On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 11:20:11 +0200 Lindy Mayfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>I got it wrong. I found this in the VSAM Redbook, under DB2: :>"DB2 uses linear (LDS) VSAM data sets for its table spaces, without :>implementing Data-in-Virtual. All the control (including buffer pool) is :>done by DB2. For example, DB2 implements data striping in LDS data :>sets." :>Now I'm curious how they do that because nowhere have I yet found any :>reference to LDS without talking about DIV... I would put money on Media Manager (get the manual - it isn't cheap). At any rate, try VSAM and see what happens. :>-----Original Message----- :>From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On :>Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen :>Sent: 4. elokuuta 2007 21:51 :>To: [email protected] :>Subject: Re: VSAM Linear Dataset n00b question :>On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 20:10:51 +0200 Lindy Mayfield :><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> :>wrote: :>:>Is it possible to access VSAM linear data sets without going through :>the :>:>DIV macros? By using VSAM macros? :>What are you trying to do? :>The basic purpose of DIV is to allow the file to be accessed and updated :>as :>memory. :>You can map it to a private area as well as a dataspace. -- Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
