"(I'm assuming that last usage of "RLS" > should be "LSR".)"
No. RLS and LST are *VERY* different. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Edward Gould Sent: Saturday, June 2, 2018 1:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: empty KSDS behavior - why? > On Jun 1, 2018, at 5:55 PM, Frank Swarbrick <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Here's something interesting I found in the "VSAM Demystified" > Redbook: "Empty KSDSs: RLS allows you to open an empty KSDS without > first loading the data set. In other modes (NSR, RLS [sic?]), this > process is not possible." (I'm assuming that last usage of "RLS" > should be "LSR".) > > Can't find the actual IBM documentation of this, nor can I test it (we don't > use RLS), but it seems to add weight to my thought that this should be > allowed... > Frank, Maybe it is a IBM marketing tool to sell RLS, if it is then it fell on deaf ears, as I never heard of that feature either, anyone one else? Ed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ::DISCLAIMER:: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
