I want to open a new VSAM KSDS and write a record to it then delete the record so that the file is empty but had it's "Initial Load". I thought that fileaid could do this as it does it in the online version fine, but I want to set up a batch job. The initial load is easy enough but how can I delete a record?
Looks like I'll have to knowck up a quick program to do it, it just had the
ring of something that can be done by fileaid or the like.
Gerry
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Not sure what you mean by "in place"?
We use SORT for that purpose, which requires a file with REUSE attribute
and a work file. When SORTs are used to update a file "in place" without
using a work file, we call them "suicide sorts".
One could also use IDCAMS for the record creation.
pup
Gerry Anstey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote 08/23/2005 10:41 AM
I'm talking about batch of course!
Gerry
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Hi Listers,
How do you get Fileaid to create and delete records in place for a VSAM
KSDS? I have RTFM'd but it is well hidden.
thanks
Gerry
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