How to get the last record in vsam file in cluster? And how can u get the ksds file records into cobol program?
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Answer / Shailendra Kumar Verma
[{"How to get the last record in VSAM file in a cluster": "To read the last record, you should specify the key sequence as descending and the file status should be set to ASCENDING. When the end of the file is reached, the file status changes to EOF.","How can u get the ksds file records into a COBOL program": "You can use an EXTERNAL FILE SECTION in your COBOL program to read data from a KSDS file. The details depend on the specific IBM mainframe operating system and the exact format of the KSDS file.
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