is 2+(10*3)+2=34 second record, x=4 then 4+(10*4)+2=46 If any time if the field x is updated then the total length changes. Is it feasible? Is it

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How are records stored in an ESDS, entry sequenced dataset?

1 Answers   IBM,

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What is a vsam dataset?

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What is VERIFY command ? when do you use this command?? What actually it does ??

2 Answers   Xansa,

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what are the idcams commands that can be used for vsam and explain each of them.

0 Answers   IBM,

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Assuming that the DEFINE JCL is not available, how do you get info about a VSAM file's organisation?

1 Answers   IBM,

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can we create vsam files on multiple volumes ?

3 Answers   Tech Mahindra,

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