Hi Lindy, In response to:
"Are there any "standard" ways that allow update of PS files? Using COBOL? I can't think of any off hand other than some proprietary access methods that use EXCP. Can EXECIO do it? I can check on that..." Not withstanding the responses already published I was about to say that I believe the traditional answer to your question is NO, when I decided to check the Cobol Programmers guide to avoid the 'egg on face' syndrome. It states in the aforesaid manual that QSAM files (which embraces PS) can be updated with records of the same size if the file is opened as I-O, and REWRITE is used. The other caveat is that the data set must reside on disk. This functionality corresponds nicely with EXECIO DISKRU/DISKW pairings used in REXX. I have not checked specifically but my guess would be that both Assembler and PL/I would have the same functionality. Kind regards - Terry Terry Sambrooks Director KMS-IT Limited 228 Abbeydale Road South Dore, Sheffield, S17 3LA, UK Tel: +44 (0)114 262 0933 WEB: www.legac-e.co.uk Company Reg: 3767263 at the above address All outgoing E-mail is scanned, but it remains the recipients responsibility to ensure their system is protected from spy-ware, trojans, viruses, and worms. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
