Hi Folks, I've used VSAM for years and have a pretty good understanding of the way the CISZ and buffering need to be adjusted depending on the method used to access the file.
Every file I've had to play with has always had an initial load so enforcing FSPC hasn't been a problem. I'm now working with an application that doesn't appear to do an initial load. These are Journal files that are being used by an application within a CICS region. As I'm not a CICS guy, I'm told that these files are dynamically allocated and, as they are using a ring-of-files concept, don't ever get an initial load. Each Journal file will be active for 1 day, then remain as archive until day 6 when they are emptied and rotated round for use on day 7. If this is the case (please jump in CICS guys if I've been steered down a cul- de-sac) how is it possible to enforce freespace? The file in question is writing 5000 records with 2000 of these records as inserts. Without FSPC, I can't control the CI/CA splits as well as I'd like. As always, pointing me towards the right manual will be just as helpful as a concise answer........ Thanks for any/all help, JJ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
