what is freespace

2 Answers   EDS,

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Explain the meaning and syntax for the START command. ?

4 Answers   IBM,

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What is the biggest disadvantage of using a vsam dataset?

0 Answers  

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What does a file status of 02 on a VSAM indicate?

1 Answers   IBM,

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How Vsam was evolved? What was the equivalent file for ESDS,KSDS and RRDS prior to evolution? What were their disadvantages of those file which leads to evolution of ESDS,KSDS and RRDS files ?

1 Answers  

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what do you mean by idcams? Explain its purpose?

0 Answers   IBM,

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What is a CI, control interval?

3 Answers  

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explain the differences between vsam and non-vsam files

0 Answers   IBM,

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Define a path?

0 Answers  

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What's a LDS (Linear Data Set) and what's it used for?

1 Answers   Cap Gemini, Steria,

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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

2 Answers  

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why ci and ca splits are not possible in esds and rrds?

0 Answers   IBM,

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