Back on the S/360, specifically on the 360/67, there was an operating system called TSS/360 that had a virtual partitioned access method (VPAM), which included VIPAM; keys within a member.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <ASSEMBLER-LIST@listserv.uga.edu> on behalf of Steve Smith <sasd...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 9:42 AM To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@listserv.uga.edu Subject: Re: Device Independence I suppose you might be kidding, but outside evidence is inconclusive. Gil's point was clear: IBM is inconsistent with their "rules" about REXX OPEN, and he demonstrated they are also obtuse. btw, I can easily imagine a KSDS being used as a PDS; for a large number of smallish members, it's conceivable that it could be more efficient than PDS[E]. But it's a given this is not supported by anything at this time. sas p.s. could you fix your email? On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 12:36 AM, Jon Perryman <jperr...@pacbell.net> wrote: >>> Jon wrote: ... >> Paul wrote: >> Spitefully, I tried a concatenation of a PDS followed by a VSAM > >> I didn't go to RFE. I suppose my chances were slim. > > You sure are mean. Your chances were nil. There are far worse problems than > expecting VSAM to work with PDS. > > Regards, Jon. -- sas
