What is the difference between PS file and VSAM file?

Answer Posted / tanushree

Storage capacity of VSAM file is more than that of NON-Vsam file.
in VSAM if tale 1 trk => 1+1*122=123 extent allocation.
where as in NON-VSAM, for 1 trk => 1+1*15=16 extent allocation.

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