Can you REWRITE a record in an ESDS file? Can you DELETE a
record from it?
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Answer / max
ESDS is entry sequence data set...ans 2 is correct
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Answer / srivatsa
We can rewirte the record. Record can not be deleted.
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Answer / yadav
we cant delete record from ESDS file but we can rewrite
record of same lenth at the position of preveous record
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Answer / piyush mani
original record
01 piyush gurgaon
rewrited record
01 piyush delhi
wrt fd like this
fd file1
01 frec.
02 id pic 9(2) value 01.
02 name pic x(10) value piyush.
02 place pic x(10) value delhi.
02 filler pic x(68).
now open file and give rewrite option the record wil b updated
but we can't delete a esds record as it is stored in disc...
Thanks
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