Depending on what you are trying to achieve there may be a couple of options.
1. ISPF tables 2. There is a standard API available through C/C++ Look at dbm_* api - (dbm_open,dbm_store,dbm_firstkey, etc) it implements "keyed" access in flat files. Eric > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of (IBM Mainframe Discussion List) > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 10:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Datasets with KEYs > > > > > In a message dated 8/6/2008 10:36:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >>ISAM. > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > >Of William Hecox > >Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 10:27 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Datasets with KEYs > >Hi, > >I need to create and populate a NON-VSAM Dataset that contains KEYS. > >Is there an IBM utility I can use to do this? > >Bill > > ISAM is not an IBM utility. It is an access method which is about to > become > seriously unsupported by IBM. I suspect you will have to write your own > utility whose design is similar to that of IEBGENER; i.e., read one > logical > record using QSAM from the input file, add that record to the output > buffer; > repeat until the output buffer is full, then write it to the output file > using > BDAM (q.v.). Alas, there is no QDAM, so you have to do the blocking on > the > output side yourself. > > If ISAM were to continue to be supported, you could write the logical > record > to the output file using QISAM and your one-time special-purpose utility > program would be simpler. But you will still need to write the utility > program > yourself. Or find it on the CBT, maybe. > > Bill Fairchild > Rocket Software > > > > > > **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your > budget? > Read reviews on AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert- > review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 ) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
