Re: Max Size of ISPF table?

2019-12-17 Thread Don Leahy
; > > > > You want to write an application that is more robust than what you will > > get in an ISPF Table with this amount of data. > > > > > > Once you determine the who, what, when, why and OMG answers, you should > > be able to determine how best to create the app

Re: Max Size of ISPF table?

2019-12-17 Thread Wayne Bickerdike
to create the application. > > > > Lizette > > > > > >> -----Original Message- > >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On > Behalf Of > >> Billy Ashton > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 7:19 AM > >> To:

Re: Max Size of ISPF table?

2019-12-17 Thread Al Ferguson
iginal Message- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of >> Billy Ashton >> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 7:19 AM >> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Subject: Max Size of ISPF table? >> >> Hello, I am working with an application team, and

Re: Max Size of ISPF table?

2019-12-17 Thread Seymour J Metz
: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 9:18 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Max Size of ISPF table? Hello, I am working with an application team, and they are creating an ISPF application. One of the options is to use an ISPF table for the data in one component, but they will have between 50,000 and 80,000

Re: Max Size of ISPF table?

2019-12-17 Thread Lizette Koehler
Behalf Of > Billy Ashton > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 7:19 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Max Size of ISPF table? > > Hello, I am working with an application team, and they are creating an ISPF > application. One of the options is to use an ISPF table for

Re: Max Size of ISPF table?

2019-12-17 Thread Massimo Biancucci
Billy, you can access DB2 table (or VSAM with a small trick) directly from your REXX ISPF programs. IMHO the table size you've described is better in a "DB-like" object. Regards. Max Il giorno mar 17 dic 2019 alle ore 15:19 Billy Ashton < bill00ash...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > Hello, I am

Re: Max Size of ISPF table?

2019-12-17 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
, 2019 9:19 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Max Size of ISPF table? EXTERNAL EMAIL Hello, I am working with an application team, and they are creating an ISPF application. One of the options is to use an ISPF table for the data in one component, but they will have between 50,000

Re: Max Size of ISPF table?

2019-12-17 Thread Dan D.
With a table of that size, do NOT make it a keyed table. That would just makes it extremely slow and almost unusable. Dan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: Max Size of ISPF table?

2019-12-17 Thread Lionel B Dyck
hink you are." - John Wooden -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Billy Ashton Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 8:19 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Max Size of ISPF table? Hello, I am working with an application team, and they are creating an ISPF

Re: Max Size of ISPF table?

2019-12-17 Thread David Crayford
Hi Billy, Permanent ISPF tables reside in a PDS data set which will have to be sized appropriately. If the ISPF table is keyed then you have big problems. ISPF tables are basically just linked lists and not dictionaries, so if they are keyed I would advise you to use VSAM. On 2019-12-17

Max Size of ISPF table?

2019-12-17 Thread Billy Ashton
Hello, I am working with an application team, and they are creating an ISPF application. One of the options is to use an ISPF table for the data in one component, but they will have between 50,000 and 80,000 rows in the table. What are your experiences with large ISPF tables, and is a table of