What is the difference between PS file and VSAM file?

Answer Posted / vignesh

A)
1.ISPF panel or a standard JCL is used for creation of a PS
files.
2.AMS program is used to create the VSAM files

B)
1.Information about PS files is stroed as dataset labels in
the VTOC(VOLUME TABLE OF CONTENTS).
2.VSAM is stored in CATALOG.

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