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I have three fields in a Variable VSAM file

X(2)
Y(10) occurs X times
Z(02)

Say for the first record X=2
then the length of the file is
2+(10*3)+2=34

second record, x=4 then 4+(10*4)+2=46

If any time if the field x is updated then the total length
changes. Is it feasible?
Is it


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I have three fields in a Variable VSAM file X(2) Y(10) occurs X times Z(02) Say for the firs..

Answer / ram

i didn't understand the problem
how u write 34 and 46 as length

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I have three fields in a Variable VSAM file X(2) Y(10) occurs X times Z(02) Say for the firs..

Answer / satish

yes,as you say occurs X times for every record. but not x times
for single record. so your total length is
if x=2
then 1st record--> 2+(10*2)+2=36.

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