That seems to fit the definition of sequential with positioning. Skip-sequential is defined as sequential but that some records are skipped. It isn't clear to me what makes some records skipped (or which ones are skipped).
On Tue, 23 May 2023 14:37:15 +0000 "Farley, Peter" <0000031df298a9da-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: :>Skip-sequential means START (in COBOL terms) to a specific or generic (partial) key position in the file and then read sequentially from that point forward. One can then ENDREQ (under the covers in COBOL, explicitly in assembler) and START to another key value and read sequentially from there. :> :>Rinse and repeat as needed. :> :>Peter :> :>-----Original Message----- :>From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen :>Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 6:04 AM :>To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU :>Subject: VSAM skip sequential processing :> :>Perhaps a beginners question, but I am not finding precise doc on the :>difference between sequential and skip-sequential VSAM processing. :> :>Is it that instead of doing an ENDREQ and a new positioning, one changes the :>value of ARG and VSAM uses that for the next GET? -- Binyamin Dissen <bdis...@dissensoftware.com> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
